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Is prolotherapy a safe and good option for strained/ tore facet joint lig at l5/s1? i'm just 22 hurt back 6 months ago. feels unstable and pops
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Therapy may be: Useful- few studies so far. Probably useful with steroids ; possibly manipulation? Never tried it!
Answered 3/7/2014
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