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Is it true prolotherapy creates new healthy connective tissue instead of scar tissue? read where biopsies were done and this is what it showed.
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Not clear.: The precise mechanism of action for prolotherapy is currently unclear. The process is considered experimental, and definite benefits have not been demonstrated using currently accepted evidence based techniques.
Answered 9/28/2016
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