A member asked:

Prolotherapy in addition to pt for spinal neck disc bulge? does it make sense, tighten ligament to reduce bulge?

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Dr. Ki-Hon Lin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Controversial: Prolotherapy is a somewhat controversial treatment and is not commonly used. A 2010 cochrane review found that in 3 studies, prolotherapy alone was not effective for treatment of chronic low back pain, and in 2 other studies prolotherapy in combination with other treatments was effective (thus not clear whether prolotherapy was the effective part of the combination treatment).

Answered 4/24/2013

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Not to me: I think of disc bulges as asymptomatic incidental findings until steroid injection improve target neurological symptoms symptoms.

Answered 9/28/2016

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