Do you suffer from chronic muscle, nerve or joint pain? Have you tried many
treatments to no avail? Are you looking for a natural and effective solution to relieve your pain and improve your mobility? If your answer is yes, PIT injection therapy may be what you need.
PIT is short for Prolotherapy Injection Therapy or Prolotherapy Injection Therapy. It is a modern technique that uses a 5% dextrose (glucose) solution that is injected near injured or inflamed superficial nerves. This treatment aims to nourish, hydrate, and stimulate the nerves and surrounding tissues to accelerate the healing process.
How does PIT work?
Nerves are an essential part of our body, transmitting signals to and from the brain and contributing to the control of movement, sensation, and vital functions. When a nerve is damaged or inflamed, it loses its ability to receive and send signals properly, resulting in constant or intermittent pain, hypersensitivity, numbness, or weakness in the affected area.
The causes of these nerve problems are many and varied, such as sports injuries, arthritis, tissue inflammation, adhesions of the covering membrane of the muscles (fascia), tension, spasm, overwork, hormonal changes, or chronic diseases such as diabetes.
Nerve cells need an adequate amount of glucose as an energy source to maintain their health and performance. When the level of glucose in the cells decreases, they become disturbed and unable to get rid of inflammatory substances that increase swelling and pain. This leads to a vicious cycle of nerve deterioration and weakness.
PIT aims to break this cycle and rehabilitate the nerves. A 5% dextrose solution is injected with a very small, short needle just under the surface of the skin near the superficial nerves. These nerves are chosen because they communicate with deep nerves, muscles, tendons and ligaments, and therefore, by treating them, the entire neuromuscular vascular bundle is affected.
Dextrose enters the receptors of the nerve cells and provides them with the energy needed to reorganize their functions. This helps reduce pain activity and increase wound healing activity. The solution also helps moisturize and activate the connective tissue surrounding the nerves, allowing fascial adhesions to be broken down and flexibility and movement to be improved.
What are the benefits of PIT injection therapy?
PIT injection therapy has many benefits, including:
– It is a natural and safe treatment, does not use any chemicals, drugs or surgery.
– It targets the cause of the pain and not just its symptoms, leading to permanent relief and complete recovery.
– It speeds up the healing process of injured tissues and increases their strength and resistance to future injuries.
– It improves the mobility of joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, increasing range of motion and function.
– Relieves stress, anxiety and tension associated with chronic pain, leading to improved quality of life.
What conditions can be treated with PIT?
PIT injection therapy can be used to treat a wide range of conditions that cause pain in the nerves or surrounding tissues, such as:
– Frozen shoulder: A condition in which the joint capsule becomes inflamed and narrowed, leading to severe pain and decreased shoulder movement.
– Lower back pain: A common condition affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments and vertebrae of the lower back, which may be caused by injuries, strain, herniated discs or congenital deformities.
– Migraine: A type of headache that affects half of the patient’s head, which may be caused by spasms in the blood vessels, inflammation of the nerves, allergies to certain substances or hormonal changes.
– Jaw pain: A condition that occurs when the jaw joint becomes inflamed, neuritis, spasms or adhesions, causing difficulty opening and closing the mouth, chewing food and speaking.
– Back, hip, leg, knee, foot, shoulder and arm pain: Conditions that affect various joints and tissues in these areas, which may be caused by injuries, roughness, inflammation, deformities or nerve disorders.
– Sciatica: A condition that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed or injured, causing severe pain that extends from the hip to the leg.
– Restless legs syndrome: A condition characterized by a disturbance in movement and sensation in the legs, especially at night, which may be caused by a deficiency in certain minerals or nerve disorders.
– Carpal tunnel syndrome: A condition that occurs when the median nerve is compressed in a narrow passage in the wrist, causing numbness, pain and weakness in the hand and fingers.
– Complex regional pain syndrome: A rare condition that occurs when the patient’s condition deteriorates significantly after a minor injury to the extremities, leading to severe pain, swelling and a change in the color and temperature of the skin.
– Tennis elbow and tendonitis: Conditions that affect the tendons that connect the bones and muscles of the elbow, which may be caused by repeated stress, injuries or inflammation.
– Trigeminal neuralgia: A condition that occurs when the nerve responsible for eye movement is injured or inflamed, causing partial or complete paralysis of the eye muscles.
– Headaches and neck stiffness: Conditions that affect the vertebrae, nerves and tissues of the neck area, which may be caused by stress, injuries, herniated discs or inflammation.
– Plantar fasciitis: A condition that affects the thick tissue that connects the heel to the toes, which may be caused by stress, excess weight or inappropriate shoes.
– Diabetic neuropathy: A condition that occurs when nerves are damaged due to high levels of blood sugar, causing numbness, pain and weakness in the extremities.
– Hip, knee and ankle stiffness: Conditions that affect the joints that bear the body’s weight, which may be caused by erosion, inflammation, injuries or deformities.
– Post-surgical pain and accelerated recovery after surgery: Conditions that require special care to relieve pain, reduce swelling and improve the healing of wounds and scars.
If you suffer from any of these conditions or other nerve-related problems, do not hesitate to contact the orthopedic specialist Dr. Omar Habash to benefit from his experience in applying this innovative technique. He will evaluate your condition comprehensively and give you a customized treatment plan to achieve the best possible results. Book your appointment now and get ready to say goodbye to your pain.
