Chronic pain doesn’t always respond to rest, physical therapy, or medication alone. For many people, pain lingers not because they haven’t tried enough—but because the underlying injury never fully healed. When injured tissues fail to heal properly—or inflammation continues to interfere with movement—injection therapies can play a critical role in restoring function and reducing pain.
At RES Physical Medicine & Rehab, our physicians use targeted injection therapies to treat pain at its source. Every injection is carefully selected based on diagnosis, injury type, and long-term goals—never a one-size-fits-all approach.
A More Personalized Approach to Injection Therapy
Injection therapies at RES help reduce inflammation, calm irritated nerves, improve joint function, support tissue healing, and enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation and physical therapy. Depending on your condition, your physician may recommend one or more of the following:
- Prolotherapy
- Trigger Point Injections
- Facet Joint Injections
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Soft Tissue Injections (Ultrasound & X-Ray Guided)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections
Each treatment serves a specific purpose—and for many patients, injections are most effective when combined with a coordinated rehab plan.
Prolotherapy: Repairing the Root Cause of Pain
Among the injection therapies we offer, prolotherapy is one of the most commonly used and most impactful—particularly for patients with chronic ligament and tendon injuries.
Prolotherapy involves injecting a dextrose-based solution into weakened or damaged ligaments, tendons, or joints. This solution stimulates the body’s natural healing response, encouraging tissue repair and strengthening over time.
Rather than masking pain, prolotherapy is designed to address instability and structural weakness, which are often the underlying causes of chronic pain.
How Prolotherapy Supports Your Body’s Natural Healing Process
When the dextrose solution is introduced into injured connective tissue, it creates a mild, controlled inflammatory response. This response increases blood flow to the area, activates tissue repair mechanisms, and helps strengthen ligaments and tendons.
As healing progresses, joints often become more stable and pain may decrease—sometimes after just one treatment, with continued improvement over time.
Conditions Commonly Treated with Prolotherapy
RES physicians regularly use prolotherapy to help treat:
- Back and neck pain
- Sports-related injuries
- Tendonitis and bursitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Joint instability or “loose joints”
- Sciatica
- TMJ disorders (TMJD)
- Scoliosis-related pain
- Headaches and migraines
Because prolotherapy focuses on the underlying cause of pain, results tend to be longer-lasting compared to symptom-only treatments.
When It’s Time to Consider Injection Therapy
Injection therapy may be recommended if you’re experiencing chronic pain that hasn’t improved with conservative care, joint instability or recurring injuries, pain that interferes with daily movement or work, or lingering symptoms after an auto accident or sports injury.
Early treatment often leads to faster, more effective healing—especially with regenerative options like prolotherapy.
Take the Next Step Toward Relief
If chronic pain or limited mobility is holding you back, injection therapy may be an important part of your recovery.
Talk to your provider or schedule an appointment with the experienced physicians at RES Physical Medicine & Rehab to learn which injection therapy is right for you—and how prolotherapy may help your body repair itself naturally.
