Hip Arthritis – Severe Pain

Hip Arthritis Pain Resolved With Prolozone

Patient Background

Anna visited Sano Via requesting treatment of severe hip osteoarthritis. She had been in pain for years, and after trying various medicines, she finally booked a hip replacement operation. Surgery was coming up, but Anna was having second thoughts. A relative who was receiving therapy at Sano Via recommend she come in to see what could be done.

Findings

Anna complained of painful gait, and walked with a cane. When her hip joint was examined and rotated, it was particularly painful. X-rays confirmed severe left hip osteoarthritis.

X-ray showing arthritic left joint with loss of cartilage and bone rubbing on bone (red arrow).
Compare to normal right hip joint with cartilage separating the bones (green arrow).

Prolozone Treatment

Sano Via medical staff explained to Anna that Prolozone^TM may be useful, but severe hip arthritis was difficult to treat. Anna decided to try the Prolozone due to very low risk level and good potential for pain reduction. Anna’s hip anatomy was examined and her skin was marked with the location for the Prolozone injection. With Anna lying comfortably on her side, the area to be injected was sterilized. The skin was cooled with ethyl chloride spray for a few seconds to prevent pain from the injection. A 3.5″ spinal needle was inserted, aiming toward the hip joint, using anatomic landmarks. The needle was slowly advanced to the correct position and a Prolozone Anti-Inflammatory Formula of procaine combined with various natural medicines was injected. This was followed by ozone injection directly into the hip joint, at a precise concentration that is known to stimulate healing and tissue regeneration.

Immediate Pain Reduction

After the injection, the needle was withdrawn and Anna was asked to walk a short distance. To her surprise the chronic daily pain that she experienced was much improved. Further injections were booked at intervals ranging from about 2 weeks to 2 months. Each injection went smoothly with minimal or no discomfort. Sometimes a pressure sensation was felt in the hip area, which resolved later the day of the injection.

Addition of PRP as a Booster

It was explained to Anna that there was an option to add a booster to the Prolozone therapy.  She agreed and at the next visit, about 20ml of blood was drawn and processed using a special centrifuge. The components of Anna’s blood were separated. Red and white cells were discarded, leaving a high concentration of platelets in the plasma. This “platelet rich plasma” (PRP) was injected into the hip along with the Prolozone mixture and ozone gas.

Better Than Expected Results

After a total of 8 Prolozone injections (3 with PRP), the hip pain was gone. Anna was able to put away her cane and cancel her joint replacement surgery, with the blessing of her surgeon. Injections were either painless or nearly painless and long-term pain reduction was the result. A maintenance plan was made to ensure ongoing healing of the hip joint: Prolozone and PRP 2 or 3 times per year was recommended. Anna decided to follow the plan and remains pain-free today.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Anna has no recurrence of pain 2 years later, with maintenance injections continuing for prevention. New x-rays are available after 15 injections (9 with PRP). Previously there was total loss of cartilage with bone grinding on bone. Now a space has appeared between the head of the femur (“ball”) and the acetabulum (“socket”). This confirms that Prolozone + PRP has stimulated natural regrowth of cartilage in the hip joint! This also confirms that costly stem cell injections are not required to regrow cartilage, since ozone causes a natural release of the body’s own stem cells. It also demonstrates that a relatively simple hip injection procedure with no ultrasound or x-ray guidance can be highly successful when performed by a suitably trained physician.

Close up x-ray showing left hip joint with no cartilage / bone rubbing on bone before treatment (red arrow).

Close up x-ray showing left hip joint with new cartilage growth represented by a thin black line between the femoral head (“ball”) and acetabulum (“socket”). See green arrows.