Prolotherapy

Prolotherapy works by injecting a mild proliferant solution directly into a weakened joint, ligament or tendon. That triggers a controlled healing response — your body lays down new ligament and tendon fibres, gradually strengthening the structure rather than just calming the pain around it.

It's a different approach from steroids or anti-inflammatories, which quiet symptoms temporarily without addressing the underlying instability. Prolotherapy is aimed at the instability itself.

Before treating anything, your practitioner reviews your history, examines the joint, and may order imaging to confirm you're a good candidate — this isn't a first-visit injection.

Because prolotherapy works by stimulating gradual tissue repair, most people need a series of injections rather than a single visit — progress builds over weeks, not days.