Sensitive Patient

We recognize that patients have differing levels of pain tolerance. With patient comfort in mind, we take care to use methods which help to minimize patient discomfort during and following treatment. To accomplish this we use the following methods:

• Patient pre-treatment hydration
• Pre-treatment and post-treatment food intake instructions
• Pre-treatment ice and post-treatment ice as necessary
• Pre-treatment patch or local anesthesia as necessary
• Preservative free and allergen free formulas
• Pre-treatment evaluation of formula specific for patient
• Post-treatment comfort evaluations
• Changes in treatment formulas, amounts and types of treatments based on post-treatment experiences

As a result of these steps, we find that very few of our patients require medication for pain following treatment. It has been our experience that physicians performing prolotherapy vary widely in skill, experience and methods.