Ligament Laxity

[Guest guest]

This is from the prolotherapy newsletter; so I don¹t know how factual this

information is. It could be an advertisement in form of a newsletter.

I thought the info on the bottom concerning new shortened collagen fibers.

However; I wonder if this is true; with all the inflammation we have had we

should be 'fit'?

http://www.getprolo.com/ligament_laxity.htm

Ligament Laxity

Marc Darrow, M.D.

In non-injured ligaments or tendons, collagen fibers are flexible and have

some elasticity, but, they are not supposed to stretch very far. Injuries

can stretch these fibers beyond their designed lengths or wear and tear

through repetitive motion can fray or tear them.

When these tissues are stretched beyond their normal limits, worn out, or

torn, pain is perceived.

Injured, loose, or stretched out ligaments are often referred to as the

condition of ligament relaxation, or ligament laxity. This is what produces

the pain and discomfort, especially with movement because the connection of

the ligament or tendon to the bone may be inflamed and the joint may move

beyond its normal range of motion.

In cases that require Prolotherapy, the ligaments and tendons, whether

through the use of anti-inflammatories, or because of a weakened immune

system, or because of the severity of the injury, did not heal right.

This is where chronic problems begin, because the conventional medical

practice with its emphasis on pain relief, treats the symptom‹pain, and not

the problem‹laxity. Most likely, a patient will be told to take

anti-inflammatories, which may often be the wrong thing to do because

inflammation is the first part in the body's healing process. By blocking

inflammation, anti-inflammatories never allow complete healing, and instead,

aggravate the situation. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and

cortisone (an anti-inflammatory steroid) my give immediate relief, but also,

the possibility of long term injury with chronic pain.

If we allow the inflammation process to run its cycle without interference,

we see that inflammation leads to granular tissue formation which results in

new collagen tissue being created. The new collagen forms new threads, which

attach themselves to the damaged tissue.

New collagen fibers are short, they lose water and shrink, and as they

attach themselves to the old ligament, muscle, joint capsule, or tendon,

these tissues become more dense. Denser tissue is stronger tissue. 

[Guest guest]

This is from the prolotherapy newsletter; so I don¹t know how

factual this information is. It could be an advertisement in form

of a newsletter...

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I don't know enough about prolotherapy as such to intelligently

discuss it as a treatment protocol. However, I agree with

everything else in the article in terms of ligaments and the issue

of inflammation and anti-inflammatories.

I absolutely agree with the statement " ...This is where chronic

problems begin, because the conventional medical practice with its

emphasis on pain relief, treats the symptom pain, and not the

problem‹laxity. Most likely, a patient will be told to take anti-

inflammatories, which may often be the wrong thing to do because

inflammation is the first part in the body's healing process. By

blocking inflammation, anti-inflammatories never allow complete

healing, and instead, aggravate the situation. Nonsteroidal anti-

inflammatories (NSAIDS) and cortisone (an anti-inflammatory steroid)

my give immediate relief, but also, the possibility of long term

injury with chronic pain. "

Another thing I don't like about standard anti-inflammatory

treatment is that it is more of a masking or suppression approach to

the pain but does not address the actual cause of the inflammation.

As such, there definitely is a potential for added harm because pain

is the body's early warning signal - don't move that arm or leg or

whatever any further in that direction because you are going to

overstress the joint/ligament/tendon/whatever. It is also why I

advocate using the body's natural mechanism for reducing

inflammation - specifically, the lymphatic system through lymphatic

drainage.

[Guest guest]

Dear Laxity (I'm sorry I keep forgetting your name :-) )

I don't go back to that doc till the end of August so unfortunately I won't

have any info for you for a while yet. I will print the email out though and try

to remember to let you know what I do find out.

Hugs,

B.

HEDS, New Jersey, USA

[Guest guest]

Dear Laxity (I'm sorry I keep forgetting your name :-) )

I don't go back to that doc till the end of August so unfortunately I won't

have any info for you for a while yet. I will print the email out though and try

to remember to let you know what I do find out.

Hugs,

B.

HEDS, New Jersey, USA