// Patient Resources
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
The following documents are available for patients to download
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INTAKE FORM: patient background and history; must be filled out before initial evaluation.
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PRE-TREATMENT GUIDELINES: Information for patients to review prior to treatment for best results.
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CONSENT FORM: Review of potential risks and benefits; must be signed prior to treatment.
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AFTER-CARE: Follow these instructions after your treatment
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS:
An in-depth overview of prolotherapy and different types of regenerative injections:
This is a chapter from a text book on alternative medicine. It provides detailed information on prolotherapy:
These videos are a quick source of basic information for patients interested in regenerative injection therapy:
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ABOUT REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY:
Regenerative Medicine is an area of exciting research and development in modern healthcare. The field remains "experimental" in nature, and there are studies that both support and refute the benefits of prolotherapy, PRP, and stem-cell interventions. Nevertheless, most of the work done thus far has been quite promising. A few links are posted below. Patients are encouraged to do their own research and ask questions before deciding to try a procedure.
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Broad National Institutes of Health scientific literature search on Prolotherapy
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Comparative Effectiveness of Injection Therapies in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears