Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar – Prolotherapy Patient
April 3, 2011 by Dr. Marc Darrow, MD
Filed under Articles, Chronic Pain, Joint Pain, Prolotherapy, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
One of our Prolotherapy patients was the former UCLA star and NFL Dolphin’s football player, Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar who had four knee surgeries for meniscal tears. When Al-Jabbar arrived in my office, his knee had been chronically swollen.
Commenting on his knee pain, Al-Jabbar stated, “I knew my knee was a mess, but after the first Prolotherapy injection, it was like a miracle. I had swelling in my knee for ten years, and within a within a week the swelling was gone and the knee pain hasn’t returned.”
Specific to Prolotherapy, Al-Jabbar stated, “Obviously, if I would have known about Prolotherapy before all the surgeries, I definitely would have had the injections instead.”
The healing of Abdul-Karim’s knee was a miracle, and most knees with as much damage do not heal this quickly.
Knees do, however, often heal faster than other body parts.
I have seen knee joint pain and instability from ACL tears or strains, medial and lateral collateral tears and strains, patellofemoral pain, Osgood Schlatter’s disease, arthritis, meniscal tears, and many other syndromes or injuries disappear after Prolotherapy treatments.
