Spine and Joint Care

Many conditions that commonly require surgery for improvement can successfully be treated without surgery by our Non-Surgical Bone and Joint Specialist, Dr. Paese. By treating these conditions non-surgically, patients avoid the expense, risks, and side effects that surgery and anesthesia often bring. A few of the conditions that can be treated are back and neck pain, headaches, rib pain, arm and leg pain, scoliosis, whiplash injuries, tingling and numbness, arthritis, chronic pain, and joint problems.





 Prolotherapy                                                                   Dr. Paese

Dr. Paese also specializes in Prolotherapy, which is a unique method of using a dextrose (sugar water) solution, which is injected into the ligament or tendon where it attaches to the bone. This causes a localized inflammation in these weak areas which then increases the blood supply and flow of nutrients and stimulates the tissue to repair itself. Historical review shows that a version of this technique was first used by Hippocrates on soldiers with dislocated, torn shoulder joints. He would stick a hot poker into the joint, and it would then miraculously heal normally. Of course, we don’t use hot pokers today, but the principle is similar—get the body to repair itself, an innate ability that the body has.

To see if Prolotherapy may help you or to make an appointment with Dr. Paese, please call our office at (810) 695-8011.