A 70-year-old man had low back pain.
MRI by medical center showed L3/4 disc herniation with spinal cord compression.
In July 2021, he received PRP injection (including the herniated disc) by Dr. Wesley Chen.
His symptoms disappeared after injection.
MRI followed In December 2021 showed that the bulging disc had retracted!
After one year, MRI follow-up in December 2022 exhibited the retracted disc remained stable.
The patient was very happy, and he came back to clinic to share his joy this week.
He also professionally took out the original HIVD image on his phone for comparison and asked Dr. Chen to take a photo.
We not only felt happy for him, but also had a sense of accomplishment.
(Phone image: HIVD (red arrow) before PRP treatment.
Computer screen: retracted intervertebral disc after PRP treatment! )
In fact, Dean Wesley Chen and Purple Sun Clinic are the pioneers of prolotherapy, ultrasound-guided injection therapy, and PRP injection treatment in Taiwan and even the world.
It is very common here to treat HIVD successfully without surgery.
However, Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) had strict MRI payment rules.
Few patients have the opportunity to receive complete pre-treatment and post-treatment imaging follow-up.
Therefore, even though there are countless successful treatment cases, we are still frequently questioned by many other doctors and patients.
Now with the evidence of medical images, it will be more convincing to convince patients and other doctors to accept such an excellent treatment without side effects.
Repairing injured tissue without surgery and allowing patients to return to their daily life are not only the daily practice of prolotherapy but also the core value of regenerative medicine.
#Purple Sun Clinic & Regenerative Medicine Center
#PRP for HIVD treatment
#Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Injection Therapy
(This article was published on personal facebook on January 6, 2023
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