FutureEnlisted
02-08-2006, 08:29 PM
Hey guys,
I posted this same topic some time last year. this is more of a reminder of your options. IMO, avoiding surgery is the best way.
www.prolotherapy.com
I'm still currently getting the prolotherapy injections on my left elbow and knee.
I snapped my left elbow tendon when I was bench pressing and at every push-up my elbow popped and my pinky went numb. the broken tendon caused my ulnar nerve to be inflamed on every rep. went to a sports medicine doctor and he said I would need surgery. went to a specialist in elbows and he said surgery is not the way to go for what I want to do. some surgeons just want your money, they'd say almost anything.
personal experience, depending on the needle and location of the injection, it varies from $140-$275. yeah..it's expensive. the doc makes one incision but moves it around to hit up to 8 different locations near the tendon or ligament. my elbow doesn't pop whatsoever. so far it's worked for me. it takes about 6 weeks for new tendons to grow from prolotherapy.
mostly likely the insurance companies will not cover this. should call first to check or prepare to pay in full. I think if falls under alternative treatment or something like that. i used to have insurance but they didn't cover it..I had United Health and BlueCross BlueShield.
I posted this same topic some time last year. this is more of a reminder of your options. IMO, avoiding surgery is the best way.
www.prolotherapy.com
I'm still currently getting the prolotherapy injections on my left elbow and knee.
I snapped my left elbow tendon when I was bench pressing and at every push-up my elbow popped and my pinky went numb. the broken tendon caused my ulnar nerve to be inflamed on every rep. went to a sports medicine doctor and he said I would need surgery. went to a specialist in elbows and he said surgery is not the way to go for what I want to do. some surgeons just want your money, they'd say almost anything.
personal experience, depending on the needle and location of the injection, it varies from $140-$275. yeah..it's expensive. the doc makes one incision but moves it around to hit up to 8 different locations near the tendon or ligament. my elbow doesn't pop whatsoever. so far it's worked for me. it takes about 6 weeks for new tendons to grow from prolotherapy.
mostly likely the insurance companies will not cover this. should call first to check or prepare to pay in full. I think if falls under alternative treatment or something like that. i used to have insurance but they didn't cover it..I had United Health and BlueCross BlueShield.