Are there any complementary medicines available for joint injections?
There are two groups of complementary agents available for the joint injections: 1) medications for prolotherapy and 2) homeopathic remedies. Both groups of agents are used almost exclusively in patients with osteoarthritis. It is well recognized that joint degeneration is associated with joint instability and changes in the quality of connective tissue forming ligaments and tendons. The prolotherapy proposes that injection of certain agents capable of forming scar-like tissue can benefit the quality of arthritic ligaments and tendons and therefore stabilize the arthritic joints. The prolotherapy injections are mainly used in patients with chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis. Although prolotherapy is not well accepted in the medical community due to the lack of strong scientific support of its efficacy, certain patients do benefit from it. Two homeopathic preparations, Zeel and Traumeel are also available for the joint injections. They both contain very low concentrations of sever
