WEBWIRE – Friday, July 25, 2008 PITTSBURGH, July 2008 — The Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is seeking participants for a study to evaluate the benefits of prolotherapy for tennis elbow. Prolotherapy is a non-surgical treatment used to stimulate repair of damaged ligaments and tendons. It uses an irritant such as a sugar-based solution that is injected into the deep tissue structures. This causes a localized inflammation, which then causes the tendons and ligaments to repair and strengthen themselves. As the tissues repair they get stronger, which can lead to a reduction in pain. Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is an overuse injury in which a repetitive activity such as tennis or lifting causes pain on the outside of the elbow. Researchers are seeking people...
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