Just putting in my 2 cents here: I think with most procedures, it's important to have the right doctor AND the right patient. My sinus doc swears by prolotherapy, and sent me to an osteopath who does this in the hopes I could avoid surgery. I went for the surgery. But I'd reconsider it under the right conditions.

I think the idea is that it's good if you HAVE not had inflammation in your life, but have taken a lot of anti-inflammatories for your pain. It could be that if you have a tendency towards inflammation already, it's not a good choice and you're not the right patient. Your body has already had a chance to tighten up with scarring. So maybe you were the wrong patient for this.

On the other hand, he may not have had expertise, may have been cavaliere, and not been careful enough. Could be that it was the wrong doctor.

But I'm not sure the therapy itself is bad. I know two people now who avoided back surgery using prolotherapy.

So maybe it's skill, conscientiousness, and the right patient that counts.