Chronic pain doesn’t always mean permanent immobility and suffering. Often, it means a nervous system stuck in a distress signal it can’t turn off. At Prolotherapy Now, we offer two effective, minimally invasive treatments for chronic pain relief, Neural Therapy and Perineural Injection Therapy (PIT), also known as the Lyftogt Technique. Both work by calming nervous system dysfunction directly, offering meaningful relief even when underlying joint damage has not been reversed.
Case Study: Immediate Pain Relief Restoring Shoulder Motion in Severe Arthritis
An 87-year-old male recently came to our practice with severe, chronic left shoulder pain that had taken over his daily life. He rated his pain a 10 out of 10 and had lost so much function he could no longer put on or take off his shirt without significant difficulty. On exam, every attempted shoulder movement was slow, choppy and visibly painful, causing grimacing. His active range of motion was limited to just 40–45 degrees.
Prior imaging showed severe osteoarthritis, extensive degenerative changes, calcification, and bone loss, the kind of structural damage that conventional medicine reserves to pain management alone.
We administered perineural injection therapy to a series of shoulder and arm points. Shortly after, we retested his range of motion. The result: rapid, smooth movement with no grimacing, through a range of 55–60 degrees, and his reported pain dropped from a 10 to a 4 out of 10.
This treatment did not reverse his arthritis or rebuild lost bone. What it did was begin quieting the painful, dysfunctional nerve signaling driving his suffering, a clear example of how nerve-targeted pain treatment can produce fast, measurable results even in advanced joint disease.
How Perineural Injection Therapy (PIT) Relieves Pain
Perineural Injection Therapy targets irritated sensory nerve endings just beneath the skin. Injury, arthritis, overuse, and surgery can cause nerves to fire pain signals long after the original trigger, a process called neurogenic inflammation. A simple dextrose-based injection placed precisely along affected nerves helps calm this abnormal firing, often restoring pain relief and mobility within minutes. PIT is increasingly used for chronic joint pain, nerve entrapment, post-surgical pain, and pain that hasn’t responded to physical therapy, medications, or injections like cortisone.
How Neural Therapy Resets the Autonomic Nervous System
Neural Therapy addresses long-standing disruptions in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) — called interference fields — using local anesthetics such as Procaine. The ANS regulates healing, circulation, immunity, and organ function, so resolving these interference fields can support recovery from a wide range of chronic conditions, not just joint pain. According to Peter Dosch, MD, 30–40% of chronic illness or pain may stem from an unresolved interference field.
Both treatments relieve pain and improve comfort during Regenerative Injection Therapy’s connective tissue healing process, while also restoring balance to a damaged nervous system.
Conditions That May Benefit
Neural Therapy and Perineural Injection Therapy are used for:
- Chronic joint and shoulder pain
- Osteoarthritis-related pain
- Nerve pain and nerve entrapment
- Poor healing after injury or surgery
- Chronic pain unresponsive to other treatments
- Autonomic nervous system dysfunction
- Anxiety, depression, and PTSD-related somatic pain
Natural Pain Relief in the Inland Empire & Los Angeles
If you’re living with chronic pain that hasn’t responded to other approaches — even with significant joint degeneration — Neural Therapy and Perineural Injection Therapy may offer relief you haven’t yet experienced.
To learn if our regenerative techniques such as Neural Therapy and Perineural Therapy are right for you, schedule your free 15-minute Discovery Call or by calling 909-981-9200.
Dr. Ayo Bankole
Dr. Ayo Bankole has been providing regenerative injection techniques such as Prolotherapy, Platelet-rich Plasma, Prolo-ozone, Neural and Perineural Therapy for over fifteen years. He is a California-licensed naturopathic doctor with advanced training in Prolotherapy and Regenerative Injection Therapy.
He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy and Regenerative Medicine www.prolotherapycollege.org and offers natural, non-invasive solutions for chronic pain conditions.
To learn if our regenerative techniques such as Neural and Prolotherapy are right for you, schedule your free 15-minute Discovery Call or by calling 909-981-9200.