Local police officer, Joe, talks about his left knee and right ankle, and why he came back to Boston Prolotherapy.

Charlotte’s orthopedist told her she needed a shoulder replacement. She had been living with severe shoulder pain and had reached the point where surgery seemed like the only path forward. Before scheduling the procedure, she heard about Boston Prolotherapy on her favorite Boston sports radio station and asked her physical therapist about it. The physical therapist confirmed Dr. Franchi’s reputation and encouraged her to call.

She came to Dr. Franchi, who examined her and determined that the underlying problem was structural – damaged soft tissue that prolotherapy could address. After a course of treatment, she avoided the shoulder replacement entirely. Charlotte is pain-free and has full range of motion.

Her story is not unusual at Boston Prolotherapy. Many patients arrive having been told surgery is their only option, only to find after a thorough evaluation that the root cause is ligament or tendon damage that typically responds well to prolotherapy.

Listen to John discuss his experience with Dr. Franchi twice – with each of his arthritic big toes – and prolotherapy was the right answer.

Harry discusses why after 7 years he went back to Dr. Franchi to have something else treated because again he wanted to avoid surgery!

Dean discusses his experience while trying to find a pain solution for his thumb.

Patty ran her first marathon at the age of 50 and then switched to biking. But she was having a lot of pain in her knee. She tried cortisone injections but did not want to continue them. Prolotherapy has kept her moving, motivated to stay active, and pain-free ever since the successful treatment of her knee by Dr. Franchi.

Avid Marathon runner with all of the medals to prove it, John discusses how Dr. Franchi has treated him multiple times and why he regrets having had shoulder replacement surgery.

Avid runner, Jill discusses how Dr. Franchi has treated her multiple times and why she keeps coming back for Prolotherapy treatments.

Professional soccer player Laura Martel talks about how Prolotherapy with Dr. Franchi allowed her to get healed up.

Jeff shares how Dr. Franchi helped repair both his knees with Prolotherapy.

Robert keeps on kicking in men’s adult soccer league, thanks to Prolotherapy treatments from Dr. Franchi!

Prolotherapy treatments from Dr. Franchi allowed Roee to return to the basketball court!

After Prolotherapy treatments for multiple issues, Anthony is a Dr. Franchi fan!

Sandy discusses multiple Prolotherapy treatments she has received.

Dr. Franchi’s prolotherapy patients express their gratitude.

Amanda is a competitive runner who was diagnosed with a sports hernia.

Jeff has been a patient of Dr. Franchi for seven years.

Cosmo had chronic elbow pain for a year. He tried other modalities and nothing worked. After six weeks with prolotherapy, the pain was gone.

Dena had an ACL tear. Surgery was not an option for her, so she tried prolotherapy. After 8-10 weeks the results were amazing!

Don had pain in the knees … and now he doesn’t. He says that prolotherapy is a new approach for people with arthritis inflammation.

Dan had been hard on his body through years of military service and competitive sports. By the time he came to Dr. Franchi, he had bone-on-bone knee arthritis – one of the more advanced presentations of joint deterioration. Most physicians would have pointed him toward knee replacement. Instead, after a few prolotherapy injections, Dan was able to run a seven-mile race.

His case illustrates something Dr. Franchi sees regularly: patients with osteoarthritis who are told their cartilage is too far gone for anything but replacement often have significant ligament laxity as a contributing factor. When the ligaments are tightened and stabilized through prolotherapy, the joint mechanics improve – reducing pain even in cases where the cartilage itself cannot be fully restored.

Diane lived with right hip pain for over a year. It was affecting her work, going up and down stars, etc. She tried some other modalities, and none gave lasting relief. After prolotherapy, now she is pain-free!

Lisa came to Dr. Franchi two years ago with an ankle injury. She tried cortisone therapy and it didn’t work for her, but the prolotherapy injections worked great.

Susan had tennis elbow. Cortisone and physical therapy did not work for her. After getting prolotherapy injections, she has improved 80-90 percent.

Russell had pain in his elbow and back – and since getting treated with prolotherapy he says the results have been amazing. The pain in his back is now minimal and the results with his elbow have permitted him to return to work.

An automobile accident brought Gary to Dr. Franchi for prolotherapy treatments. After multiple treatments, Gary is now pain-free.

Kara came to Dr. Franchi after rotator cuff surgery had not resolved her shoulder pain. She found Boston Prolotherapy through a Google search and learned that her situation – persistent pain following surgical intervention – is exactly the kind of case where prolotherapy can help. Surgical repair addresses structural damage, but if the surrounding ligaments and tendons remain unstable, pain and limited mobility often persist.

After her first prolotherapy injection, Kara felt major pain relief. By the end of treatment, she had full shoulder flexibility, was sleeping through the night, and was pain-free. She now recommends prolotherapy as an alternative to surgery – and, in her case, as a solution for pain that surgery alone did not fix.

Had severe knee problems and, with prolotherapy injections, reduced her pain by 80%.

Rick had suffered from back problems for 29 years. He had tried everything – including surgery. Nothing had produced lasting relief. When he found Dr. Franchi and Boston Prolotherapy, he was skeptical. After prolotherapy treatment, he felt great and pain-free.

His case reflects one of the most common patterns Dr. Franchi sees: patients whose back pain has been attributed to herniated disks or other structural problems, when the actual driver is sacroiliac instability or interspinous ligament laxity. These are conditions that don’t always show up clearly on MRI and are frequently misdiagnosed – and both respond well to prolotherapy. Boston Prolotherapy has an 80–90% success rate treating back pain from sacroiliac and interspinous ligament causes.

As a former athlete, Larry, in his late 50’s, developed a variety of major aches and pains. Dr. Franchi has successfully treated Larry for injured wrists, knees, hip and shoulder. Describing his improvement as dramatic, Larry is a strong advocate for prolotherapy.

Trish was determined to find someone who could alleviate the excruciating shoulder pain she experienced for a very long time. Today she is pain-free, has range of motion and the constant throbbing and bone-on-bone pain is gone.

From prolotherapy injections, Elyse was able to alleviate severe lower back pain.

Dee came to Dr. Franchi with chronic knee pain; Prolotherapy has helped cut his pain by at least a third.

This professional hockey player came to Dr. Franchi for treatment of chronic groin pain that was preventing him from playing. After 5 injections over a 3-week period, Chris was back to playing professional hockey. A number of other treatments had failed him, most notably cortisone injections. However, where cortisone had failed, prolotherapy worked for this hockey athlete.

As a golf professional in New Hampshire, Walter tore a thumb ligament. After being treated by Dr. Franchi with prolotherapy injections, Walter was able to play golf and hit the ball pain-free within 6 weeks of being treated. For him, and his profession, it was a great outcome to the prolotherapy treatment.

I’ve been in pain for a year and my orthopedic doctor told me I’d have to live with the pain for the rest of my life … and be on Vicodin the rest of my life. After a year, since I came here, the pain is gone completely. I’m like a new person!