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Prolotherapy Cadaver Workshop
April 24 – 25, 2020, Calgary AB
Welcome to CAOM
Warm welcome to the Canadian Association of Orthopaedic Medicine, and our new website. As a special promotion to celebrate the new site, we are extending our CAOM conference early-bird registration to September 13, 2019.
Publications and Studies
Temporomandibular Dysfunction Treated With Prolotherapy
Dr. Francois Louw, a physician from the Department of Family Practice at the university of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, advances the body of knowledge in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction in his article appearing in the May 2019 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he found that using a simple and inexpensive alternative treatment with an intraarticular injection of dextrose reduced pain and increased mobility in this hard-to-treat patient population.
Recommended Reading
Suggested reading for mind-body connection and chronic pain
The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders John Sarno has written several books dealing with mind-body disorders and connections and come highly recommended. Found on AmazonPain Free for Life: The 6-Week Cure for Chronic Pain--Without Surgery or Drugs...
Suggested reading in Manual Medicine
Cyriax's Illustrated Manual of Orthopaedic Medicine Cyriax is one of the fathers of manual medicine and this is one of several works by him. Found on Amazon.PNT Pain Neutralization Technique: An Unprecedented Revolution in Pain Management Pain Neutralization Technique...
Suggested reading about other therapies
Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual Janet Travell and David Simons wrote these classic tomes (volume 1 and 2) on trigger points. Found on Amazon. Travell and Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual: Volume 1: Upper Half...