Richard Karvoski, a 65-year-old from Yuma, Arizona, suffered with low back pain for several years, and it was getting worse and worse. The pain radiated into his legs, making walking difficult, and he was particularly stiff and uncomfortable when he got up at night. Worst of all, it was interfering with his golf game. During flare-ups, he had days and even weeks when he couldn't play at all.

He finally consulted a doctor, who ordered an MRI, which revealed bulging discs and spinal stenosis, or narrowing of the spaces in the spine with pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. He was sent to a specialist, who told him that he could take drugs to reduce pain, but the only thing that would really help was surgery.

Just two weeks later, Richard read about prolotherapy in Health & Healing. It sounded a heck of a lot better than surgery, so he scheduled an appointment at Whitaker Wellness. He came to the clinic and received prolotherapy treatment to his lower back, then returned to the clinic at monthly intervals for three more treatments. Today, 18 months later, Richard reports that he is 90-95 percent improved. He still has some pain if walks for long distances, but nothing like he had before. He plays golf every day and his handicap has fallen to a very respectable 8—half of what it was before prolotherapy.

— from Health & Healing by Julian Whitaker, MD