Current Research Projects

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH

Prolotherapy is a research-based field of medicine.  A variety of completed studies are available here.

For a full list of current research opportunities or to discuss possible research options, please contact Dr. Reeves.


The following listing of research (in process and in preparation) gives a flavor of what type of low-cost (but high-impact) research options are available. 

 

RESEARCH IN PREPARATION   (Co-Designed/Facilitated by Dr. Reeves) 

  • Temporomandibular (jaw) dysfunction study (Invermere, B.C., Canada).  Primary investigator: Dr. Francois Louw. 
  • Temporomandibular (jaw) dysfunction study  (Hong Kong, China).  Primary investigator: Dr. Stranley K.H. Lam. 
  • ACL Tear Study  (Rosario, Argentina).  Primary Investigator: Dr. Ezequiel Mailand.
  • Superior Cluneal low back pain treatment study  (California).  Primary investigator: Dr. Howard Rosen. 
  • Osgood Schlatter disease treatment with dextrose lotion  (Los Angeles).  Primary investigator: Dr. Linh Vuong.
  • Osgood Schlatter disease treatment with dextrose lotion (Aguas Calientes, Mexico). Primary investigator: Dr. Leticia Silva. 
  • Atypical facial pain/trigeminal neuralgia  (Ferrara, Italy). Primary investigator: Dr. Stephen Cavallino. 
  • Morton’s neuroma  (Buenos Aires, Argentina).  Primary investigator: Dr. Patricia Gomez.
  • Injection of mannitol in the caudal epidural space for back & leg pain (Buenos Aires, Argentina).   Primary investigator: Dr. Liza Smigel.
 
 

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS   (Co-Designed/Facilitated by Dr. Reeves) 

  •  Effect of dextrose injection on knee cartilage  (Rosario, Argentina).  Primary investigator: Dr Gaston Topol. 
  • Temporomandibular (jaw) dysfunction study  (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Primary investigators: Drs. Miguel Zarate and Ricardo Frusso. 
  • Injection of dextrose in the caudal epidural space: An alternative to steroid epidural  (Hilo, Hawaii).  Primary investigator: Dr. Liza Smigel. 
  • Inexpensive preparation of platelet rich plasma  (Beaver, Oregon).  Primary investigator: Dr. Noel Peterson. 
  • Treatment of rotator cuff dysfunction  (Vancouver, B.C., Canada).  Primary investigator: Helene Bertrand.

 

 

 

K. Dean Reeves, M.D. is a physician and medical researcher in the area of pain caused by arthritis, chronic sprains and chronic strains. His private practice is located in the greater Kansas City area of Roeland Park, Kansas.  He collaborates in research with other locations across the country and internationally, and is licensed in the states of Kansas and Missouri.
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