Castor oil also did not help with my scalp sebaceous cyst at all (nor did black salve or iodine). I suspect that some of the cysts that people are claiming it helped with may be small acne cysts, which can at times be popped or resolve on their own, rather than large pilar or epidermoid sebaceous cysts, which tend to be harder to get rid of.   [End]
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It looks like the Mayo Clinic’s opinion on prolotherapy has changed since Angela got that negative reaction in 2004: Prolotherapy: An effective treatment for low back pain? By Mayo Clinic Staff (Mayo Clinic neurologist Jerry Swanson, M.D., and colleagues) Apr 29, 2008 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prolotherapy/AN01330 ”A review of five well-designed studies involving 366 participants concluded that prolotherapy alone was ineffective in treating chronic low back pain. However, when combined with other treatments - such as spinal manipulation and exercise - prolotherapy may imp ...
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