Hey Zyg.......prolotherapy wont work here. If the disc actually herniated, which means the interior "jelly" of the disc is now outside the place where it should be, it can cause a chemical reaction which the body will react to by inflammation, which can cause chemical as well as mechanical irritation of the nerve roots.
Treatment....sure, oral prednisone can be taken, but a very small percentage of the prednisone will get to where it needs to be due to the digestive process. Worse is that you get all the side effects of the prednisone, which usually includes weight gain and lots of fluid retention. I do cervical epidurals and inject triamcinolone(another type of "prednisone") directly onto the nerve roots. I also recommend traction by a certified physical therapist if it is early enough. If the symptoms progress, then surgery is most likely what needs to be done if the herniation is mechanical and is touching the spinal cord or the C7 nerve root, which supplies the tricep. Bowel or bladder incontinence is also a direct line to surgery. Other treatments include nucleoplasty or disctrode, which removes some of the disc material by a needle. This is usually done in the back because herniated discs are more common there, but some guys with lots of experience will do the neck too.
Good luck.
T