Regenerative Orthopedics
Stem Cell Procedures
What is Regenerative Medicine?
Stem Cell Procedures are an exciting new treatment that utilizes cells from your adipose tissue (fat) to help stimulate healing in your body. Your body fat carries a large number of these cells that are easily accessible with liposuction. The Adipose tissue harvested has the ability to provide structural and mechanical support, as well as cushioning and lubrication for the joint.
All of our Regenerative injections are given under direct ultrasound guidance. We first numb the skin, then using Ultrasound, we guide the needle to the precise location and inject. The ultrasound guidance insures both accurate and safe injections.
The entire process takes about 3 hours and is minimally uncomfortable.
PRP/Prolotherapy
Platelet Rich Plasma:
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), a form of Regenerative Medicine, is an exciting new area of medicine utilizing your body’s own Platelets (a component of your blood) to help heal the underlying cause of your pain or dysfunction, and not just mask it. The process of PRP therapy is to collect blood, separate the platelets, extract the platelet-rich plasma, and inject the injured area with PRP.
The Mayo Clinic says regenerative medicine is a game-changing area of medicine with the potential to fully heal damaged tissues and organs, offering solutions and hope for people who have conditions that today are beyond repair.
Regeneration involves delivering specific types of cells or cell products to diseased tissues or organs, where they will ultimately restore tissue and organ function. This can be done through cell-based therapy or by using cell products, such as growth factors.
Platelet-rich plasma treatment areas include elbow, wrist, hand, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder injuries, and back and hip injuries.
Neural Prolotherapy Treatment
Neural Prolotherapy:
Neural Prolotherapy treatment uses D5W to quickly calm nerves associated with pain. Repetitive injections can give long term healing and pain relief. Initial treatment provides excellent pain relief within 5 to 10 minutes indicating a good response to the treatment. It does not need prior preparations or restrictions after the procedure. Best results with injections done adjacent to the nerve using Ultra Sound Guidance. Repeated injections give prolonged relief. A series of six to eight injections often give prolonged relief.