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Cortisone Shots vs Regenerative Medicine Injections
Conventional treatments for joint pain often end up with long-term administration of cortisone shots, a powerful corticosteroid. Extended use of cortisone can have significant side effects forcing many to look for other alternatives.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Use of Growth Factors in Regenerative Medicine
Growth Factors (GFs) or Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections1 are used in Regenerative Medicine to stimulate healing using one’s own stem cells. GFs can be obtained from amniotic fluid, placental tissue, or your own blood. Amniotic products contain anywhere from 4-8x more GFs then your own PRP.
Read MoreKnee Surgeries vs Regenerative Medicine Treatments: What Is Your Best Option?
As we age, it is not uncommon for many of us to begin having aches and pains in places throughout our bodies. One of the most common complaints we see in our practice is knee pain. Although this may be caused by many different things such as a skiing accident or playing sports when we were younger, the fact remains that as we age the wear and tear on our joints can catch up with us.
Read MoreRegenerative Medicine Treatments for Sports Injuries
Whether sports are a means of income or just a way to keep in shape, remaining injury-free is a top priority for professional athletes and the sports enthusiast alike. Unfortunately, engaging in sports and other high impact activities is associated with an increased risk of causing orthopedic injuries that are notoriously painful and require long periods of time to heal.
Read MoreCartilage Regeneration With Regenerative Medicine
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that by 2020, arthritis will gain more patients than any other disease form in America. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint but most often occurs in the fingers, wrists, knees, hips, lower back, and neck. This article takes a detailed look into how OA affects the cartilage and how regenerative medicine works to counteract the progression of OA alleviating pain, restoring mobility, and helping patients avoid surgery.
Read MoreAmniotic Membrane Tissue
Amniotic Tissue Cryovial Amniotic Membrane Allografts – What Are They? Tendon and ligament injuries take a long time to heal. Research suggest amniotic membrane allografts can be successfully used to repair tendon and ligament injuries and can also restore the functionality of the tissue. What are amniotic membranes? Located in the innermost region…
Read MoreRegenerative Medicine + Sports Injuries
While playing sports improves overall health and well-being of an individual, it is also associated with an increased risk of causing orthopedic injuries that are painful and take a long time to heal. Today, sports medicine doctors use regenerative treatments to treat a wide variety of sports injuries, including damage to tendons, ligaments, muscles, and…
Read MorePhases of Osteoarthritis Knee Degeneration
Chronic Knee Pain? Which Phase Are You? Almost 10% of the United States population suffers from symptomatic knee osteoarthritis by the age of 60. Image A. shows a normal knee of a younger person. Note the spacing in the joint. Image D shows advanced degeneration of the knee which may require surgery. As we age, our joints degenerate and so…
Read MoreThe Miracle of Growth Factors!
Growth factors based therapy is widely used in orthopedics. Growth factor therapy has the potential to improve healing for a broad range of connective tissue injuries. Growth factors are made up of “Good” Cytokines which are protein molecules secreted by various cells. These molecules are the architects of cell repair. There are also bad Cytokines.These bad cytokines cause…
Read MoreAmniotic Allografts in Joint Repair
A major complication associated with a total hip/knee arthroplasty surgery is insufficient wound healing of soft tissue at the site of incision. This increases the risk of postoperative infections, knee/hip dislocations, loosening of tissue implants and increased pain. Advent of amniotic membrane allografts has significantly reduced these risks due to their ability to enhance…
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