How Can Stem Cell Therapy Help You?
When treatment with medication, physical therapy, bracing, PRP, etc. does not provide symptomatic relief, Stem Cell Therapy can help your body heal injured tissue causing you pain. If you are suffering from one of the following conditions, you may be a candidate for Stem Cell Therapy.
Chronic Spine Pain: Back or Neck pain from disc degeneration, facet degeneration and Sacroiliac joint pain.
Knee Osteoarthritis (“Degenerative Joint Disease”)
Hip Osteoarthritis (“Degenerative Joint Disease”)
Shoulder Osteoarthritis (“Degenerative Joint Disease”)
Tendon injuries: Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow, Rotator Cuff Tendon, Achilles Tendon, Hip Tendons, Hip Bursitis, Patellar Tendon
Ligament injuries: Knee (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL), Plantar Fasciitis
What Is Stem Cell Therapy?
Stem Cell Therapy can repair tissues that are too damaged to heal on their own. Through Stem Cell Therapy, a patient can leverage the body’s ability to heal itself by injecting regenerative cells into damaged tissue to initiate growth of healthy tissue. These cells have the potential to regenerate injured cartilage tissue, bone, muscle, tendon, ligaments and vertebral disc cartilage. Stem cells are a special type of cell present in both embryos and adults. Stem Cells are also available from amniotic fluid and umbilical cord and these are currently used in clinical application, as they do not raise any ethical issues. These specialized stem cells can replicate themselves or transform into different types of cells and thus are involved in the body’s natural healing process. These cells reduce inflammation and enhance regeneration by signaling local cells to produce cartilage and thus repair painful damaged tissue. Our “ Stem Cell Therapy” is not just injection of stem cells. We Integrated other modalities such as Functional Medicine, Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Nutrition Therapy to get the best overall result.
Stem Cell Therapy is FDA approved and is generally very safe. The cells are obtained from amniotic fluid or umbilical cord blood which go through a very vigorous screening process so there is no risk of rejection or disease transmission and very minimal risk of infection.
How is it performed?
Stem Cells are found in high concentration in amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood. Through a minimally invasive procedure using ultrasound or fluoroscopic (x-ray) guidance (if necessary), stem cells are injected into the site of injured tissue. A local anesthetic is used to minimize discomfort during the procedure and the process takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
What Are The Expected Results?
This treatment is designed to promote long-term healing rather than being a “quick fix”. Initially, there may be some increased pain for about a week, but patients begin to see significant improvement in symptoms over the following weeks. Some patients may benefit from injection of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) about 1-4 weeks after the stem cell injection to obtain optimal results. Most patients respond well to just one Stem Cell injection, but at times the procedure is repeated in several months.
Advantages of Stem Cell Therapy
- All natural, promotes rebuilding your own healthy tissue
- Minimally Invasive
- Significant pain reduction
- Help convert an injured area of “degeneration” to one of “regeneration”
- Minimal to no down time
- Avoid surgery – many patients can avoid joint or spine surgery with Stem Cell Therapy
- Very safe – less side effects compared to steroid injection or surgery
- No risk of rejection – stem cells are harvested from amniotic fluid or umbilical cord blood.