Regenerative Medicine in San Diego
Chronic Pain, Injury and Aesthetic Treatments
This modern approach is based on using your body’s own healing potential to help itself – the injections are derived from your own body. We simply remove what we need from your body, concentrate and improve what we removed, and re-inject into the problem area.
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What is “Regenerative Medicine”?
Regenerative medicine refers to a branch of medicine that focuses on ways to repair or regenerate damaged tissue in the body. Regenerative medicine is based on a foundational naturopathic principle that the body has an innate capacity to heal itself, it just needs to be stimulated in the right direction. Our injection physicians are highly trained in regenerative medicine and in safe, effective injection therapy.
It aims to help the injured area produce growth factors and speed up the production of new, healthy cells. Sometimes, substances from your own blood are used, but at other times, external substances such as anesthetics or vitamins are administered.
What Are The Benefits Of Regenerative Therapy?
The benefits of regenerative therapy include:
• Minimally invasive procedure
• Little pain
• Uses your own regenerative cells, there is no risk of adverse side effects
• Short recovery
• Significant improvement in outcomes within 2-3 weeks after undergoing regenerative treatment
• Very minimal or no downtime
• No hospital stays required
• It’s regenerative property can accelerate the healing of injuries
• The best alternative to surgery
• May prevent the use of long-term painkillers or cortisone shots
Why Regenerative Joint Therapy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder impingement
- Frozen shoulder
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ligament injury
- Tendon injury
- Rotator cuff / labrum tear
- Meniscus tear
- Tendinitis
- Trigger thumb/finger
- Hair loss treatment
- Facial treatment / wrinkle treatment / anti-aging treatment
- ACL/MCL injury
How Does Regenerative Medicine Work?
1.
Molecular Level
Molecular level including small building blocks of the body such as DNA, carbohydrates, fats, etc.
2.
Cellular Level
Cellular level including axons or neurons responsible for growth and reproduction.
3.
Tissue Levels
Tissue levels include skin, blood, muscle, tendon, bone, etc.
Why Choose Regenerative Joint Therapy
Musculoskeletal disorders including joint pain and dysfunction are the most common source of chronic pain experienced by American adults. In the United States, they are the number one reason patients visit their doctors.
Regenerative joint therapy is one viable option. You simply come to the clinic, get your injection, and leave within one hour. Regenerative treatment works well for people who have an acute injury, but it can also treat chronic conditions like osteoarthritis.
There has been a growing interest in effective non-surgical alternatives that do not require the lengthy recovery time or carry the risks that surgical approaches do.
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Prolotherapy As A Regenerative Medicine Option
Prolotherapy is a type of regenerative medicine used to treat the affected joints and connective tissues including pain, welling, and laxity in the joints.
The term “prolo” means to proliferate. The aim of this treatment is to increase the amount of collagen, which is a structural protein that plays a crucial role in the function of your joints.
Prolotherapy can be used as a treatment for the shoulder, back, knee, hand, and hips.
In this treatment, inject a watery solution that has dextrose and saline into the affected portion.
This solution also contains a numbing agent named lidocaine. This injection works on the affected site by triggering your body’s natural healing mechanism.
Thus, your body will restore new connective fibers to heal the damaged tissues.
Peptides As A Regenerative Medicine Option
Another approach to regenerative medicine uses peptides to stimulate and regenerate patients’ own stem cells to speed up the healing process and repair damaged tissues.
Peptides are chains of amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins. Some are used to support the growth/repair of injured tendon, muscle and cartilage. They may also be used directly on the skin after medical micro-needling to support new facial collagen or new hair growth for scalp treatments.
Regenerative Medicine VS Conventional Treatments For Pain
Medications and steroid injections can provide relief from symptoms. However, they are not recommended for a longer duration.
Prolonged use of medications can cause gastrointestinal issues, kidney damage, and cardiovascular problems.Steroids can weaken the area around the injection zone.
Surgery has got adverse side effects. Moreover, it has got a prolonged painful post-rehabilitation period.
Compared to the mentioned conventional treatments, regenerative medicine provides long-lasting relief from symptoms and gives the body a chance to regain function.
PRP Is A Regenerative Medicine Treatment Option
Platelet-rich plasma, also called PRP, is a substance that comes from the patient’s own blood. During this therapy, the blood is drawn and spun in a centrifuge to extract the beneficial platelets and plasma.
The resulting substance is then injected into the affected joints. PRP takes advantage of the body’s natural healing properties to repair damaged cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscles, or even bone.
PRP therapy has been growing as a safe and effective treatment options for several clinical applications. PRP therapy has been used on athletes for decades and it is now available to anyone who is suffering from an injury or degenerative condition and would like to speed up the healing process.
It has also applications in maxillofacial surgery, spinal surgery, plastic and esthetic surgery, heart surgery and burns.
Stem Cells As A Regenerative Medicine Option
Stem cell therapy is a type of regenerative medicine that utilize stem cells to heal injuries.
Stem cells have a unique ability to develop into any type of cell and to serve any necessary function.
Stem cells are often extracted from human embryonic tissue.
After injection, they will repair and develop into healthy cells.
Are There Any Additional Treatments You Can Undergo Along With Regenerative Therapies?
Yes. In order to accelerate the healing process, reduce complications, and improve quality of life, your doctor will recommend alternative treatments along with regenerative medicine – these include:
- Physical therapy
- Acupuncture
- Yoga, tai chi
- Meditation and mindfulness training
- Supplements and herbal recommendations
- Functional testing to check root causes of inflammation
- IV therapy
- Personalized program to reduce inflammation and promote healing
What Are The Potential Side Effects And Risks Of Using The Regenerative Treatment?
Is There Any Scientific Research That Can Prove The Efficacy Of Regenerative Medicine?
Yes. There is plenty of research supporting the various regenerative medicine treatment options discussed here.
A 2021 systematic review article published in the International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology reported that the PRP injections are more effective in patients with shoulder tendinopathy when compared with steroid injections, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), hyaluronic acid injections, dry needling and physiotherapy.
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