You are more prone to sports injuries if you enjoy a physically active lifestyle or are an athlete. If you want to treat your injuries through non-surgical solutions, you should consider Raritan anti-aging & regenerative medicine can eliminate pain and restore function to your body.
Regenerative medicine is a therapy that promotes the body’s healing processes. It involves components derived from your body. For example, a specialist can use your blood or bone marrow for components to use to promote the healing of injured or damaged tissues, cells, or bones.
Types of injuries that regenerative medicine can treat include:
- Sciatica
- Muscle tears
- Degenerative disc disease
- Sports injuries
- Joint pain
- Nerve pain
- Back pain
Types of regenerative medicine therapies
You will receive regenerative medicine therapy depending on your condition and symptoms. The following are the most common types of regenerative medicine therapies.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy
The PRP therapy involves the withdrawal of a blood sample which your healthcare provider will process. They will isolate the platelet-rich plasma and inject it into the treatment area with the guidance of X-ray technology like fluoroscopy. Before the injection, your specialist can numb the treatment area to minimize pain and discomfort.
Stem cell therapy
Stem cell therapy is a type of regenerative medicine that treats an injury or condition through stem cells. Stem cells are the body’s raw materials from which other cells are made. Sources of stem cells include embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
Although there are ethical issues surrounding embryonic stem cells and their use in stem cell therapy, it is essential to understand that the cells are grown in test tubes and not in the uterus. A specialist can only use embryonic stem cells with the donor’s consent.
There are 4 types of stem cell therapies:
- Skin stem cells
- Neural stem cells
- Hematopoietic stem cells
- Mesenchymal stem cells
Prolotherapy
Also called proliferation therapy, prolotherapy is a regenerative medicine therapy that is effective for patients suffering from joint pain and injuries. You can receive four to six injections for effective treatment.
The treatment contains irritants like Dextrose solution, which helps the body start its healing process. It’s important to understand that prolotherapy injections are different from cortisone injections.
Benefits of regenerative medicine
You can reap different benefits of regenerative medicine, including:
- Providing treatment and relief for diseases that have no cure like arthritis or blood cancer
- Minimizing the chances of undergoing surgery
- Preventing scar tissue from forming
- Building new tissue to replace the diseased or damaged tissues
- Recovery time is minimal
Risks and complications
Depending on the type of regenerative medicine your specialist will use, you might experience one or more of the following symptoms.
- Infection
- Mouth or throat pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Immune rejection of transplanted stem cells
- Inappropriate stem cell migration
Regenerative medicine therapies can help eliminate your pain and promote healing. If you experience muscular, joint, or back pain, visit the Performance Pain and Sports Medicine Center for treatment. You will undergo a comprehensive evaluation of your symptoms and receive minimally invasive procedures. Call or book an appointment online today.
