The body has a remarkable natural ability to heal itself. Modern day regenerative (minimally invasive techniques) can be used to facilitate or accelerate the process of natural healing of damaged or degenerative tissues. Some of these techniques include injections with PROLOTHERAPY, PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP), and STEM CELLS. The significance of regenerative pathways has long been described in medical literature.
PROLOTHERAPY – Also known as proliferative therapy, is accomplished by injecting an irritant solution (most commonly used is a high concentration dextrose or hypertonic saline) resulting in a low-grade inflammatory reaction to promote tissue proliferation.
PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) – Platelets are naturally present in a person’s blood and represent the first responders to injury or inflammation. They contain hundreds of bio active factors that promote tissue healing. This is a minimally invasive procedure accomplished by first drawing blood from the patient. The platelets are isolated and concentrated for injection into the damaged or degenerative tissues to promote healing.
STEM CELLS – Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived primarily from bone marrow and Adipose tissue (fat tissue) are considered the building blocks of connective tissue. Injection of stem cells (MSCs) can also be utilized to proliferate and accelerate natural healing to damage or degenerative tissues.