Regenerative Medicine

What is regenerative medicine?

Regenerative medicine is a group of treatments that use naturally occurring cells from the human body to boost the growth of new, healthy tissue. These cells contain powerful growth factors and cytokines that your body uses to enhance the natural healing processes.

Regenerative medicine treatments are injectable, so they get to the source of your pain and help resolve the cause rather than masking the symptoms. They're typically very safe and cause few, if any, side effects.

Regenerative medicine treatments are minimally invasive outpatient procedures that don't usually require any anesthetic. The Pain Physicians NY team achieves consistently positive results for patients using regenerative medicine techniques.

What kinds of regenerative medicine are there?

There are various types of regenerative medicine available. At Pain Physicians NY, you can benefit from two principal types:

PRP therapy

PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy uses cells taken from your blood. Your provider at Pain Physicians NY takes a small sample of your blood and places it in a centrifuge to extract the PRP. Injecting the PRP back into injured or degenerating tissues helps to reduce inflammation and repair your injuries. 

Stem cell therapy

Stem cells are capable of changing into any other kind of cell your body needs for growth and repair. Although the levels of stem cells in your body decline as you age, there are still reserves in your bone marrow and fatty tissues.

Extracting these cells and injecting them back into an injury site stimulates new cell growth and enables your body to replace damaged tissue more effectively. An alternative option is to use donated amniotic stem cells.

What conditions can regenerative medicine treat?

Regenerative medicine therapies are useful for most musculoskeletal injuries and degenerative conditions, including:                                                                             

• Degenerative disc disease
• Knee meniscus tear
• Osteoarthritis
• Plantar fasciitis
• Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
• Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis)
• ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears
• MCL (medial collateral ligament) tears
• Rotator cuff injuries
• Tendinitis

Regenerative medicine therapies are a key part of treatment plans for most patients with persistent or severe musculoskeletal pain. Call Pain Physicians NY to find out more or book an appointment online today.