TREATMENTS—REGENERATIVE THERAPIES

Regenerative
Therapies

For years, many chronic joint and spine problems were managed with a familiar set of choices: anti-inflammatory injections, pain medication, rehabilitation, or surgery. Regenerative therapies add another option when damaged tissue still has a realistic capacity to heal.

The goal is not simply to inject something “stronger.” It is to identify what is injured, unstable, or failing to recover and match the treatment to that tissue.

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The Treatment Depends on the Tissue

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PRP & Platelet Lysate

PRP concentrates platelets and healing signals from your own blood. The preparation and injection approach can be adjusted for joints, tendons, ligaments, selected spinal structures, and certain nerve applications.

Prolotherapy

A dextrose-based treatment often used for selected ligament laxity, tendon or ligament attachment pain, and lower-grade instability where a controlled healing response may help.

Stem Cell Therapy, BMAC & Adipose Tissue Scaffolding

More advanced treatments using cells and signaling factors collected from your own bone marrow or fat during the same treatment session. They may be considered when the tissue damage or treatment goal calls for a broader regenerative preparation.

Where Regenerative Care May Be Used

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1

Knee Pain
& Arthritis

PRP and other regenerative options may be used for the joint itself as well as meniscus, ligaments, tendons, capsule, and stability problems that continue to overload the knee.
2

Shoulder Pain & Rotator Cuff Injuries

Treatment may involve the rotator cuff, biceps tendon, capsule, ligaments, labrum-related structures, or joint depending on what is actually driving the pain.
3

Hip Pain and Greater Trochanter

Treatment may involve the hip joint, labrum, capsule, supporting ligaments, or the gluteus medius and minimus tendons where they attach at the greater trochanter—the “rotator cuff of the hip.”
4

Back Pain and Spine PRP

Selected discs, facet capsules, ligaments, sacroiliac structures, and nerve-related applications may be considered when Pain Mapping identifies a repairable target.
5

Tendon, Ligament and Sports Injuries PRP

PRP and other regenerative treatments may help selected chronic tendinopathy, partial tears, ligament injury, and incomplete healing when paired with a progressive loading plan.
When a tendon contains a focal area of chronically degenerative tissue, percutaneous tenotomy may also be considered alone or together with PRP to create and support a new healing response.

Why Pain Mapping Comes First

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Two people can have the same diagnosis on an MRI and need very different treatment. Pain Mapping helps identify which structure—or combination of structures—is actually contributing and whether the tissue remains capable of responding.

That helps us estimate whether regenerative care is worth the cost, recovery, and effort before proceeding.

When Regenerative Care May Help

  • Tissue damage has been clearly identified
  • The tissue remains biologically and mechanically capable of healing
  • Rehabilitation or simpler care has not provided enough improvement
  • You want to explore a tissue-preserving option before repeated symptom-focused injections or surgery
  • You can participate in the protection and rehabilitation plan afterward

When Another Path May Be Better

Regenerative treatment cannot rebuild every severely damaged joint, reconnect every complete tear, correct major deformity, or replace surgery when a structure has failed mechanically. We recommend it when the diagnosis and recovery plan support a realistic opportunity for meaningful improvement.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between prolotherapy, PRP, and stem cell therapy?

They use different preparations and are suited to different problems. Prolotherapy uses dextrose to stimulate a local healing response. PRP concentrates platelets from your blood. BMAC and adipose tissue scaffolding use cells and signaling factors collected from bone marrow or fat. The diagnosis determines which option makes sense.

Are regenerative treatments covered by insurance?

Most regenerative treatments are self-pay. We review costs and alternatives before treatment so you can decide whether the expected value makes sense for you.

How do I know which option is right for me?

Start with the tissue, not the product. We first identify what is damaged and how advanced it is, then recommend the preparation and targets that best fit that problem.

Ready to Find Out If Regenerative
Therapy Fits Your Diagnosis?

Start with a clearer map of what is damaged and whether it still has a reasonable opportunity to heal.
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