Do you live with ongoing joint or muscle pain that makes everyday activities feel harder than they should? When medications, physical therapy, or other conservative approaches haven’t given you the relief you need and deserve, you might be thinking that surgery is the next step.
However, depending on the source of your pain and your overall health, regenerative treatments may offer another option to consider before pursuing surgery.
Here at Regenerative Spine and Pain Institute, led by Ronak D. Patel, MD, we offer regenerative medicine at our Freehold and Plainsboro, New Jersey, locations, serving patients in Hamilton as well. Our treatments focus on supporting your body's natural healing processes and may be appropriate for certain orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions.
Here’s what we want you to know:
Regenerative medicine takes a different approach to pain management. Rather than simply masking discomfort, these therapies are intended to support your body's natural repair processes in an injured or painful area. We offer stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP).
Stem cell therapy uses stem cells to support tissue repair and regeneration. Depending on the treatment, stem cells may be obtained from you as the patient or from another carefully screened source. Once introduced to the treatment area, the stem cells may interact with the surrounding tissue and release signaling factors involved in healing and inflammation.
Stem cell therapy is being studied for a variety of orthopedic conditions, although results can vary depending on the condition being treated and the individual patient.
PRP is another regenerative treatment that uses your own blood.
During treatment, we collect a small blood sample and process it to concentrate platelets and other components. We then inject the resulting PRP into the area being treated.
Platelets contain growth factors and signaling proteins that impact your body's normal healing response. PRP may help support tissue repair and reduce pain associated with certain tendon, ligament, joint, and soft tissue conditions.
Regenerative therapies aren’t appropriate for every condition, and they can’t guarantee that surgery will be avoided. However, for some patients, they may provide a nonsurgical treatment option worth exploring before considering an operation.
We can evaluate your symptoms, medical history, and imaging, when appropriate, to determine whether stem cell therapy, PRP, or another treatment may fit your needs.
If persistent pain is limiting your mobility or affecting your quality of life, you don’t necessarily have to assume surgery is your only option.
Contact our Freehold or Plainsboro office today by phone at 609-269-4451 or click here to book online and learn whether regenerative pain treatment may be appropriate for you.
