What is Regenerative Cell Therapy?

What is Regenerative Cell Therapy?

In the past, people who suffered from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis had very few options. They could take pain medication, which had potential side effects if used for long periods of time, and in the most extreme cases, a joint replacement could be done.

Replacements, however, come with their own set of problems. Aside from the chance of structural failure of the artificial joint, there’s the possibility of medical complications like infection, blood clots, damaged nerves and swelling.

There’s also a recovery period that may require as long as a year to rebuild joint strength, and some people continue to experience long-lasting pain from a replacement even after that. Further, it’s to be expected that joint replacements wear out with time, and you may well need another surgery to replace the replacement.

Helping painful knees doesn’t necessarily mean surgery. Cells from your own body can help. It's called regenerative medicine.

 

What is Regenerative Medicine?

Doctors have performed bone marrow and organ transplants for decades, but the entire field is evolving. Think of the three Rs, rejuvenation, replacement, and regeneration.

Rejuvenation is when the body gets some help to heal itself. It’s like when you cut your skin, it heals on its own, but ointments and creams can help. Some other cells within the body can do the same thing.

Replacement is when healthy cells, tissues, or organs replace damaged ones. Think of a heart or kidney transplant.

Regeneration comes when the goal is for specific types of cells or cell products to go directly into a diseased or damaged tissue or organ with the hopes of restoring tissue or organ function.

 

Using Regenerative Therapy

Regenerative Therapy leverages a patient’s own body and can help treat all kinds of things. Their main function is to repair any damaged tissue nearby.

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) also has the ability to initiate a healing process that can both repair and regenerate tissue.

“PRP may have certain applications that will speed recovery in cases of tendon, ligament, muscle, and cartilage disorders,” notes a review in Arthroscopy. “In particular, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has shown better autograft maturation, improved donor site morbidity, and pain control.” The growth factor release is fast. Incredibly, 95% of the growth factor generation is complete after 1 hour of introduction to the site of injury.

 

How to Repair Injuries?

With injections at the injury site, we can repair torn tendons, ligaments, muscles, or joint tissue or regenerate cartilage.

Flexogenix is a leader in regenerative medicine because our doctors focus on non-invasive treatment procedures. Using the Progeni-Flex™ method, doctors can determine which type of regenerative technique is best for each patient. Almost anyone who suffers from chronic joint pain can benefit from the treatment. Contact us for a free consultation today.

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