Knee Surgery Alternatives are breakthrough, non-surgical stem cell treatments for people suffering from knee pain due to common injuries or other degenerative problems. If you have encountered a knee injury to the meniscus, ACL, or MCL, or have chronic knee pain due to a past injury or osteoarthritis (also known as “degenerative joint disease” or “wear and tear arthritis of the knee”), you may be a good candidate for the Regenerative Stem Cell Treatment. Traditional options for patients suffering from these issues include arthroscopic knee surgery to repair ligament tears, or total knee joint replacement. With both surgeries, months of rehab are required, and the patient must be aware of and prepared to take on the risks. As a knee surgery alternative, the Regenerative Stem Cell-SD procedure may help alleviate knee pain and the conditions that cause it with a simple office injection procedure. Patients are encouraged to walk the same day, and most experience little to no down time from the procedure.

Ankle Surgery Alternatives are breakthrough, non-surgical stem cell treatments for people suffering from ankle pain due to common injuries and other degenerative joint disorders. If you suffer from chronic ankle pain from cartilage loss in the joint, or pain and instability from partially torn or overstretched ligaments, you may be a good candidate for this procedure. Ankle Ligament Tears, Sprains and Instability of the Ankle Joint When the ligaments that hold the bones of the ankle joint together are partially torn or stretched, as in the case of a bad sprain or repeated minor sprains, they can become painful, loose, and weak.  This changes how you walk, putting painful stress on other joints of the foot, as well as making it more likely that you will sprain the ankle again.  This leads to a cycle of chronic pain and instability. Osteoarthritis of the Ankle Osteoarthritis of the ankle usually occurs in ankles that have experienced trauma, infection, or injury. A smooth, slippery, fibrous connective tissue, called articular cartilage, acts as a protective cushion between bones. Arthritis develops as the cartilage begins to deteriorate or is lost. As the articular cartilage is lost, the joint space between the bones narrows. This is an early symptom of osteoarthritis of the ankle and is easily seen on X-rays. As the disease progresses, the cartilage thins, becoming grooved and fragmented. The surrounding bones react by becoming thicker. They start to grow outward and form spurs. The synovium (a membrane that produces a thick fluid that helps nourish the cartilage and keep it slippery) becomes inflamed and thickened. It may produce extra fluid, which causes additional swelling. The Regenerative Stem Cell Alternative to Ankle Surgery Current surgical treatment options for common injuries and problems include ankle arthroscopy to “clean up” damaged cartilage, fusion of ankle bones where cartilage has been lost, and tendon grafts screwed in place to strengthen loose connections between bones. All are painful and may not be that effective in the long run. These surgeries typically involve a painful post surgical recovery with a lengthy rehab period to restore strength and mobility to the ankle. As an alternative to ankle surgery, the Regenerative Stem Cell Treatment may help alleviate pain and the conditions that cause it with a simple office injection procedure. Patients are typically encouraged to walk the same day, and most experience little to no down time from the procedure. Ankle Surgery Alternative for Torn or Sprained Ligaments, Cartilage Loss, Arthritis and Degenerative Ankle Joint Conditions

Shoulder Surgery Alternatives are breakthrough, non-surgical stem-cell treatments for people suffering from shoulder pain due to common injuries and other problems. If you have encountered an injury to the rotator cuff, or experience pain related to shoulder tendonitis, tendenosis, arthritis or bursitis, you may be a good candidate for the Regenerative Stem Cell Treatment. Shoulder pain is a very common complaint, but shoulder surgery is particularly difficult due to the complexity of the joint. Post-surgical recovery can be painful and typically requires a lengthy rehab period to restore strength and mobility to the shoulder. As an alternative to shoulder surgery, Regenerative Stem Cell Treatments may help alleviate shoulder pain and the conditions that cause it with a simple office injection procedure. Patients typically experience little to no down time from the procedure.

Hand and Thumb Surgery Alternatives are breakthrough, non-surgical stem cell treatments for people suffering from pain or reduced range of motion due to common injuries, basal joint arthritis / osteoarthritis, or other degenerative problems in the hand. Thumb arthritis (or basal joint arthritis) can appear early in life.  Because of the constant swiveling and pivoting motions of the basal joint–the joint at the base of the thumb, or thumb CMC (carpometacarpal) joint–the thumb joint tends to wear out easily. Basal joint arthritis is also common in people who have osteoarthritis. One way to treat this condition is with total joint reconstruction surgery.  While surgery may improve the condition for some, this is not the case for all. New problems in the thumb joint may redevelop over time, causing such symptoms as numbness or tenderness. Rejuv Medical’s Non-Surgical Orthopedic Clinic utilizes your own stem cells to help repair damaged areas that are causing pain.

Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP is a non-surgical treatment option for patients suffering from bulging lumbar disc and herniated lumbar disc related problems. The procedure is intended to help patients avoid lower back surgery or high dose steroid epidural injections and their side effects. Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP is an advanced platelet injection procedure that can offer relief from lower back pain, buttock and leg pain, or numbness and tingling in the legs or feet. It is minimally invasive with a very limited recovery period. Benefits of Treating Bulging / Herniated Discs with Stem Cells:

• Most low back surgery patients endure lengthy and painful recovery periods. The Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP procedure is an out-patient “walk-in/walk-out” injection procedure where patients can immediately return to activity as tolerated.
• Traditional low back surgery can cut through important muscles and has a high complication rate.  Depending on the type of surgery, serious complications can be as high as 3-5 people in 100.  Since the Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP procedure is performed through an injection, there is no damage to important back muscles.  The possibility for complications are similar to other types of injections.
• Platelets contain growth factors that can help new blood vessels grow. We believe poor blood supply is at the heart of why many patients with chronically pinched low back nerves fail to heal. While traditional low back surgery typically weakens the disc, the Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP procedure may aide in healing the disc.
• Because of the ability of platelets to help healing, the amount of anti-inflammatory used in this procedure is about 1,000,000 times less than traditional lumbar epidural steroid injections. This special nanogram dose is similar to the normal physiologic dose of anti-inflammatories usually found in your body and in animal studies has shown to help stem cell function, rather than inhibit it like high dose steroids. Regenerative Stem Cell-SCP patients can avoid the many risks associated with high dose steroid epidural injections.
• Unlike PRP, which based on our lab experience causes stem cells in culture to grow less quickly, platelet lysate quickly accelerates stem cell growth. This is because all of the growth factors in the platelets become immediately available to the local stem cells.

Surgery Alternatives for Non-Union Fractures are breakthrough, non-surgical stem cell treatments for people suffering from non-healing fractures. The Regenerative Stem Cell-SD approach works without surgery by amplifying the concentration of a person’s own stem cells in the problem area, boosting the body’s ability to heal itself naturally. Traditional options for the treatment of non-union fractures typically involves surgery, which can be painful and require months of rehab with no guarantees of success. As an alternative to surgery, Regenerative Stem Cell-SD treatment patients typically experience little to no down time from the procedure. Most bone fractures heal without difficulty. However, fractures that demonstrate motion of the bony ends and incomplete healing more than 6 months after injury are called non-union fractures. Of the estimated 6 million bone fractures in the United States each year, approximately 300,000 will develop slow (delayed union) or incomplete healing (nonunion). The reasons for a non-union (or failed) fracture may include:

• Complicated, multisegemental factures (severe comminution)
• Open fractures
• Fractures associated with tumors (pathologic fractures)
• Infection
• Insufficient fracture immobilization (fixation)
• Inadequate blood supply
• Poor nutrition
• Chronic disease states (diabetes, renal failure, metabolic bone disease)