Could You Benefit from Regenerative Medicine?

If you’re having any type of orthopedic complaints, regenerative medicine could be right for you. Regenerative medicine can help patients who have suffered from an injury or disease that has affected their body’s ability to heal properly. In contrast to conventional medical therapy, regenerative treatments are long term medical solutions that work to recover health and regenerate tissue, restoring the body to its optimal condition.

What is Regenerative Medicine? 

Regenerative medicine, a recent innovation in the medical field, works to help the body to heal from damaged cells, tissues or organs. The damage could’ve been caused from disease, injury, or other issues. Rather than treat the symptoms, regenerative techniques focus on healing the body. Our bodies have an unremarkable ability to heal and regenerate on their own. The most effective treatments are those that help the body work to repair naturally. Regenerative medicine is a recent medical innovation, and it helps provide the body with long term solutions that help recover and maintain health. 

Regenerative Medicine Treatments

There are several different treatments that fall under this umbrella that can be used in conjunction with one another or individually, all depending on what Dr. Shaner and his team here at Texas Spine and Sports Therapy think you’ll best respond to based on your condition. 

Stem Cell Therapy

This is ideal for patients that suffer from arthritis and joint injury/damage. Why? Because it stimulates the body’s natural process for healing. Our body naturally produces stem cells, which helps heal and regenerate tissue when an injury happens. As we grow older, we tend to produce less stem cells. Due to this, healing times can be much longer as we get older. Stem cell therapy involves the injection of stem cells directly into your area of pain. This then prompts the body to rebuild its damaged joint. Each injection also contains hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is naturally occurring in the body, and helps lubricate joints, relieve pain, and increase mobility. 

Mayo Clinic also recommends stem cell therapy for patients that have suffered from:

• Spinal cord injuries
• Type 1 diabetes
• Parkinson’s disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Burns
• Cancer
• Osteoarthritis 

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy

If you want to help stimulate long term healing and pain relief, PRP Therapy is for you. This treatment is a non-surgical method that is ideal for patients with active lifestyles who don’t want to go through the downtime that comes along with surgery. Healthline details that plasma is a component of your blood that contains proteins that help clot your blood. In addition, it also contains proteins that support cell growth, which is why PRP therapy can be beneficial to patients that need to grow new, healthy cells and heal. The advantage with PRP Therapy is that it uses the platelets from your own blood to repair the injured tendon or cartilage. This helps your body naturally increase stem cell production, which regenerates tissue. Other benefits of this treatment include:

• Reduced inflammation
• Decreased postoperative blood loss
• Increased resistance to infection 
• Reduced or eliminated dependence on narcotics

Hair Regeneration 

This is a non-invasive treatment that corrects thinning hair and/or hair loss. Not to be confused with hair transplantation, this treatment heals and stimulates the hair follicles in your scalp. This halts hair loss and even has the ability to restore your hair’s original thickness. A combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is combined with an FDA approved protein complex and injected into the scalp. In the end, it results in hair regrowth and improved fullness. At Texas Spine and Sports Therapy, our hair regeneration therapy is ideal for patients who suffer from:

• Male or female pattern hair loss
• Alopecia Totalis
• Alopecia Areata 
• Hair loss from metabolic or nutritional factors

PRP Facials 

This isn’t like your typical facial – this helps stimulate the skin’s collagen by using the enzymes found in your own blood (through PRP). Unlike other anti-aging treatments that use harsh chemicals and foreign substances, this facial uses your cells’ natural capacity for repair and regeneration. In the end, you could see glowing and vibrant skin with improved elasticity and fullness. 

Call Texas Spine and Sports Therapy

If you want to look and feel better after an injury or illness, call Texas Spine and Sports Therapy today. Your body doesn’t have to put up and suffer with decay and breakdown. Rather, you can take action with innovative regenerative medicine, which can change your body for the better. Don’t let aging make you feel less than your best. Get in the best health of your life now with our help and regenerative therapy! If you’d like to know more about these treatments, call us today at (512)-806-0015 to set up a consultation.