Imagine a Life Without Pain - Without Surgery

If you have elbow pain, regenerative medicine could be an excellent treatment option. Our outpatient procedures may help improve elbow function and decrease pain without the need for surgery. With image guidance, we inject the right amount of your body's natural healing mechanism into the exact areas of damage. This may tighten and stabilize your elbow joint for better function and mobility.

Some elbow conditions we treat include:

Tennis and Golf Elbow: People with tennis or golfer’s elbow often struggle to open a door or shake someone's hand.

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries: This ligament holds the elbow together. Injuries are especially common among baseball pitchers due to the physical strain to the arm.

To address elbow issues, the regenerative medicine team uses Regenexx SCPinjectate. This is a proprietary formulation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that’s more concentrated than what a basic bedside centrifuge can produce.

Common foot and ankle conditions may improve with regenerative medicine. This includes degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, as well as tendon and ligament tears. Our expert physicians use precise image guidance to inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing mechanisms into the exact areas of damage to promote healing and improve function and mobility.

Ankle ligament tears: Ankle sprains often cause stretched or torn ligaments. This can change how you walk and put painful stress on foot joints, increasing your risk for another ankle sprain. This incomplete healing leads to a cycle of chronic pain and instability. Regenerative medicine may promote healing in damaged ligaments and improve function and mobility.

Ankle osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis of the ankle leads to tenderness, pain, swelling, stiffness and even an inability to bear weight. This can change how you walk, increase stress on the foot and may lead to injury. Regenerative medicine may tighten and stabilize your ankle for better function and mobility.

Ankle tendon tears: Damage to the Achilles tendon is the most common form of tendon damage. It often results from acute injury or overuse often as a result of athletics. Regenerative medicine may promote repair of strains and tears to the Achilles tendon.

Toe osteoarthritis: This condition can cause toes to bend sideways and create painful bone spurs. If left untreated, the big toe in particular can become rigid, putting more stress on the rest of the foot and ankle. Regenerative medicine may promote repair, leading to better function and mobility.

After you’ve been evaluated, we will customize a treatment plan based on your specific needs. Our treatments for foot and ankle conditions include:

• Regenexx-SD injectate: a patented protocol using bone marrow concentrate that contains stem cells.
• Regenexx-SCP injectate: a proprietary formulation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that’s more concentrated than what a basic bedside centrifuge can produce.
• Regenexx-PL injectate: platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

Wear and tear on the wrists and hands is common in a world filled with hand-held devices and keyboards. As we place more and more strain on our hands and wrists, they can wear down over time. Regenexx may treat injuries and degenerative problems related to the hand or wrist.

TFCC tear: The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) contributes to use of our opposable thumbs. Wear or injury can lead to wrist pain and swelling. Regenerative medicine uses precise image guidance to inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents into the exact areas of injury in the TFCC to reduce pain and discomfort and to improve function.

Carpal tunnel syndrome: Roughly 5% of people in the workplace have carpal tunnel syndrome. This condition causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and inside of the ring finger. During this outpatient procedure, custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents are injected into the exact areas of the nerve impingement to loosen the pinching and improve function. Treatments use only your own blood to make super-concentrated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or your own bone marrow concentrate (BMC), which contains stem cells.

Thumb Osteoarthritis: Hand and thumb osteoarthritis is the second most common type of arthritis. Movements from writing, using a phone, and other daily activities cause the cartilage to wear down. Regenerative medicine may help tighten and stabilize the thumb joint for better function and mobility. Patients in the Regenexx registry reported almost 50% improvement in function and reduction in pain on average.

Hips have many tendons, ligaments and muscles around the joint that can sustain injury. Conditions such as hip labrum tears, hip tendon tears and hip osteoarthritis and degeneration may improve with regenerative medicine.

We use image guidance technology to inject your own bone marrow concentrate — which contains stems cells — directly where it’s needed to repair damaged tissue in the hip joint structure. The cells in your bone marrow concentrate work at the site of your injury to promote the growth of new, healthy tissue. This aids in the stabilization of your hip joint for better function and mobility. It may also help reduce pain.

After you’ve been evaluated, we will customize a treatment plan based on your specific needs. Our treatments for hip conditions include:

• Regenexx-SD injectate: a patented protocol using bone marrow concentrate that contains stem cells.
• Regenexx-SCP injectate: a proprietary formulation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that’s more concentrated than what a basic bedside centrifuge can produce.
• Regenexx-PL injectate: platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

The knee has many parts that keep it protected, stable and mobile. To relieve knee pain, you must first figure out what’s causing the pain. Knee pain can be caused by an acute injury or by chronic wear and tear of the knee, such as osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease. Common knee conditions include:

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears: There are numerous types of ACL tears. Some may require surgical repair, but many may be treated with regenerative medicine.

To address ACL tears, Perc-ACLR (percutaneous ACL repair) is used. Perc-ACLR is a procedure that treats full and partial anterior cruciate ligament tears. It is a highly precise X-ray guided injection of your own orthopedic bone marrow concentrate and can be completed in one day.

Knee osteoarthritis: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions. If can negatively impact your quality of life and enjoyment of daily activities. Your doctor can help determine if you are a candidate for regenerative medicine.

Meniscus tears: The meniscus is a cushion of cartilage between the bony ends of your thigh bone and shin bone. This cartilage acts as a shock absorber during movement. Tears of the meniscus can be the result of wear and tear on the joint or can occur when there’s an injury.

Some knee conditions need rest and/or special exercises prescribed by a physical therapist. If pain or function does not improve, it may require advanced medical attention. Our experts are highly trained in diagnosing and treating knee issues. Procedures using Regenexx injectates may help improve knee function, but in some cases, surgery may be the best solution.

Our treatments for knee conditions include:

• Regenexx-SD injectate: A patented protocol using bone marrow concentrate that contains stem cells.
• Regenexx SCP injectate: A proprietary formulation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that’s more concentrated than what a basic bedside centrifuge machine can produce.
• Regenexx-PL injectate: Platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in your body. When there's an injury or degenerative disease, your body struggles to keep the joint stable. Tendons and ligaments may stretch or tear due to trauma, or simply wear out due to age. This allows too much motion in the joint. The added motion may lead to bone spurs or arthritis.

Common conditions affecting the shoulder include:

Rotator cuff tears: The rotator cuff is a series of muscles and their tendons that surround the shoulder. It helps move the shoulder while supporting this ball in the socket joint. The tendons can become torn with trauma or wear and tear. This can cause pain and weakness in the shoulder. An MRI or ultrasound image is used to make the diagnosis.

For treatment, the outpatient procedure uses custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents to treat rotator cuff tears without surgery. Treatments use only your own blood to make super-concentrated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or your own bone marrow concentrate (BMC), which contains stem cells.

Labrum tears / SLAP tears: The labrum is a cup-shape rim of cartilage that lines and reinforces the ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder. A direct injury to the shoulder or prolonged wear and tear may lead to a shoulder labrum tear. A percutaneous labralplasty is a nonsurgical procedure that uses precise imaging guidance and your own healing cells to promote natural healing.

Shoulder osteoarthritis and degeneration: The cartilage in your shoulder cushions the bone and reduces friction. Arthritis occurs when this cartilage starts to wear down or is injured. This leads to chronic shoulder pain, stiffness, limited shoulder function, and decreased mobility. Shoulder arthritis impacts nearly 25% of adults. Regenerative medicine procedures may be an alternative for people looking to avoid surgery.

After you’ve been evaluated, we will customize a treatment plan based on your specific needs. Our treatments for shoulder conditions include:

• Regenexx-SD injectate: a patented protocol using bone marrow concentrate that contains stem cells.
• Regenexx-SCP injectate: a proprietary formulation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that’s more concentrated than what a basic bedside centrifuge can produce.
• Regenexx-PL injectate: platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

If you’re living with back pain, regenerative medicine may help improve spinal function and decrease pain without surgery. During this outpatient procedure, our expert physicians use image guidance to inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing tools into and around the areas of damage. This may help stabilize your spine and improve overall function and mobility.

Regenerative medicine may be a helpful treatment for the following spine conditions:

• Bulging disc.
• Torn disc.
• Neck pain.
• Radiculopathy/Sciatica.
• Sacroiliac joint pain.
• Spondylolysis.
• Continued pain after lower back surgery – precise, injection-based treatments of growth factors or your body’s own healing cells that focus on treating the whole spine. For example, if you’ve had a prior disc surgery that didn’t work, we can inject using real-time imaging to help heal damaged nerves. Or if you have a fusion, our goal will be to strengthen and heal the damage happening because of the increased wear and tear.
• Herniated discs – treatment for herniated discs may include a Regenexx PL-Disc injectate. The PL stands for platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of platelet-rich plasma (PRP.)
• Spinal stenosis – spinal stenosis treatment may include the DDD (Degenerative Disc Disease) procedure using Regenexx injectates, which is the world’s first alternative to stenosis surgery that allows you to maintain your normal anatomy. Additionally, recovery time is significantly reduced compared to surgery, often requiring little or no opioid medications or extended time off work.
  
   

Regenerative medicine is a same-day, nonsurgical adult regenerative procedure that treats common injuries and degenerative joint conditions. Regenerative cells are growth cells found naturally in the body. They adapt to become almost any type of cell and stimulate hard-to-repair tissues like cartilage.

When you meet with one of our regenerative medicine specialists, we’ll review your test results and medical history to determine your eligibility. We’ll consider a number of factors, including your:

• Activity level.
• Age.
• Body mass index.
• Condition of the joint.
• Medications.
• Overall health.
• Past medical and surgical history.

Procedures using Regenexx SCP and PL injectates start with a basic blood draw. Regenexx SD injectate, a bone marrow concentrate procedure, requires a bone marrow aspirate with local anesthetic. During the bone marrow aspirate, we withdraw a small amount of whole marrow from the back of your hip bones. Cells are processed from the blood or bone marrow and injected into the injured part of the body. A procedure typically takes one to three injections. You will go home the same day and be able to resume light activity within a week.

You may start to see positive results between 6-8 weeks post procedure, and may continue to see results throughout the year.

It’s possible to treat multiple areas at once, but your doctor will decide if this is a good choice for you.

Blood-derived injections start at $1,200. A bone marrow procedure, which consists of three injections done within a seven to ten day time frame, costs anywhere from $6,000 to $11,000. This is based on which part of the body is being treated, the number of injection sites and any protocol recommended by the doctor. We are not able to offer payment plans for our services.

Regenexx Benefits are offered through self-funded employers and specific groups as part of medical insurance and benefits offered to employees and group members. Please visit https://regenexx.com/resources/am-i-covered/ to see if your employer offers Regenexx Benefits.