Stem Cell Therapy
STEM CELL TREATMENTS
Stem cell therapies support healing and regenerative properties in damaged tissues within the body, helping it repair itself naturally. At Chattanooga Non-Surgical Orthopedics, we offer stem cell therapy for the following orthopedic conditions:
During stem cell therapy, autologous stem cells will be harvested from your own body to be injected into your areas of concern. We use a simple liposuction procedure to harvest fat cells from your abdomen OR we will utilize adipose derived stem cells. These stem cells are blended with PRP and then injected to your injured or degenerated joints. Autologous stem cells can provide intense healing properties that are more effective than traditional methods of pain relief, such as NSAIDs and steroid injections.
Stem cells can also regenerate and produce new, healthy cells. Adipose Stem cells also provide cushioning for joints. This can lead to an overall improvement in your damaged knee joint, hip joint, and spinal facet joints. Our Chattanooga ortho specialists will work with you to design a stem cell treatment plan that meets your unique needs and restores your quality of life.
Commonly Treated Conditions Using Stem Cell Therapy
As physicians continue to seek biologic solutions to improve healing of soft tissue pathologies, worldwide interest in the use of Stem Cell Therapy/PRP for sports medicine applications has risen. Conditions commonly treated at CNSO with Stem Cell/PRP therapy include but are not limited to:
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Baker's Cyst
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Pes Anserine Bursitis
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Rotator Cuff Tears
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Arthritis of the Shoulder Joint
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Labral Tears or Degeneration
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ACL, MCL, PCL or LCL Sprain or Tear
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Patellofemoral Syndrome/Chondromalacia
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Rotator Cuff Tendonitis & Tendinosis
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Mild to Moderate Osteoarthritis
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Hip Labral/Labrum Tear
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Shoulder Labral/Labrum Tear
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Achilles Tendon Rupture
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Femoral Neuropathy
What is Stem Cell Therapy & Ten Benefits for You
Stem cell treatment is a procedure that helps repair damaged tissues and relieves patients from pain. Here are 10 benefits of a stem cell treatment.
WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?
Stem cells are special human cells from which functional cells are generated. Stem cells are also called “masters cells” from which “daughter cells” are derived. These daughter cells can become either new stem cells or specialized cells. Specialized cells perform functions such as bone cells, heart muscle cells, body muscle cells, brain cells or blood cells.
Stem cells contain natural growth factors that help accelerate the body’s healing response. It also helps lower the pain caused by the disease or injury sustained without having to use pain-killing medications. The use of stem cells in regenerative medicine provides many advantages in pain management and other medical procedures.
IS IT SAFE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT?
The use of stem cells for pain management treatments yields fast, safe, effective, and lasting results. The procedure is minimally invasive, non-surgical, and non-opioid, hence, it produces minimal to no risk of complications or adverse effects. This is your body healing itself.
STEM CELL TREATMENT IS THE “FUTURE OF MODERN MEDICINE“
Stem cell treatment is a regenerative medicine that has the power to alter conventional medical procedures to more innovative and modern practice. This treatment uses the regenerative power of stem cells to provide relief and cure to trauma, injury or disease that individuals may incur. Stem cells used for regenerative medicine is relatively a new technology.
Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into specific cell types that can be helpful in various pain management conditions as well as other medical conditions. The use of stem cells can be very advantageous from a simple burn to the most life-threatening injury.
THE BENEFITS
#1 REDUCES PAIN EFFECTIVELY
The use of stem cells in pain management works to provide pain relief and decrease the inflammation associated with the pain. The aim is to repair and regenerate the affected region while producing pain relief in an efficient manner.
#2 MINIMAL POST-PROCEDURAL RECOVERY
In a typical surgical or medical procedure, it is not the treatment that takes a lot of time but the recovery period. With the use of stem cell, recovery time is minimal. The goal is to help patients get back to their way of life faster.
#3 PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
A stem cell treatment is an advanced innovation in the medical world that helps repair and rejuvenate damaged tissues, nerves, cartilages and muscles. While the use of stem cell has proven fast relief, it also ensures safe and efficient results.
#4 INCREASES FUNCTIONALITY, RANGE OF MOTION & FLEXIBILITY
Patients are always eager to return to their daily routine. While stem cell treatments provide fast recovery, it also increases the functionality, range of motion and flexibility of the joint, muscle or part of the body that was damaged. One of the amazing benefits of stem cell treatments is to help patients restore their injured body part to the way it was prior to the injury.
#5 SURGERY AVOIDANCE AND ITS RISKS OF COMPLICATIONS
Stem cell treatments are non-surgical procedures. At Chattanooga Non-Surgical Orthopedics, our doctors deliver the treatment accurately and with reduced complication. No surgical procedure is needed to administer stem cell injections into the body.
#6 NOT JUST FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT BUT FOR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS WELL
Stem cell treatments are used for pain management procedures to repair, replace or rejuvenate degenerative joints or damaged tissue, ligament or nerves. However, stem cell therapies have been used in other medical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
#7 A POTENTIAL WAY TO REVERSE AN INJURY
Some injuries can cause permanent damage to the tissue. Patients who experienced serious injuries from sports, work or vehicular accidents tend to suffer from an enormous amount of pain and frustration. With the use of stem cell, damaged tissue can progressively regrow, reducing frustrations while providing pain relief.
#8 PREVENTS NERVE DAMAGE
There are surgical procedures that may result in nerve damage which, in turn, affect the mobility and functionality of the body. With stem cell treatments, there is minimal risk of nerve damage. The stem cell is administered directly to the affected area, preventing the nearby nerves from being damaged.
#9 NO NEED FOR GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Stem cell treatment is minimally invasive and non-surgical. Thus, there is no need to administer general anesthesia.
#10 LESS TO NO RISK OF REJECTION
Stem cells are special human cells from which functional cells are generated. Stem cells are also called “masters cells” from which “daughter cells” are derived. These daughter cells can become either new stem cells or specialized cells. Therefore your body wants to use them.
HOW REGENERATIVE MEDICINE WORKS
To Get the Most Out of Stem Cell Therapy - PRP is Added as Fertilizer for the Stem Cells
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) are procedures that contain healing growth factors from your own blood that promote your body’s natural ability to repair itself. The use of PRP to treat joint, tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries is becoming well known, thanks to exposure from professional athletes. Platelet injections have a stimulating effect on the repair cells within the targeted area, making those cells work harder to perform their natural job of healing the body. Regenerative Medicine PRP procedures are performed with high-level imaging guidance to ensure the most accurate placements of cells into the desired area. Platelet procedures are commonly used for soft tissue injuries, mild arthritis, spine conditions, and around nerves. Low Level Laser is used to increase the effectiveness of the PRP.
