07 Jan How Regenerative Medicine Can Help You!
Make no mistake about it, regenerative medicine is here to stay and stem cell therapy is at the forefront. Chronic pain is any pain that has persisted for 3-6 months or longer. This is a type of therapy that seeks to rebuild damaged cells in the body as it helps stop inflammation, swelling, chronic pain and more that can damage tissues, muscles and joints. Stem cell therapy does what other therapies cannot–it regenerates and restores, offering long-lasting recovery and mobility. If you are suffering from chronic pain or have been injured, see if stem cell therapy is a healing option for you!
Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells
Regenerative medicine is any type of medicine that helps the body regenerate damaged cells or cells that have been lost through injury and age. It is often referred to as “stem cell therapy” and is one of the most popular types of regenerative medicine methods. It focuses on growing new cells in place of damaged ones, or healing cells that are in distress.
When you are injured—from the tiniest cut to the largest wound—your body immediately goes to work to repair the damage. You will notice that a cut or other type of wound will turn into a scab, which will eventually fall off, revealing new, pink skin. Eventually, that pinkness will fade over time and you will be left with a slightly white area where your body has scarred. What are those new cells and why do they look slightly different than the skin you had before?
When you have an injury, your body sends signals to rush blood platelets to the site of your injury. These platelets will start forming a clot, which is basically a buildup that stops blood from flowing from a wound. With enough buildup, you get a scab. Your body also sends out signals that stem cells need to go to the injured site to start healing your body. Those are “neutral” cells that are not made to be something specific, such as only being a “heart cell” or a “brain cell”.
Stem cells are cells that can turn into any other type of cell the body is in need of. When it comes to injuries, those stem cells will turn into skin, muscle, organ cells, etc., and start repairing areas of damage. The joint work of blood platelets and stem cells is how you have wounds clot and new tissues built in place of the damaged tissue.
Why Is This Important?
Regenerative medicine is incredibly important when it comes to degenerative conditions. One of the most common degenerative conditions is arthritis. “Arthritis” is a term given to any type of joint condition. There are over 100 different types of arthritis because of where the joint deterioration is happening. Here are some facts about arthritis:
- Arthritis causes symptoms such as chronic pain, stiffness, swelling, inflammation, redness, limited range-of-motion and tenderness.
- 1.5 million people in the United States have diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and 27 million have osteoarthritis.
- Animals and infants can develop arthritis.
- If you are injured often, you have a higher risk of developing arthritis.
- Children can develop arthritis just like adults, except their is referred to as “juvenile rheumatic disease”.
- The earlier you treat arthritis symptoms, the better quality of life you can have in the long run.
- Physical and chiropractic rehabilitation can significantly help patients with arthritis symptoms.
With the main types of arthritis, the cartilage between all the joints either wears away from overuse or injury, or the body attacks it’s own joints. With the latter, the body will create an autoimmune response to create inflammation and breakdown of the joint areas. Receiving stem cell therapy and other types of joint injections can combat that inflammation and stop damage from happening. Stem cell injections can then help repair areas of damage. Regenerative medicine methods can greatly help a patient with arthritis and other degenerative conditions.
Regenerative Medicine and You
We know that stem cells are what help build up new cells in the body after injury. However, this healing process can take a lot of time. Plus, when you are plagued with chronic conditions that are regenerative, you can’t exactly just wait for your body to get better on it’s own. That is why regenerative medicine, specifically stem cell therapy, was created. We harness the body’s own healing power, magnify it and then inject an ample amount of stem cells into a patient’s joint area.
We provide anti-inflammatory stem cell therapy injections to patients right at the site of their injury or chronic pain. These injections reduce swelling and inflammation, while providing the area with a high dosage of stem cells that your body can use to repair itself. You can heal quicker from injuries with stem cell therapy and can find soothing relief from chronic pain.
If you’ve tried medications and other invasive methods for healing, call our office for a consultation. You can receive an injection and see how beneficial the joint injections are for your injury or condition. Most patients choose to continue their regenerative medicine therapy because of the soothing relief of pain they feel and the increased range-of-motion they gain back from treatment. To have your free consultation, call Mile High Spine & Pain Center today at (720) 507-0080!