Is Regenerative Medicine Right for Your Joint Pain?

Is Regenerative Medicine Right for Your Joint Pain?

Our bodies hold miraculous healing properties. Regenerative medicine techniques, such as stem cell therapy, help relieve pain from such common degenerative joint conditions as arthritis and others.

Kevin Elaahi, MD, Benjamin Kim, MD, and our talented team offer a variety of regenerative medicine techniques, along with a full scope of other advanced pain management solutions at Interventional Pain Consultants in Parsippany, Montclair, and Landing, New Jersey.

Ready to heal your joint, alleviate your pain, restore your mobility, and improve your quality of life? Regenerative medicine may be exactly what you’ve been waiting for. 

What is regenerative medicine?

In recent years, regenerative medicine has rightfully grown in popularity. Working with stem cell technology and more to heal, repair, and rejuvenate damaged tissues, our doctors use these non-surgical treatments to help resolve your ongoing  pain and inflammation.

By activating your body’s natural healing processes, regenerative medicine:

These targeted, state-of-the-art techniques can be used to help diminish musculoskeletal pain in a variety of areas, including your joints, back, and neck.

Joint pain symptoms

When shock-absorbing cartilage grows thin, your bones rub together each time you move your joints. Or, when the tendons or ligaments that support a joint are injured, joint stability suffers. Either can elicit:

Our team evaluates the source of your pain to provide the ideal therapy.

Regenerate your cells to relinquish pain

Arthritis, one of the most common degenerative conditions causing joint pain, affects nearly 60 million people — or one in four adults — in the United States.

Regenerative treatments stimulate your body’s natural healing mechanisms to combat the ill effects of arthritis and other painful joint conditions. We offer minimally-invasive regenerative therapies based upon your specific concerns and medical condition.

Pain-relieving treatments include:

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

Anti-inflammatory proteins and growth factors within your own blood offer a wealth of healing properties. To perform PRP therapy, our team:

We then inject this powerful platelet-rich plasma into damaged tissue to promote healing, regulate your immune cells, and ultimately relieve your pain.

Stem cell therapy

Certain stem cells morph into tissue, bone, or blood cells, while others remain unspecialized. We utilize stem cells to reduce cartilage breakdown. When used to offset a debilitating joint disease, such as osteoarthritis of the hips, knees, hands, feet, and/or spine, stem cell therapy calms your immune system to lessen pain and inflammation.

Hyaluronic acid (HA) injections

HA is a naturally-occurring molecule that often declines with age. lubricates your joints. We inject this healing substance into painful joints to lubricate them, reducing stiffness and pain. 

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

RFA uses harmless radio waves to dissolve a small portion of problematic, or overactive, nerve tissue. This unique treatment stops nerve pain in its tracks by blocking it from reaching your brain, giving your body more time to heal: Over time, healthy nerves regrow. RFA is especially useful for relieving chronic joint pain.

Be patient and heal yourself

In addition to regenerative medicine therapy, our doctors may suggest certain at-home healing practices to help you feel your best, such as:

Our team may also recommend over-the-counter topical gels, or dietary supplements such as glucosamine, to enhance healing.

The rest of your life begins today

Dr. Elahi, Dr. Kim, and our team of specialists use regenerative medicine and other non-surgical therapies to help you manage pain effectively and restore an improved quality of life.

Ready to discover whether regenerative medicine is right for you? Call or click online to book an appointment at your nearest Interventional Pain Consultants office in Parsippany, Montclair, or Landing, New Jersey.

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