Stem cells are the new wonders of 21st century medicine because they break the barrier of modern medicine and open up a new chapter in the way we evaluate disease and treat injuries. This type of regenerative medicine has evolved in parallel with advanced research...
Platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) is a relatively new and revolutionary method of treatment and it evolved along with stem cell research. The following information offers insight into this amazing treatment option for those considering it or simply wanting to know more about it. 1. PRP...
Before we can even begin to answer this question, you’ll first need to know a little more about stem cells and understand the nature of stem cells and their purpose/usability. Many of us have heard about stem cells from the news, especially since there have...
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a medical joint condition (disorder) caused by loss of articular cartilage that happens as we age. Though there are medications and other factors that can cause it in people of all ages, it usually develops after age...
Elbow problems? You might suffer from lateral epicondylitis, most commonly known as tennis elbow, which is not a very accurate name considering that most professional tennis players never suffered from this condition. It often occurs to lots of individuals suffering from repetitive stress who do...
One third of Americans suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain has more patients than cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined. Back pain was the most common physiological complaint among adults in the leading reason for time lost from work. Why do patients have back pain? Back pain...
Athletic injuries for the knee (such as patellar tendonitis), chronic tendon injuries like Achilles tendonitis, bilateral atraumatic quadriceps rupture, and Tennis Elbow were once treated with traditional therapies such as medication, bracing therapy, physical therapies, and surgical intervention. PRP, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, is an...
Arthritic damage occurs due to the slow degradation of cartilage from sustained activity in the joints. About one in four patients will develop pain related to arthritic damage throughout their life, with this number jumping to one in two patients by the age of 85....
There are only a limited number of non-surgical options available in the treatment of arthritis. A large amount of treatments currently in use focus on providing symptomatic relief for the pain caused by arthritis, but do not provide a means to repair the damage that...
A fat derived stem cell injection is the injection of a stem cell based fluid into an area of damaged tissue in order to stimulate the healing process for this area. Stem cells have the potential to develop into nearly any type of tissue cell,...