Regenerative Medicine
Natural Biologic Treatments for Joint Health, Healing, and Tissue Support
Our clinic offers advanced regenerative medicine therapies designed to support the body’s natural healing processes. These biologic treatments use naturally derived components that may help support tissue repair, improve joint function, and promote overall musculoskeletal health.
Recover from Injuries and Surgery with Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative biologics are derived from Wharton’s Jelly in the umbilical cord, a tissue naturally rich in growth factors, extracellular vesicles, structural proteins, and signaling molecules that help support cellular communication and tissue maintenance.
These therapies are commonly used as part of a comprehensive approach to help patients dealing with degenerative join conditions and discomfort, sports injuries, soft tissue damage, and more.
Benefits
Regenerate New, Healthy Tissue • Decrease Pain • Decrease Inflammation • Improve Function • Improve Quality of Life • Prevent Surgery and Medication Use • Safe, Proven, Effective
Regenerative Medicine Treatments are ideal for chronic pain resolution, post surgical recovery, and a variety of sports medicine related conditions including:
Partical rotator cuff tears
Bone Spur
Tennis and golfers elbow
Quadriceps and patellar tendon tears
Meniscal and cartilage tears
Deep Trigger Points
And more...
Regenerative Medicine Treatments Available at Annapolis Pain Management
Restor+™
Cellular Wharton’s Jelly Biologic
Restor+ is an advanced biologic derived from Wharton’s Jelly that contains mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) along with other naturally occurring regenerative components.
Mesenchymal stem cells are known for their ability to develop into several important tissue types involved in musculoskeletal health, including bone cells, cartilage cells, and connective tissue cells.
Because these cells play an important role in tissue maintenance and repair, therapies containing MSCs are often used in regenerative medicine protocols designed to support joint and soft tissue health.
A regenerative medicine treatment utilizing RESToR is an ideal choice for individuals who are dealing with any of a variety of injuries or conditions that are interfering with their everyday lives.
Restor+ is especially beneficial for patients over forty who, due to the aging process, have less viable cells than a younger patient would repair.
Restor+ is recovered from healthy, carefully screened mothers at the time of scheduled cesarean sections and processed in accordance with FDA and AATB (American Association of Tissue Banks) regulations and standards.
Rexo™
Extracellular Vesicle Therapy
Rexo is an advanced biologic composed primarily of extracellular vesicles derived from Wharton’s Jelly.
Extracellular vesicles are microscopic particles naturally released by cells that act as communication messengers between cells. These vesicles contain signaling molecules that help regulate cellular activity and may help coordinate the body’s natural repair processes.
Rexo™ offers similar benefits to stem cell injections, contains many regenerative components such as cytokines, growth factors, hyaluronic acid, and peptides.
These higher concentrations of growth factors have been shown to prevent cell death.
Rexo™ is recovered from healthy, carefully screened mothers at the time of scheduled cesarean sections and processed in accordance with FDA and AATB (American Association of Tissue Banks) regulations and standards.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has become more widely well known over the past several years despite being discovered and further developed as a regenerative medicine therapy for musculoskeletal conditions around the 1990’s. PRP is an excellent option for the majority of the patients we see for a number of reasons. There are very few contraindications (reasons you cannot do it) so the risks and downsides for the injection are low. PRP can also be used for a variety of conditions including soft tissue injuries like sprains and strains, osteoarthritis, as well as hair loss and skin rejuvenation!
The simplest way to explain PRP is that the patient's own blood is drawn and put in a machine to separate out the parts of the blood that contain things really good for healing. That is then re-injected into the patient at or near the site of pain/injury. The area injected not only has additional healing strength from the PRP but the injection also helps draw the body's attention to that area to really focus on healing it.
Just like other regenerative medicine treatments, PRP is not something you will walk out of the office on the same day as the injection and feel 100% better. Healing takes time, so the full effects of the injection can take weeks and for more significant or chronic injuries or damage, more than one injection can be necessary.
If you are considering PRP treatment or would be interested in hearing what options are available to you for your specific condition, give us a call! Our team would be happy to evaluate your condition and help you decide what treatments would be best for you!
Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy is another regenerative medicine treatment our office offers. It has been used in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions since the 1930’s! The process includes injecting an irritant like dextrose (sugar water) into damaged tissue. Prolotherapy at its most basic level works by irritating the area that was injected, causing the body to really focus on healing that area.
The effects of prolotherapy, just like other regenerative medicine treatment options, takes several weeks to feel the full effects of. The upside of this is that the intent is to heal the tissue long term versus only temporarily providing pain relief. For a more indepth read about prolotherapy and how it compares to Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) check out our blog post, Prolotherapy versus PRP.
If you are ready to start your treatment or if you have more questions for us, make an appointment today! One of our providers would be happy to review your condition with you and help you find the best treatment option(s)!
