Nov 13, 2018 | Joint Injections, Regenerative Medicine
Joint pain. Millions of Americans each and every year suffer from the chronic pain of osteoarthritis. As we grow older we might notice our joints starting to click and clack as we stand up. Often this is just a normal part of aging but for many, it’s the...
Nov 7, 2018 | Joint Injections, Pain Management
Cortisone injections into the hip joint can alleviate pain by decreasing inflammation and providing long-term pain relief. The hip joint is susceptible to arthritis, mechanical stress, and injury that can cause pain in the hip, buttock, leg, and low back. There...
Sep 25, 2018 | Back Pain, Joint Injections, Pain Management, Physical Therapy
Radiculopathy is when one or more nerves do not work properly as a result of certain medical conditions where the nerve becomes pinched. Injury results at the root of the nerve (where it exits from the spinal cord). The pain often radiates to a part of the body...
Sep 24, 2018 | Back Pain, Joint Injections, Pain Management
Radiofrequency ablation RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure used to destroy abnormal or damaged tissue. The abnormal tissue is destroyed using heat (radiofrequency), extreme cold (cryoablation), chemical or laser. Radiofrequency-ablation uses heat to damage the...
Aug 14, 2018 | Joint Injections, Pain Management, Regenerative Medicine
For many years, corticosteroid injections were a mainstay for osteoarthritis pain treatment. However, a recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that corticosteroid injections sped up cartilage loss in the knee joint. For many,...
Aug 8, 2018 | Joint Injections, Pain Management, Regenerative Medicine
The potential for stem cell treatments covers several different areas of health and medical research. Recent research shows promise in using stem cells to treat Autism, Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy. The most well-known type of stem cell therapy, called bone...
