An increase in appetite, never feeling full, and weight gain don’t happen just because you’re gluttonous or undisciplined — sometimes hormonal imbalance is the reason. Learn how hormones impact weight and about a treatment that can help.
Regenerative medicine is a relatively new, very exciting field in which your body’s own healing capabilities are harnessed to fight disease and injury. This area of study is making inroads into a diverse array of health problems and chronic conditions.
New, healthy tissue is actually produced, for example, by a regenerative treatment known as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. This method has been used to treat everything from hair loss to rotator cuff injuries.
The Regenerative Health & Wellness Medical Center team specializes in providing regenerative treatments, including PRP. Dr. Jacob Holdren and Dr. Steven Foley provide relief for sufferers of a common but painful and progressive disease: arthritis.
Your blood is made from red and white blood cells and platelets, which contain important growth factors that have a major impact on healing and regeneration.
Platelet rich plasma is sometimes referred to as “liquid gold,” because of its yellow tint. It’s your blood’s largest component, and it works to deliver proteins, nutrients, and hormones to different areas of your body that need it.
Most of us have heard of animals and their regenerative capabilities. For example, a lizard can lose a tail, but grow it back through regeneration. PRP enables this capability for humans with certain health conditions — like arthritis — and more is being learned each day about how the therapy can be applied to medical treatment.
It doesn’t matter which of your joints arthritis affects — your knees, spine, hips, or somewhere else — we know it interferes significantly with your quality of life. You may feel hopeless about your arthritis pain and wonder if it will ever improve.
The fact is, the simple wear and tear and cartilage breakdown that are the disease’s hallmarks are what happens as many of us get older. Factors like being overweight, heredity, and your history of injury also contribute to your level of arthritis risk.
Aside from pain that drives you to distraction, you might experience:
When combined, these symptoms make performing the simplest everyday tasks, from cooking to sitting down and getting up, very challenging.
We’re thrilled to be able to offer platelet-rich plasma therapy to our patients suffering from arthritis because it attacks the root causes of the condition: deteriorated tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone.
PRP treatment goes directly to the source of your problem, because we inject your plasma into the troubled joint itself, but that’s just one benefit. There’s also:
We believe PRP treatment might even have the ability to delay or even stop your joint damage progression entirely.
We answer that question with a resounding “yes!”
Risks that accompany PRP therapy are so few because it’s a natural treatment derived from your own body. NSAIDS pain medication therapy (aspirin and ibuprofen), for example, can come with stomach troubles and affect your heart and blood pressure.
Other arthritis treatments are accompanied by negatives as well. Repeated corticosteroid injections have been found to actually weaken ligaments, while surgical options pose their own challenges, like lengthy recovery times and stressful rehabilitation.
None of these issues are problems with PRP treatment.
Your PRP treatment is comfortable, and only about 30 to 90 minutes long, depending on what your treatment needs are. Even better, you can go back to your normal activities immediately after treatment because it’s minimally invasive.
When you come to our office for your treatment, we take a small sample of blood from your arm and spin it in a centrifuge. When that process is complete, your doctor injects the platelet-rich plasma into your arthritic joint and it starts releasing growth factors to help you heal.
You may have a bit of tenderness or swelling at the site of the injection, but keeping the treatment area protected helps with your comfort. Unlike a corticosteroid shot, PRP therapy doesn’t free you from discomfort immediately; allow some weeks for this treatment to do its important work.
Your doctor will counsel you about follow-up treatments and your overall treatment plan.
Don’t suffer another day with the pain and long-term consequences of arthritis. See if PRP therapy could help you. Schedule a consultation with us by calling our Holly or Colorado Springs office or reach out to us on our website.
You Might Also Enjoy...
An increase in appetite, never feeling full, and weight gain don’t happen just because you’re gluttonous or undisciplined — sometimes hormonal imbalance is the reason. Learn how hormones impact weight and about a treatment that can help.
Our hormones impact everything from appetite and growth to libido and mental clarity. Aging makes us produce fewer hormones, and this causes many symptoms. Learn here how bioidentical hormone therapy treats symptoms and how to prepare for treatment.
About 16 million people suffer from back pain each year. If you’re one of them, you’re probably tired of the discomfort and limited mobility. Find out if your back pain stems from a herniated disc, and if so, what to do about it.
Being overweight or obese puts you at higher risk for serious health conditions, like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Did you know that a mere 10-pound weight loss makes a big impact on your health? Learn more here.
Pregnancy is a grand adventure that causes your body to change in countless ways — and they’re not all comfortable. Learn how chiropractic care can safely relieve pregnancy discomfort.
Sexual dysfunction involves three broad problems and can take a steep toll on your relationship. Learn what they are, some facts that may surprise you about sexual dysfunction in men and women, and effective treatments for a more fulfilling sex life.