When Your Knee Pain Persists: Are Stem Cells An Option?

Chronic knee pain is a frequent complaint of patients. There are a variety of possibilities for the underlying cause of the chronic knee pain. Many times, surgery is recommended for relief, yet when surgery fails to relieve symptoms, or sufferers are looking for an alternative to knee surgery, what options are available?

Many patients and athletes are turning to regenerative medicine procedures such as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy as alternatives to surgery, as well as when knee surgery has failed. Additionally, patients wishing to avoid total knee replacement are seeking stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine techniques as a strategy to prevent a necessary knee replacement.

Regenerative medicine deals with applications to heal and assist the body without surgery or drugs. Our bodies possess unique capabilities to heal themselves if given proper assistance from our own growth factors found in PRP and the restorative and regenerative potential of stem cells.  These therapies are becoming more common treatment methods for athletic injuries and even in arthritic conditions.