How Regenerative Medicine Helps with Arthritis

Arthritis is a painful, debilitating, crippling disease that negatively affects millions of people across the globe. It makes the simple task seem hard to do because of the pain it causes. Due to the widespread negative effect of arthritis, many treatments have been developed to combat it. Our chiropractor in Broomfield specializes in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine includes procedures that boost your body's ability to heal itself.

Types of Regenerative Medicine Therapies 

Stem cell therapy

This therapy involves using stem cells that can morph into any cell they approach. If you have damaged ligaments or deteriorated cartilage in your body joints, stem cells are injected into your shoulders or knees. The cells help regenerates and transforms those tissues. Our chiropractor in Broomfield starts by extracting stem cells from another part of your body to inject them into your joint to initiate your body's self-healing.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

We will draw small blood samples from your arm. Using a centrifuge, we will isolate the platelets from other blood components like white and red blood cells. We then inject the liquid platelets into your painful joint. The platelets boost growth factors, which help cells division making your tissues to regenerate and speeding up the healing process. Research has proven that PRP for knee osteoarthritis helps reduces the pain and progression of the disease.

Prolotherapy

Prolotherapy involves injection and does not require the harvesting of stem cells or blood. Prolotherapy is based on the fact that your body naturally sends resources to the body part that needs healing. We inject a safe solution of glucose into your joint and stimulates your body's defense and healing mechanism. The goal of prolotherapy is to reduce pain and inflammation while enabling the regeneration of damaged tissues such as tendons and ligaments.

Amniotic membrane injections

Amniotic membrane injections use the powerful properties found in amniotic membrane tissue of the placenta that is taken from a mother during delivery. The placenta tissues re powerful hence are used in the field of integrated medicine. We will inject a solution containing amniotic membrane into your joint, which will release several healing effects such as cytokines, growth factors, fibrinogen, collagen, and hyaluronic acid. Amniotic membrane has proven to heal joint pain, orthopedic applications, sports medicine and also help heal wounds.

Before we perform any Holistic Medicine regenerative procedures, we will thoroughly examine your overall health. Our chiropractor in Broomfield provides Broomfield residents with comprehensive chiropractic care. Our professional team of surgeons, physicians, athletic trainers, physician assistants, certified, and therapists are available at a clinic location near you.