Are you fully taking advantage of current medical advances in arthritis treatment? If not, you should know more about the benefits of regenerative therapies, such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow concentrate (BMC), for arthritis patients.
At Alpenglow Pain & Wellness in Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. Gavin Nixon offers these types of orthobiologic treatments as part of the Regenexx network. With Dr. Nixon’s care, your arthritis symptoms could improve, and the progression of your condition could be significantly slowed. Here’s what you need to know.
Over time, arthritis wears away at the ends of your joints, leaving you suffering from ever-worsening symptoms of pain, joint stiffness, and bodily inflammation. Regenerative medicine therapies like PRP injections may help reverse the damage arthritis causes.
Dr. Nixon creates your injection from a sample of your own blood. When centrifuged, the regenerative PRP agents can be separated and concentrated. The Regenexx system improves PRP concentration, allowing Dr. Nixon to deliver a dose up to 20% more concentrated than other non-Regenexx providers.
Once your PRP injection is ready, Dr. Nixon carefully targets the specific parts of your body in need of healing and encouragement of new cellular growth. Most patients tolerate PRP injections well, and you may notice results within a few days or weeks after your injection appointment.
You may benefit from ongoing regular injections to continue to manage your arthritis symptoms and slow the progression of this degenerative disease. PRP is a good treatment option for patients with plenty of tissue in the painful area, providing the needed stimulus for regrowth.
In some cases, bone marrow concentrate (BMC) may be the better biologic treatment option for you. To create your BMC treatment, we gather bone marrow from the back of your pelvis. BMC concentrate is a source of platelets, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), endothelial progenitor cells, hematopoietic stem cells, and other tissue repair cells and naturally occurring growth factors.
Dr. Nixon may recommend BMC as a regenerative treatment option for advanced arthritis damage. BMC provides a more holistic regenerative boost, engaging and supporting your entire system of healing responses. For cases of advanced arthritis, presenting with bone damage as well as cartilage damage, BMC therapy often provides the best possible symptom relief and disease management results.
Dr. Nixon provides BMC in the form of the Regenexx SD injectate, which contains stem cells. After your bone marrow is harvested, Dr. Nixon reinjects the BMC in the area where you need to heal.
As we learn more about powerful biologic treatments like PRP and BMC, we’re able to better manage chronic conditions like rheumatic arthritis and osteoarthritis. Dr. Nixon and the team at Alpenglow Pain & Wellness make sure that you’re able to access the newest, most effective medical treatments and therapies for your arthritis.
With the right care, you can keep your arthritis symptoms at bay and slow the progression of your symptoms. You could benefit from PRP treatment, BMC infusions, or a combination of biologics. These treatment options work well with other arthritis management strategies, including physical therapy or lifestyle and activity modifications.
What could biologics do for you? Aren’t you ready to see what your body’s natural healing capabilities could do to treat your arthritis? To learn more about whether you could be a good candidate for biologics, contact Regenexx physician Dr. Nixon at Alpenglow Pain & Wellness and schedule your initial consultation. Book your appointment by calling now, or use our online tool.
