It can be hard to know when it’s time to seek professional care for back pain. Every day aches and strains can gradually become more severe over time. You may not realize how much your back pain is holding you back.
Instead of enduring your pain or trying to mask it with at-home remedies like over-the-counter pain medications and topical ointments, consider advanced treatment options at Alpenglow Pain & Wellness in Anchorage, Alaska. At this location, Dr. Gavin Nixon provides effective care options that can significantly improve your condition. That includes regenerative medicine therapies like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections.
In this blog, Dr. Nixon explains the benefits of PRP treatment for back pain and gives you guidance on when you should consider this type of chronic back pain solution. When you have all the information you need, you can make proactive choices to improve your symptoms and reclaim your life from your pain problem.
Often, back pain originates from degenerative changes in your spine. If your pain symptoms primarily occur in your neck, your upper (cervical) spine could be the source of the problem. Or, if you mostly suffer from low back pain, there could be a related issue in your lower (lumbar) spine.
Age, wear and tear, and certain medical conditions contribute to spinal degeneration. While it’s impossible to turn back the clock in general, when it comes to degenerative spinal issues, you may be able to reclaim lost ground with regenerative therapies like PRP.
Your body contains natural regenerative agents. When you’re injured, your tissues eventually heal, knitting back together and growing new skin. You can even regrow bone after a break. That’s due to the effects of the PRP found in your blood.
PRP injection therapy extracts and then concentrates the healing and regeneration agents in your blood, returning them via a needle to the location or locations where you need to kickstart regenerative processes. If you’ve been living with chronic back pain, PRP injections around your spine could effectively reverse degenerative changes, relieving your symptoms and improving your overall physical condition.
Dr. Nixon reviews your symptoms and medical history with you and may order diagnostic tests or exams to understand the causes of your back pain better. Depending on the causes of your symptoms, he may recommend PRP.
PRP works to treat back pain related to degenerative disc disease or other degenerative changes, including facet joint pain. Other causes of back pain may need different types of treatment. But if PRP is right for you, there are substantial benefits.
Dr. Nixon creates your PRP injections from a sample of your own blood, so you don’t need to worry about having an adverse reaction to a foreign substance. As a member of the Regenexx® network, Dr. Nixon can draw on proprietary methods for PRP concentration, allowing your injection to be classified as super-concentrated PRP (SCP), enhancing your treatment and pain-relief results.
Just one PRP treatment session may noticeably relieve your back pain symptoms. Dr. Nixon may also recommend a series of spaced-apart PRP injections to give your body optimal regenerative support.
When back pain starts to become a daily problem for you, it’s time to seek professional care and evaluation. State-of-the-art medical approaches, such as PRP injections, can help you regain your pain-free life. To get started today, contact Dr. Nixon at Alpenglow Pain & Wellness, either online or by phone, to schedule your initial consultation.
