26 Sep 2023
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Are Regenerative Therapies Effective?

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It’s an age-old question in medicine, is this safe? Is it effective? With the rise of regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies, people wonder if therapies such as Platelet Rich Plasma, Exosomes/Stem Cells, and Ozone Therapies are safe and effective for chronic pain conditions such as arthritis.   Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cell treatments can be effective regenerative therapies for arthritis and other conditions. Regenerative medicine is considered to be safe because most regenerative therapies use cells collected from the patient (platelet rich plasma, or stem cells from bone marrow or fat tissue), which minimizes adverse reactions. Or use…
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15 Jan 2022
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Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy How Does it Work?

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PRP Therapy How Does it Work? Platelet Rich Plasma therapy (PRP) is a growing area in pain management. It is a regenerative medicine that uses a patient’s own blood cells to treat pain. According to the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, PRP shows promise for treating ailments such as osteoarthritis. As well as treating conditions in joints, rotator cuff tears, plantar fasciitis, ACL injuries, and much more. Platelet Rich Plasma is a minimally invasive procedure, that can be performed in office. Platelet rich plasma can help many conditions, including knee pain. How PRP Works The process of platelet rich plasma…
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03 Sep 2019
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Knee Pain

Chronic Pain Conditions, Platelet Rich Plasma, Therapies & Treatments, , ,
by: Dr. Michael A. Castillo We use our legs every day, and as result knee pain is common either from wear and tear, or injury. The first thing we need to understand is what is wrong with the knee. Best practices for knee pain diagnosis are a physical exam and an MRI. As there can be injury to the internal knee as well as the external knee, sometimes both parts. There can be three approaches to treating the knee: internal injections with hyaluronic acid (roster comb), external injections with steroid or natural anti-inflammatory injections, regenerative medicine, and surgery (endoscopic and…
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14 Mar 2019
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Untraditional Approach to Sports Injuries

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If a sports injury does not respond to nonsurgical treatments Dr. Castillo may recommend regenerative medicine therapy Some sports injuries heal fairly quickly on their own with rest and mild activity. While others are like a torn ACL, are unlikely to heal with traditional treatments. Now regenerative medicine such as PRP therapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and others may be able to help heal sports injuries. These regenerative treatments can help get players back on the field quicker. What is Regenerative Medicine? Regenerative medicine is the process of using cells to create newly functional tissues or repair tissue damaged from aging,…
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