Regenerative medicine, also known as tissue engineering, is a state-of-the-art field of medical care that can assist in the restoration and maintenance of damaged tissues, assisting the body’s healing systems with the help of foreign or natural biological material. Rogue Valley Pain Physical & Regenerative Medicine, located in Medford, Oregon, specializes in providing regenerative therapies that can address conditions such as osteoarthritis, tendinitis, muscular injuries, tendon injuries, and degenerative disc disease. We specialize in conservative pain management, physical medicine, regenerative and injection medicine, PRP treatment, and orthopedics.
Regenerative medicine therapies such as PRP treatment are a relatively new generation of medical techniques that are proving to be highly effective at addressing the root cause of injury and disease.
PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatments use injections of the patient’s own platelets to amplify the healing of issues related to the musculoskeletal system, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints. Platelets are blood cells in the body that enact functions of growth and healing, while plasma is composed of the proteins and water of the blood. We will withdraw a few tubes of blood and run the blood through a centrifuge. This process concentrates the platelets, which are then directly injected into the injured tissue. By injecting healthy platelets into damaged tissue, the body releases natural growth factors that assist and increase the body’s reparative cells. PRP treatments can be effective in treating soft-tissue ailments such as ruptures of the Achilles tendon, rotator cuff tears, chronic tendonitis, muscle strain, and tennis elbow.
At Rogue Valley Pain Physical & Regenerative Medicine we also provides prolotherapy and joint viscosupplementation. Prolotherapy is a non-surgical treatment that injects a tissue-cycling solution into damaged ligaments, tendons, or joints to induce a controlled inflammatory response that stimulates the body’s natural healing process by activating healing cells and cytokines. Joint viscosupplementation is a regenerative medicine procedure that applies a gel-like substance to the joints to improve joint function and alleviate pain.
Regenerative medicine is an exciting new field of treatments that stimulate and accelerate the body’s natural healing processes. We may also recommend IV nutrition therapy, an effective modality that can increase energy and improve the immune system. To make an appointment at Rogue Valley Pain Physical & Regenerative Medicine, call (514) 200-0929.
