Regenerative Therapy for Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain can have an enormous impact on quality of life and everyday activities. Traditional treatments typically include medications, physical therapy or surgery as appropriate – however regenerative therapy offers hope to those living with shoulder discomfort.
Regenerative medicine is a breakthrough area of healthcare that seeks to promote your body’s natural healing to repair damaged tissue in the body. Techniques such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections or tissue-derived allografts therapy utilize natural substances to kickstart the body’s own healing mechanisms. For shoulder pain, these methods aim to promote healing and alleviate discomfort.
What is regenerative medicine for shoulder pain?
PRP injection is an advanced regenerative therapy technique involving injecting concentrated doses of platelets – cells vital to healing processes – into an injury site to release growth factors which promote new cell and tissue formation. PRP has proven successful at relieving various musculoskeletal ailments including shoulder pain.
Tissue-derived allografts therapy involves the injection of allografts, cells that can differentiate into various cell types. These allografts can stimulate the body’s healing of damaged tissues, thus promoting healing in the shoulder. Adult tissue-derived allografts, which can be harvested from various tissues in the body, can differentiate into specific cell types found in the tissues they originate from.
Dr. Ilana Etelzon, a pain management specialist based in NYC, is a leading expert in the field of regenerative therapy. Board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehab/Interventional Pain Management, she specializes in non-operative or minimally invasive treatment methods, such as regenerative therapies. Dr. Etelzon will work closely with you to devise an individualized treatment plan based on your diagnosis.
