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Advanced Stem Cell Therapy and Platelet Rich Plasma Procedures for Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Arthritis, and Other Shoulder Conditions.

A shoulder injury, such as a rotator cuff tear, labrum tear, or osteoarthritis, can make even simple movements like lifting your arm or reaching overhead painful and with limited range of motion. Whether due to overuse or a specific injury, shoulder pain and weakness can disrupt your daily life. Surgery is sometimes presented as the only solution, but there are less invasive treatments that address the underlying causes of shoulder pain without the risks associated with surgery.

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Shoulder

✓ Rotator cuff tears or tendinosis

✓ Labrum tear

✓ Arthritis

✓ Frozen shoulder

✓ Thoracic outlet syndrome

Outcomes For Shoulder Procedure Using Regenexx Protocol

There are more than 9734 Regenexx shoulder patients being tracked in the Regenexx® Provider Patient Registry.

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Shoulder Function Improvement After Procedure Using Regenexx Injectates

shoulder Function Improvement After Procedure Using Regenexx Injectates Pain Doctors Brooklyn

Prior to treatment, patients report being limited to an average of 67% of their optimal function. After receiving treatment, they report averages up to 88%. The functional questionnaire represented here is the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH).

All functional scores have been normalized to a scale of 0 – 100 for observation.

Data updated September 03, 2025.

Shoulder Pain Decrease After Procedure Using Regenexx Injectates

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Prior to receiving treatment, patients report average pain of 4.2/10. One month after treatment, pain levels decrease to an average of 2.7/10, a decrease of 36%. The questionnaire used is the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS).

Data updated September 03, 2025.

Overall Shoulder Improvement After Procedure Using Regenexx Injectates

Overall shoulder Improvement After Procedure Using Regenexx Injectates Pain Doctors Brooklyn

Patients feel their joints are, on average, already 33% better after only 1-month, and continue to improve from there. The questionnaire used is the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE).

Data updated September 03, 2025.

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Conventional Treatments May Offer Temporary Relief, Not a Long-Term Solution

For shoulder issues such as rotator cuff tear, labrum tear, and osteoarthritis, common treatments like physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and steroid injections may offer temporary relief by reducing pain and inflammation. Unfortunately, these treatments often don’t fully address the root causes of the pain, meaning pain and weakness can persist or even worsen over time.

When conservative care or common treatments no longer offer enough relief, surgery is often suggested. However, shoulder surgery can come with significant challenges, including a lengthy recovery period, limited shoulder mobility, and potential complications like infection or stiffness. While surgery can reduce pain, it may not fully restore function. After shoulder surgery, some people may experience only partial restoration of shoulder strength and movement, particularly in cases of severe or long-standing injuries, or changes in the joint over time that may require further treatment or additional surgery.

Fortunately, there are alternative treatments that reduce the need for surgery or joint replacement.

Procedures Using Regenexx Injectates for Rotator Cuff Tears

Using healing agents from your own body to treat rotator cuff tears, shoulder arthritis, and other common shoulder conditions, the Regenexx approach provides an alternative to invasive surgeries like rotator cuff tear surgery, shoulder labrum surgery, acromioplasty, and shoulder replacement.

Highly-specific, precise, image-guided injections of your cells and growth factors directly into the injured area promote your own body’s natural ability to repair. By both mobilizing your body’s own healing mechanisms and eliminating the trauma of surgery and atrophy caused by immobilization, regenerative orthopedics has produced positive outcomes in the treatment of rotator cuff tears, other common shoulder injuries, and shoulder arthritis.

How Stem Cell Procedures and Platelet Rich Plasma Work

And why we use Regenexx injectates and protocols for higher cell concentrations and customized dosing

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Regenexx SD injectate is Bone Marrow Concentrate, which contains stem cells. These repair cells from your own body live inside all of us in various tissues, poised to leap into action to repair damage as it occurs. As we age or have big injuries, we may not be able to recruit enough of these cells to the site to fully repair the area. The procedure using Regenexx SD injectate helps overcome this problem by harvesting Bone Marrow from an area of the back of the hip that contains a dense population of these important cells and then concentrating those cells before precisely injecting them into the injured area using advanced imaging guidance. The goal of the procedure is to reduce pain and improve function by promoting the body’s own ability to heal naturally. This Patented Bone Marrow Concentrate Protocol can be used for a wide range of orthopedic conditions. Your doctor will evaluate your condition and your imaging to determine whether a bone marrow concentrate or platelet-based treatment is the best option for your orthopedic condition.

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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet Lysate are Platelet procedures that contain healing growth factors from your own blood that promote your body’s natural ability to repair itself. The use of PRP to treat joint, tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries is becoming well known, thanks to exposure from professional athletes. Platelet injections have a stimulating effect on the repair cells within the targeted area, making those cells work harder to perform their natural job of healing the body.

Like all procedures using Regenexx injectates, this procedure is performed with high-level image guidance to ensure the most accurate placements of cells into the desired area. Procedures using Regenexx SCP injectate are more concentrated and purer than PRP created by the typical machines used at most regenerative medicine clinics. This increases its ability to stimulate the body’s natural healing response. Platelet procedures are commonly used for soft tissue injuries, mild arthritis, spine conditions, and around nerves.

Industry-Leading Musculoskeletal Specialists – Focused on Results

Regenexx patients benefit from the expertise of a board-certified physician who handles both their evaluation and their Regenexx procedure. Patients receive a treatment plan customized to their specific condition or injury needs. Regenexx non-surgical procedures are informed by research, utilize leading biotechnology, and are supported by over 19 years of patient results. These injection-based procedures require less downtime compared to surgery. Regenexx patients return to normal daily activities as tolerated. Most resume light activities and work after 5 to 7 days and return to sports at 6 to 8 weeks.

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*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.

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