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PRP Study Demonstrates Injections Hold Improvements Two Years Later
Knee osteoarthritis is the most common articular disease. In fact, osteoarthritis, in general, is a major public health concern not just here in the United States, but worldwide. As such, finding the most effective and safest treatment option available is of the...
Common Joint Pain Treatment May Do More Harm than Good
PRP … a Better Alternative How often have you heard a family member or friend complain about pain in their knee or another joint? They then go to the doctor, desperate for the relief found in what they believe is the “cure-all”—a cortisone shot into the joint. And...
Which Joints Respond Best to PRP Therapy?
As people everywhere strive for better overall health to improve the quality of their lives, more of them are exploring the viability of using natural, non-surgical approaches to heal, repair, and treat injuries and debilitating conditions. One of these approaches,...
The Top Five Questions about Stellate Ganglion Blocks
While many remain unfamiliar with it, Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGB) can be a life-changing advance in modern medicine to help calm anxiety and fear-based responses. SGB is a safe, ultrasound-guided injection that targets a collection of nerves in the neck, blocking...
What is Interventional Orthopedic and Orthobiologic Medicine
Interventional orthopedic and orthobiologic medicine encompasses the treatment methods used to regrow, repair, or replace damaged or diseased cells, tissues, and organs, with the goal of restoring them to normal function (or as close as possible). It includes...
Treating Long COVID Symptoms with Stellate Ganglion Blocks
To date, roughly 77 million people in the United States alone have contracted COVID-19. And more than 25% of that population have suffered from Long COVID, which is defined as having physical and/or neurological symptoms following an acute COVID infection that persist...
Why Cell Counting Matters
PRP Counts on It As we all know, at its most basic level, the world of science is based on data; specifically, data that is quantifiable and measurable. Researchers need to know exactly what they are working with, and in what quantities, to help ensure consistency in...
Q&A: Hypermobile Ehlres-Danlos Syndrome
At NW Regen, we work with patients with a variety of disorders – some commonly known, and others, perhaps less well-known. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one that not many people may have heard of, but one that definitely warrants attention. hEDS is an...
More Questions About Knee Pain? We Have Answers
Sometimes knee pain and back pain are related. But not always. Sometimes knee pain, one of the most common complaints among our patients at NW Regen, is independent of any back issues. In Part 2 of our knee pain series, we’ll answer a few more common questions.