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Stem cell injections
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Pain free. Good as new. No surgery.Your meniscus healed? I was told that was impossible.
Your meniscus healed? I was told that was impossible.
I was under the impression that they don't "heal" as in "growing back", but as in the swelling and pain will subside and you can carry on unimpacted. Obviously that depends on the tear, location, and nature of the injury.
The thing in old age is 3 servings of 40 grams of protein to trigger syntheses.
This is baseline but it's hard to do if you are trying to eat lower calories.
You loose 50 % of your muscle mass from 40 to 80.
That tidbit haunts me.
That was my MCL. I also had a meniscus tear. I don't think those heal.
Im going to chat with a PRP Dr. about some PRP in the Disk. Sounds potentially $$$ for a chance it wont do any good
I highly recommend you call Dr. Alderman….Im going to chat with a PRP Dr. about some PRP in the Disk. Sounds potentially $$$ for a chance it wont do any good
Can you comment as to why? Is it different than a guy doing PRP? I know nothing about it. Back Dr. said no go for me on Lumbar Disk replacement due to Facets being no bueno. thanks
must be a short read
Can platelet-rich plasma injections heal your joints? - Harvard Health
Platelet-rich plasma injections are used to reduce pain and speed healing for a number of common problems of the tendons, muscles, and joints. But new research shows they may not be effective for s...
www.health.harvard.edu
Cutting through the hype on platelet-rich plasma
A University of Melbourne clinical trial casts fresh doubt on Platelet Rich Plasma therapy for reducing knee arthritis pain and repairing damaged cartilage
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! You're not supposed to go there.........
That wasn’t the protocol that I was given. I took a week off, full rest. Another week of moderate stress then back to full power.
It would seem to me that technology that literally grows back cartilage (otherwise impossible), fixes degenerative joints, slows aging etc would be Nobel prize worthy, yet so far it’s a treatment largely relegated to back alley clinics in Central America.
I’m 100% in favor of medical innovation. I’m not a fan of money-wasting, life-threatening procedures that have been studied and have not been shown to provide any lasting benefit over known treatments or placebo, particularly when performed in TJ.
There are over 2,500 clinics in the US doing stem cell work. It's just that there is no insurance coverage so it's a cash deal. And like a lot of things, you can spend 50 grand on something here that you can get south of the border for five. (With all the risk south of the border medical care entails)
There's some promise re the therapy.
"Stem cells: What they are and what they do
Stem cells offer great promise for new medical treatments. Learn about stem cell types, current and possible uses, and the state of research and practice."
Stem cells: What they are and what they do - Mayo Clinic
And you can find a fair number of people who claim they were helped. Whether that is higher than placebo I don't know. But I'm three for three on people that had positive experiences. Standard being pain reduction/elimination.
If it did work, think of all the anti-inflammatories/pain medications that would take a financial hit? I wonder how many billions per year that little industry niche is worth?
I've got one hip that X-rays really ugly but doesn't hurt that much. I still work out hard on it. I make no concessions to it so far. But the writing is on the wall. I've considered trying a stem cell Doc that is in town here. It's a risk. Financial and medical I suppose. I can afford it. But I'm cheap. I hate paying money for nothing. I'm mostly worried about "do no harm."
There's some promise re the therapy.
"Stem cells: What they are and what they do
Stem cells offer great promise for new medical treatments. Learn about stem cell types, current and possible uses, and the state of research and practice."
Stem cells: What they are and what they do - Mayo Clinic
And you can find a fair number of people who claim they were helped. Whether that is higher than placebo I don't know. But I'm three for three on people that had positive experiences. Standard being pain reduction/elimination.
If it did work, think of all the anti-inflammatories/pain medications that would take a financial hit? I wonder how many billions per year that little industry niche is worth?
I've got one hip that X-rays really ugly but doesn't hurt that much. I still work out hard on it. I make no concessions to it so far. But the writing is on the wall. I've considered trying a stem cell Doc that is in town here. It's a risk. Financial and medical I suppose. I can afford it. But I'm cheap. I hate paying money for nothing. I'm mostly worried about "do no harm."
and if its broke, but not hurting? This was the situation with my rotator cuff repair, details in my thread. Whether to intervene would be a case by case basis.
No doctor you would ever want working on you would recommend treatment for an asymptomatic hip. Like spinal MRIs, if you scan a guy over 40, you'll see damage. If the damage isn't impacting you in any meaningful way, keep going. It's wear and tear, not a tumor.
Now, if your hip hurts, and it looks mangled, there's some pretty straightforward solutions that are widely accepted and minimally invasive. Replacement and resurfacing have been done for a long time and typically recover with great results. It's not a knee. And it's covered by insurance.
Griffin and Kelly had them in the last year and are both in the water.