What is Regenerative Medicine/Musculoskeletal Regeneration?
Regenerative medicine (AKA musculoskeletal regeneration) is a form of treatment that uses a patient’s own cells or plasma to treat their ailments. This helps speed up the body’s natural recovery process and can be used to treat everything from sports injuries to cancer. Musculoskeletal refers to our muscles, bones and cartilage, all critical parts of maintaining our health. New research in the field of musculoskeletal regeneration is regularly showing its effectiveness and finding new ways to use it to treat injuries and diseases.
Here are answers to a few common questions about regenerative medicine.
Examples of regenerative medicine
Stem cell therapy is one of the most well-known forms of regenerative medicine but regenerative medicine has been used in various cases, including platelet rich plasma injection therapy (PRP injections), musculoskeletal regeneration and tissue engineering.
What is regenerative medicine good for?
Regenerative medicine can treat a variety of ailments affecting tissues, ligaments, baldness or hair loss, burns and even cancer. Regenerative medicine is an effective treatment in sports injuries like ACL tears and other knee injuries or tennis or golf elbow, but it can also treat functions lost to aging. Thus, it’s a well-tested, versatile option to treat a variety of problems.
How long does it take regenerative medicine to work?
Regenerative medicine treatment varies widely depending on how it is used and the patient, however, in general regenerative medicine will start to work after five to seven weeks. But, some patients see results in two weeks, while other patients take twelve weeks and multiple appointments for their regenerative medicine to work.
Contact us
If you’re considering regenerative medicine treatment in Staten Island, contact our office for more information. Dr. Maykel Desir, MD specializes in various regenerative medicine practices including PRP Injections, Stem Cell Therapy, Hyaluronate Injections, Bone Marrow Aspirate procedures and more, and can help advise you if musculoskeletal regeneration is right for you.