Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine is a way to keep a person off of drugs, out of surgery, and on their feet, all the while getting them to a pain-free life.

At Mid-Ohio Foot and Ankle, we have been specializing in regenerative medicine for over 20 years with a 90+% success rate in resolving chronic conditions that would normally be treated with medications or surgery.

Our Orthobiologics treatments use natural substances to help rejuvenate the tissues and bones in our bodies. With the use of regen med our patients see a reduction in their symptoms from almost immediately to a couple of weeks and it just keeps getting better over a 6 month period.

Our patients are usually suffering from long-term debilitating pain in their feet, ankles, and knees. Instead of having surgery or being on painkillers, our injection therapies have been proven to resolve your condition in days to weeks.

After a thorough physical exam to determine the severity of your condition a treatment plan is then formulated to give you the best results possible in the shortest amount of time.

We offer many alternatives to regular medicine with regenerative options including amniotic injections, Wharton's jelly, and exosome therapy to name a few.

Amniotic Injections

Amniotic injections reduce inflammation and can greatly decrease recovery time. The injections encourage tissue growth and healing of the damaged area.

What are the benefits of amniotic injections?

By injecting Amnion into the injured area, the cells in your body will be able to control inflammation, prevent the formation of scar tissue, and regrow tissue. Essentially, the injected growth factors will make your cells more determined to fix damage, giving older cells a similar function to younger cells. Results can last years from 1 injection per joint.

PRP – Platelet-Rich Plasma

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are gaining popularity for a variety of conditions, from sports injuries to hair loss. The treatment uses a patient's own blood cells to accelerate healing in a specific area. The results of treatment can last for 1 or 2 years at a time.

Research has shown that PRP can actually help you regenerate cartilage that's been degraded by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

Exosomes

Exosome therapy is an effective solution to chronic debilitating plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, sprained ligaments, or tendons, and for the treatment of arthritis and peripheral neuropathy in your foot and ankle.

Exosomes also help to repair tendon or muscle injuries by healing and strengthening the tissues by up to 40% thereby negating the need for long-term medication use or surgery.

Exosomes are extracellular vesicles generated by all cells that carry nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), proteins, lipids, and metabolites which create pathways for intercellular communication. These messenger cells release growth factors and other beneficial processes needed to rejuvenate the tissues.

Exosomes can also cross the blood-brain barrier, unlike stem cells, making these the ideal treatment for neurodegenerative diseases or conditions such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease.

Exosome therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that helps rejuvenate older stem cells with new, younger stem cells.

Stem cells have the potential to repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells in the body.

After getting Exosome therapy, the exosomes communicate new, healing messages to your cells which in turn tell your body to heal itself through its own regenerative process

How long does it take for Exosome therapy to work?

For most people, results can be seen in as little as 2-3 weeks and will only continue to improve over the next 6-9 months while the exosomes are active in eliciting the healing potential from the rejuvenated stem cells.

How often will I need Exosome therapy?

Most people will achieve their desired results with only one session of exosome therapy.

Are Exosomes better than stem cells?

Compared to adult stem cells, exosomes contain as much as three times the amount of growth factors making exosome therapy better able to restore and revitalize targeted cells.

Are Exosomes better than PRP?

Exosomes are 100x more powerful than PRP thereby requiring only one (1) injection which can last up to 5 years if not longer.

How many Exosomes are beneficial to the body in order to repair tissues?

Most injections contain 1-15 billion exosomes per milliliter and depending on the area involved may require 150 billion exosomes to rejuvenate the damaged tissues.

Most importantly exosome therapy has shown much success when it comes to the treatment of peripheral neuropathy. Studies have shown when using exosome therapy that patients with diabetic or idiopathic (no known reason) neuropathy can reduce the hypersensitivity of the nerves thereby decreasing the sensations that effect the leg, foot, and toes on a daily basis. Using only 1 injection of exosome therapy in the effected limb can greatly reduce your nerve pain within days to weeks and have long lasting effects. If you have neuropathy in both feet you will require 1 injection into each leg to treat the symptoms.

Exosomes are extremely small particles released form cells in the body that are responsible for setting up pathways for communication between other cells and thereby relaying the message to the body for activity to begin.

One way of thinking about this is looking at a big city from the top floor of the tallest office building. Each building is a cell and when you look at the people and the vehicles down below they look like dots (exosomes), but those dots have intricate workings going on within them that you can’t see, such as the engine in the vehicle. And it’s these finite workings that enable communication with other cells around the city thereby relaying their messages.

So, if a building (or cell) is in need of repair, those small exosomes (people and cars down below) relay that message to the proper controllers (rejuvenated stem cells) so that the action can begin to take place and the building will then be repaired or restored to its original form.

So, if you suffer from chronic ankle pain, partially torn muscles or ligaments, sprains, and strains that won’t heal and your only options are to either have surgery or live with the pain…stop!

Our proven treatments of exosome injection therapy have shown time and again the reparative process and decrease in pain and swelling with one (1) treatment and have long-lasting effects that can get you back to your previous activities without the need for surgery.

Wharton's jelly is found in the umbilical cord and is known for being rich in growth factors and mesenchymal stem cells. Stem cells have the ability to rejuvenate the structures on which they are placed and also increase the healing potential for soft tissue tears.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are different from the hematopoietic stem cells (PRP) that come from the blood system. Research shows MSCs are geared toward connective tissue disorders and regenerative medicine and have increased healing potential.

We currently use Wharton's jelly to help repair the Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, and also treat tendonitis, arthritis, and ankle pain. When used in the ankle joint the growth factors help to increase the cushioning effect of the joint and then stem cells help to increase the healing potential of the damaged bone and tissues.

We also recommend Wharton's jelly and exosome therapy for patients who have undergone previous surgeries and are still experiencing pain and discomfort on a regular basis to help repair the structures and soft tissue.

Finally, our regenerative medicine options are currently being used successfully to treat bunion, hammer toe and tailor bunion pain without the need for surgery. Since you are wearing away the fat pad over long periods of time from the constant pressure you begin to irritate the nerves which causes discomfort and this can be remedied using our non-surgical regenerative medicine techniques.

Our medical staff does an excellent job of examining, evaluating, and qualifying appropriate candidates for treatment. Part of the reason we have a very good success rate is that not everyone who comes to the clinic receives treatment. Our medical providers have very specific qualifications for treatment. The expectations for care are fully explained.

Our goal is to continue to provide high-quality care and programs such as regenerative medicine. We will continue to strive to be compliant and follow all federal and state regulations pertaining to our treatment programs. Our hope is that this promising field of regenerative medicine will continue to grow and provide patients with continued options to find relief for chronic joint pain and suffering.

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