Can Orthobiologics help me?
Orthobiologics help to create new cells in existing healthy tissues and repair tissues that are injured or damaged. The cells naturally work to reduce inflammation, prevent cell death, prevent infection, and generate new blood vessels.
This has successfully treated a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including arthritis and soft tissue injuries involving tendons and ligaments. At Axis Spine Center, we use orthobiologics to treat pain in tendons, ligaments, joints, the neck, and the back.
why orthobiologics?
Stem cells are early-stage cells that have the potential to develop into other specialized types of cells. They are found all around the body in various tissues and organs, but the most easily accessible and highest concentrated areas are in bone marrow. Bone marrow contains many things like growth factors and cytokines and stem cells.
Bone Marrow Concentrate
Stem cells are early-stage cells that have the potential to develop into other specialized types of cells. They are found all around the body in various tissues and organs, but the most easily accessible and highest concentrated areas are in bone marrow. At Axis Spine Center, we utilize stem cells present in bone marrow typically harvested from the iliac crest (the hip bone).
Bone marrow concentrate contains many substances like growth factors, cytokines and stem cells to promote healing. At Axis Spine we only utilize cellular therapy derived from the patient's own body. We are able to get bone marrow in the -- with minimal discomfort.
PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP)
PRP stands for platelet-rich-plasma. PRP is different from stem cell injections in that the platelets attract stem cells to the area. In contrast, injecting the stem cells places the cells exactly where they need to be to exert their effect.
Why Bone Marrow
Stem cells harvested from bone marrow are specifically prepared to regenerate soft tissue. They are ready to be used in a patient after a short process involving minimal manipulation of the cells. Our physicians concentrate the harvested stem cells by separating them from blood clotting agents and other cells in an FDA-approved device. Bone marrow also contains growth factors and proteins that optimize the environment for stem cells. Other sources of stem cells include adipose or fat. These cells have been shown in studies to be less effective in regenerating bone and cartilage growth when compared to bone marrow stem cells.