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The Trusted Alternative to Orthopedic Surgery
Altus Spine and Joint Pain Center is proud to offer Regenexx®, a revolutionary non-surgical approach to pain management. It harnesses your body’s innate healing capabilities through advanced regenerative medicine techniques, offering a compelling alternative to invasive surgical procedures.
Regenexx® is effective for a variety of orthopedic conditions, including osteoarthritis, joint injuries, and degenerative spine issues, making it a versatile and reliable option for several of our patients.
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Why Regenexx®
Regenexx® uses your body’s natural healing ability to repair damage to bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments non-surgically. Our proprietary, research-driven techniques allow us to concentrate your cells and to place them in the precise area of your injury to promote healing and to achieve optimal outcomes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to all your basic questions about Regenexx®, orthobiologics and non-surgical alternatives.
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What is a Regenexx® nonsurgical procedure?
Regenexx® procedures are designed to treat common orthopedic conditions and help people avoid surgery using cells from their own body.
A Regenexx® physician uses image guidance to inject customized concentrations of the patient’s own cells, from either blood or bone marrow concentrate, into the precise area(s) of injury.
- Is a Regenexx® nonsurgical procedure right for me?
Deciding if a Regenexx® nonsurgical procedure is right for you starts with learning your candidacy for treatment.
Schedule your consultation appointment and meet with the Regenexx® physician who will evaluate your condition, explain your candidacy for a nonsurgical procedure, and answer your questions.
Some reasons patients choose to learn their candidacy for a Regenexx® procedure include:
Struggling with a condition that’s not improving
Unsure about a diagnosis or treatment plan from another doctor
Desire to avoid or put off orthopedic surgery, prefer a treatment that is less invasive than surgery
Desire to use their own cells for treatment and avoid implants, permanent hardware, grafts, and/or removal of tissue
- Is a Regenexx® procedure painful?
Regenexx®-SCP and PL procedures start with a basic blood draw. Regenexx®-SD, a bone marrow concentrate procedure, requires a bone marrow aspirate with local anesthetic. A bone marrow aspirate is significantly less invasive than a bone marrow biopsy. Some patients are given an oral sedative to help to ease anxiety and relax the muscles prior to the bone marrow draw.
Regenexx® procedures are performed with comfort considerations for the patient. Local anesthesia is used to numb the area(s) of treatment. After a procedure, the joint and injection site(s) may feel sore. Your physician may prescribe pain medicine or recommend acetaminophen. You will be asked to keep the joint as still as possible for 30-60 minutes after the procedure and limit activity on the joint for the first day post-procedure. Your physician may also recommend a brace, wrap, or walking boot to support the area treated.
- Will my body be fully restored after a Regenexx® procedure?
Although we are able to provide you with results data for Regenexx® procedures and your specific candidacy for a Regenexx® procedure, no one can guarantee a full restoration of your body to the way it was prior to injury.
Like all medical procedures, Regenexx® procedures have a success and failure rate
- Are Regenexx® procedures safe?
Using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS and OHRP) guidelines for complications reporting, our complications to date have been in the mild to moderate category and rare. Mild: requires no medical treatment. For example transient swelling.
Moderate: requires treatment. For example, opting for a treatment other than a Regenexx® procedure if it failed.We have published an extensive safety and complications tracking study of adult stem cell use in patients. This study did not show any serious stem cell-related complications and it did not show that any patient developed a stem cell-related cancer.
