How We Use Stem Cells to Treat Your Back Pain

Chronic back pain can have a major impact on your daily life. In fact, back pain is the leading cause of disability. Living with unrelenting back pain often means adjusting your lifestyle, limiting certain activities, and dealing with affected mobility.

Degenerative changes to the spine are the most common cause of chronic back pain. Injury and strains are other causes. Regardless of the cause, you need an effective treatment to relieve your pain and improve functioning.

Stem cell therapy is an exciting advancement in medicine that harnesses the power of your body’s natural healing abilities to not only relieve pain but help the body rebuild damaged tissues, which gets to the source of the pain.

At Dr. Stem Cell, board-certified Bruce Fishman, MD, MPH, FICS, and his team use stem cell therapy to relieve orthopedic pain. If you’re struggling with back pain, find out how this unique treatment can help you get the relief you need.

The therapeutic power of stem cells

Stem cells are the body’s raw material. They’re present in small amounts in tissues throughout the body. Stem cells present in adult bone marrow — called mesenchymal stem cells — have the ability to develop into many different types of cells. These are the stem cells most useful for orthopedic treatment.

Stem cells produced in tissues and organs such as the liver, lack the ability to differentiate into other types of cells. For instance, stem cells produced by the liver can only divide into liver stem cells.

However, every blood cell in bone marrow starts as a stem cell and is essentially a blank slate. This unique characteristic makes mesenchymal stem cells harvested from bone marrow a powerful tool for regenerative medicine. 

How stem cells ease chronic back pain 

Stem cell therapy involves injecting a concentrated serum of stem cells into the affected area where you’re experiencing pain. The stem cells get right to work stimulating healing in the injured or degenerated area and repairing tissues such as cartilage and bone.

Many patients notice some improvement within six weeks and continued improvement over time as the body works to repair your tissues. 

Advantages of stem cell therapy

Stem cell therapy has some distinct advantages over other types of back pain treatments because it treats pain at the source and works to heal rather than simply mask pain. Here are some of the major advantages of stem cell therapy:

• Addresses root cause of pain    
• Regenerates damaged tissue
• Reduces pain
• Restores quality of life
• Reduces the need for surgery
• Stops disease progression

Stem cell therapy can help you get your life back from the clutches of chronic back pain.

Is stem cell therapy right for you?

Visiting Dr. Fishman for a comprehensive evaluation is the best way to find out if you’re a good candidate for stem cell therapy. This involves reviewing your medical history, having a physical examination, and getting a relevant imaging test. 

Most patients with overuse injuries, degenerative disc disease, and other degenerative spine conditions are typically good candidates for stem cell therapy. Patients who are in otherwise good health tend to respond well to stem cell therapy.

To learn more, and to get started, give our Encino, California, office a call to schedule your initial consultation with Dr. Fishman or request an appointment online.