Many factors in your life lead to degeneration and wear-and-tear on your body, no matter how healthy of a lifestyle you try to live. The truth is time takes its toll. Your spinal discs are particularly vulnerable to degeneration in the form of degenerative disc disease. This condition is a common cause of chronic back pain among adults in the United States.
At Total Spine Institute of Sherman Oaks and Calabasas, California, we treat spinal degeneration and degenerative disc disease. Dr. Andrew Fox and Dr. Ryan Mattie use techniques including regenerative medicine to reverse damage and wear-and-tear, turning back the clock on your spinal health.
Could platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections help you with degenerative disc disease, alleviating related symptoms like chronic back pain? If you’re a good candidate, this procedure may well be worth a try!
Your spine contains multiple small spinal discs positioned between your spinal bones to cushion movement and allow flexibility.
If you develop degenerative disc disease, your discs can dry out, becoming flat and weak. The strong outer shell of your spinal discs can deteriorate. Pain and other spinal issues may result if the internal gel leaks into your spinal space, known as disc herniation.
Exacerbating factors, like being overweight or frequently lifting heavy loads, put you at extra risk for degenerative disc disease and back problems.
Spinal disc problems are a common source of back pain, which can become chronic and may not respond to physical therapy or anti-inflammatory medication. And there’s currently no cure for degenerative disc disease.
Degeneration and wear-and-tear are a reality for everyone. However, all bodies also possess the ability to heal, or regenerate. Regenerative medicine looks to your body’s natural healing capabilities for solutions to degenerative physical issues. So, does regenerative medicine work for degenerative disc disease? The answer is a definite yes.
One of the big resources available to you when it comes to natural regeneration is platelet-rich plasma. Naturally present in your bloodstream, this element contains vital growth factors that help you heal.
PRP injections concentrate this substance, delivering an extra boost to areas of your body where degeneration has taken a toll. Your PRP injection is derived from a sample of your own blood, spun through a centrifuge to concentrate platelets by as much as 10 times the usual amount.
PRP treatments can help with back pain, neck pain, and more. With this type of treatment, you can reverse the harmful effects of degenerative disc disease. You may need a series of spaced-apart treatments for best results.
At Total Spine Institute, Dr. Fox and Dr. Mattie offer PRP injections as an outpatient treatment. Ultrasound imaging helps your provider target the exact area of your spine where you need PRP’s extra healing and regeneration power the most.
Your results with PRP treatment may be long-lasting, resolving your chronic back pain without the need for surgery.
To learn more about this game-changing treatment for degenerative disc disease, call the Total Spine Institute location nearest you and schedule your appointment today. You can also request an appointment with our easy-to-use online tool.
