2 Ways to Avoid Knee Surgery Even With an Old Injury

Whether you were a marathon runner in your youth or you’ve just had really bad luck with knee injuries over the years, you’ve probably had a doctor tell you that you’re going to have to have knee surgery at some point. As the years pass – and your knee pain comes and goes, only to come back again – you think more and more about that surgery and whether or not it really is necessary.

Fortunately for you and a lot of other people with bad knees and old knee injuries, surgery may not be the only solution. Thanks to stem cells therapies in Dallas and Fort Worth, you could be pain-free in just a few weeks without ever going under the knife.

PRP Therapy for Knee Injuries

First, if your knee pain is caused by an old injury that never healed quite right, you could be a candidate for PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy or stem cell therapy. If the injury is still fairly new, platelet-rich plasma could be the answer. In this procedure, a sample of your blood is taken, and the PRP is centrifuged out. This plasma is then injected into the injured area so that its growth factors can stimulate your body’s healing response and go to work on the injury.

Stem Cell Treatments

For older injuries or conditions in which the cartilage of the knee has worn down and is causing joint pain, stem cell therapy is usually the better solution. Getting stem cell treatment in Dallas is minimally invasive, as your stem cells will either be harvested from fatty tissue on your flank or abdomen, or from your bone marrow, usually in your hipbone. Much like PRP treatment, with stem cell therapy, these stem cells are then injected back into the body at the site of the injury so that they can rebuild cartilage and bone tissue to heal the knee and help you recuperate without surgery.

So, are you interested in stem cell treatment in Dallas? Whether you’re trying to avoid knee surgery or you have another concern about an old injury or condition, you have options. This kind of regenerative medicine has been proven over and over again to be more effective than painkillers and a good alternative to surgery. Call us at Texas Cell Institute today to schedule a consultation and get on the road to a pain-free life.