Treatment for Knee Pain Macomb County

Across the United States, millions of knee surgeries are done yearly, and knee replacements account for an estimated 800,000 cases yearly. While knee surgeries are an effective way for some patients dealing with chronic knee pain and limited range of motion, for many others, knee surgery comes with its downsides. Many knee surgeries come with the risk of complications like joint infections, blood clots, nerve damage, and persistent pain after the procedure. At the Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine, we help patients find non-surgical and minimally invasive treatment options for several conditions and injuries that cause knee pain using modern regenerative medicine treatments. If you are dealing with chronic knee pain and want to consider non-surgical treatment options, keep reading to learn how regenerative medicine has provided many knee pain patients with effective and safe relief from chronic pain without the need for surgery.

Risks of Knee Surgery

While surgical solutions to knee pain play an essential role in the fight against chronic pain, it is not without its risks. As with any invasive surgical procedure, knee surgery comes with the risk of complications, including:

• Risks of infection
• Risk of blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis/ pulmonary embolism
• Failure of implants and hardware requiring corrective surgery
• Damage to nerves and blood vessels
• Persistent pain after surgery

For many patients, these risks are not worth the reward, and they choose to fully explore non-surgical knee pain treatment before rushing into surgery. If you are considering surgery for your knee pain, get a second opinion first at the Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine to see if regenerative medicine treatments can benefit you.

Prolotherapy as a Treatment Option for Knee Pain

If you’re not familiar with prolotherapy as a treatment for knee pain in Michigan, it is a minimally invasive procedure where dextrose, which is sugar water, is injected into the affected joint, tendon, or tissue to stimulate the body’s natural healing response. This injection stimulates a local, inflammatory response that tells your body to increase healing and collagen production in the affected area.

We often use prolotherapy for a variety of knee conditions, including:

• Knee instability
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Meniscus injuries

As a minimally invasive treatment for knee pain, prolotherapy is another option our patients have in their quest for relief.

In-Depth Consultation With Our Providers to Determine Your Best Course of Treatment for Your Knee Pain

Today’s medical world is all about production. You typically see a provider for only a few minutes, and they’re expected to understand your condition and develop a treatment plan that relieves your pain. At The Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine, we take a different approach to patient consultations. We reserve 1 hour for each consultation to ensure we both understand our patient’s health concerns and can develop a comprehensive, individualized knee pain treatment plan. This unique approach to patient care may have been commonplace many decades ago, but is almost unheard of today.

To learn more about our unique approach to getting to the root cause of your knee pain, reach out to our team today to schedule an in-depth consultation with one of our Board-Certified providers.

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