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Patellar tendonitis, also commonly referred to as jumper's knee, is a condition that can cause severe knee pain. The patellar tendon connects your kneecap to the front of the tibia, or shinbone. This tendon is forced to undergo a lot of stress in daily life, even more so if...
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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy is a highly promising regenerative medicine treatment that has the ability to repair and regrow damaged tissues all over the body. These cells are able to differentiate into a variety of different tissues, including bone, cartilage, connective tissue...
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Conventional drugs are created non-biologically. They're manufactured in labs from chemicals. Biologics are different. This rapidly growing class of drugs is made inside of bioreactors from genetically engineered cells. In other words, biologics are made from living organis...
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Hip injuries are quite common among many individuals, and damage can be due to osteoarthritis, ligament strains or tears, osteonecrosis, bursitis, muscle or tendon damage, tendonitis, and more. When hip pain levels increase, it can negatively impact many areas of life, making it...
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Regenerative medicine is becoming an increasingly popular option as a means to treat a variety of tissue injuries. These injuries can include tissue tears, ligament and tendon strains, osteoarthritis, and others. Therapy options can include stem cells, platelet rich plasma, and o...
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Platelet-rich plasma, also known as PRP, contains a high concentration of growth factors and platelets. PRP that is used in regenerative medicine is autologous, meaning that it is generated from a person's own body.About six percent of normal blood is made up of platelets...
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Dec
Cosmetics are always near the forefront of peoples' minds because your appearance is what everyone sees right off the bat. Whether its plastic surgery, Botox injections, micro needling, preventing hair loss and trying to stimulate hair growth, or even makeup, many people ar...
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The ability of the body to heal itself and regenerate tissues after an injury is highly intricate and quite amazing to think about. There are many different types of cells, platelets, growth factors, and other components that circulate within the body and that can initiate and co...
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Our lead specialist, Dr. Lucy Hostetter, specializes in regenerative medicine to treat tennis elbow and golf elbow. She says: “The elbow is only designed to hinge in one direction, but it still takes quite a bit of abuse and absorbs force with lots of movements. It is also...
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Rotator cuff tears affect a large number of people with various activity levels, and here at Seattle Regenerative Medicine Center see a considerable amount of patients a week who experience shoulder pain. The tendons in the shoulder can be injured in a variety of ways, and damage...
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