Stem Cell Therapy for Back Pain

Your spine is a complex network of bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles, soft tissue, cartilage and nerves. So many things can go wrong with your back. But stem cell therapy for lumbar discs, herniated disc stem cell therapy and stem cell therapy for bulging discs can ease your pain and repair the damage. Additionally, you can get an injection of stem cells for disc regeneration.

If you’re living a nightmare of everyday back pain, it may be time for regenerative medicine. Traditional treatments offer a limited number of options, ranging from medication to surgery.

While you can cover the pain and mask the symptoms with medications and injections — or even undergo surgery and extensive rehab — there are no guarantees that your pain will end. In many cases, pain management just becomes a part of your life. Stem cells for disc regeneration is fast becoming the go-to procedure if you’ve who’ve suffered from back injuries or chronic back pain.

The Latest in Stem Cells for Disc Regeneration

A safe and proactive alternative to invasive procedures and narcotics is herniated disc stem cell therapy and other stem cell procedures for back pain. Stem cell technology is changing the way people view chronic pain. Instead of having to cut or fuse your spine, your very own stem cells can be used to treat the source of your pan directly.

The process often can be done in as little as an hour or two in your local New York pain management doctor’s office. Dr. Leon Reyfman and his team have seen positive results with stem cells for disc regeneration. There’s no more reason to mask symptoms when stem cells and platelet rich plasma treatments are able to rebuild damaged or diseased discs in your spine.

Degenerative Disc Disease Common in Seniors

Degenerative disc disease is the term commonly used when speaking about the effects of aging on your spine. As you age, the spinal discs that act as shock absorbing cushions between your vertebrae tend to break down or rupture altogether. These discs allow your spine to bend, twist and flex. As the discs become compromised, your range of motion is greatly affected and you experience varying amounts of pain.

Degenerative disc disease typically impacts discs of your neck (your cervical spine) or the discs of your lower back (your lumbar spine). If you’re among the many people suffering with chronic pain in your lower back, there’s a good chance you’re experiencing some internal disruption of your lumbar discs. Degenerative disc disease in your lumbar region can potentially lead to far worse problems than simply back pain. Some of the resulting conditions are:

• Osteoarthritis
• Abnormal bulging disc
• Herniated disc
• Spinal stenosis

All of these conditions can put a lot of pressure on your spinal cord and spinal nerves, which compromises your nerve function and causes you pain. Stem cell therapy for lumbar discs has proven to be particularly effective at repairing degenerated discs. These minimally invasive injections are far superior to other therapies previously available for lumbar pain.

Stem Cell Therapy for Damaged Discs on the Rise

Stem cell therapy for bulging disc and injecting stem cells for herniated disc problems are growing in popularity. And while bulging and herniated discs are related to degenerative disc disease, they aren’t the same thing:

• A bulging disc occurs when the jelly-like, shock-absorbing material that fills your spinal disc pushes through the outer wall of the disc, but is still somewhat contained. The condition gets its name from the bulging appearance of the shock absorbing material protruding from your disc.
• A herniated disc is usually the result of an injury. When your disc becomes herniated, the same jelly-like material is pushed out of its outer wall. And in some cases, this material can apply pressure to your nerves and spinal cord. Both can make the most basic movements and physical activities extremely painful.

Since the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc is just a matter of degree, getting stem cells for herniated discs and bulging discs work in exactly the same fashion. Herniated disc stem cell therapy uses stem cells from your bone marrow and platelet rich plasma from your own blood. Both are safe, effective ways to treat damaged discs because they simply turbo-charge your body’s ability to heal itself.

But Wait! There’s More!

Don’t be discouraged if your discs aren’t the source of your back pain. Stem cell therapy is also being used to treat several other types of spinal conditions, including:

• Iliolumbar ligaments
• Facet joints
• Interspinous ligaments
• Annular tears

Back pain can be tricky. Even if you’ve been diagnosed with a bulging or herniated disc, your pain may actually be the result of problems with your spinal ligaments. This basically means you’ve sprained your back. Ligament instability is also treatable with stem cells and platelet rich plasma. Since the regenerative procedures rely on your own cells, there’s little-to-no risk of rejection, and you can begin to feel relief very soon after a treatment.

Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day

Since stem cell therapy promotes your body’s natural healing, it’s not a quick fix. It takes time for you to heal enough to feel the difference the treatments are making. It could take two to three weeks after the injection to begin to notice results. The swelling in your spine could take a couple months to go down entirely. But you will feel significantly better by then.

For a lot of patients, a single round of stem cell therapy for lumbar discs or cervical discs is all that’s needed to drastically reduce their back pain. Plus, you can expect these results to improve for the rest of your life. If you’re suffering from a particularly aggressive degenerative condition, however, additional stem cell injections may be necessary.

While the future of using stem cell therapy for disc regeneration is exciting, non-surgical stem cell technology has been in practice since the 1990s. The science and methods have improved considerably. Now the entire procedure has been reduced to a matter of hours.