Non-Surgical Solutions

Stem Cell Regenerative repair is the power cell behind the regeneration of tissue. It uses your body’s stem cells as a building block to mimic other damaged cells located in the joint. Stem cells are pulled gently from the bone marrow of the hip. These mesenchymal stem cells are the purest form of stem cells in your body’s natural reserve. Other physicians may be using stem cells harvested from adipose (fat) tissue, but the response isn’t shown to be as successful. In addition, the process by which stem cells are harvested from adipose tissue is painful and requires the patient to have available fat to harvest from. Dr. Baumgartner was the first Minnesota physician to bring stem cell treatments to the upper Midwest five years ago. Dr. Baumgartner saw the promising effects of what a patient’s stem cells could do to promote healing and repair and decided to offer this non-invasive procedure. Unlike a standard stem cell procedure, Rejuv Medical has learned to take this procedure a step further and has launched a version of advanced stem cell and platelet procedures. Though these procedures cannot guarantee results for all, many studies have proved the results are effective and worthy of practicing. The research continues to explode as many leading experts are seeing incredible results with these procedures. Rejuv Medical continues to strive to pioneer the field of Regenerative Medicine. As you can see, many success stories have poured out of this clinic over the past ten years.

As we age, our bodies break down. Dehydration and sedentary lifestyles impair the production of joint lubrication. This can lead to a stiff grinding sensation in the joint. A patient may feel discomfort and a lack of mobility. The natural response is inflammation, and we change movement patterns to compensate for the stiffness. This compensation changes joint function in other areas of the body, too. If the tissue is not damaged, and if the joint still appears healthy through imaging, then lubricants such as Supartz® or SynviscOne® can be used to increase joint lubrication and decrease friction. This treatment is minimally invasive, and patients tend to feel immediate relief. Supartz® treatments work over time; patients are treated once a month for up to six months, and most insurances cover such treatments.

Prolotherapy sounds the alarm and waits for the body to send the platelets and other growth factors, whereas PRP delivers the platelets and rich growth factors right to the source. Why wait for it to be delivered immediately to start the healing cascade right away? Furthermore, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections are used to repair chronic degenerative joints, ligaments, and tendon injuries. This new technology changes how doctors and sports physicians treat injury, pain, and aging.  Conditions treated include chronic overuse injuries to the ankles, knee, and shoulders; arthritic joints; chronic back and spine arthritis and pain; and degenerative disc disease. More specific injuries include tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, knee ligament tears, shin splints, partial thickness rotator cuff tears, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, and IT band syndrome, which can be effectively treated with PRP. PRP is blood plasma with concentrated platelets. The concentrated platelets in PRP contain huge reservoirs of bioactive proteins, including growth factors vital to initiate and accelerate tissue repair and regeneration. These bioactive proteins initiate connective tissue healing: bone, tendon, and ligament regeneration and repair, promote the development of new blood vessels, and stimulate the wound healing process, resulting in new collagen formation.  PRP is often combined with ultrasound to guide the injections to the specific pathologic tissue or joint.

When we suffer from past injuries, the body may not heal properly. Nerves may become pinched or restricted by scar tissue, leading to pain and numbness of joints and tissue. Sometimes, patients claim they feel sharp or hot bursts of pain rush through their hip or leg. These pains and conditions may be treated with nerve treatments. Regenerative experts at Rejuv Medical can use a simple and gentle injection series to bathe the nerve entirely. This solution turns off negative pain receptors and reprograms normal function to the nerve. In the process, the restriction in the nerve is reduced. Patients who experience nerve therapies have been seen walking into the clinic with a walker and walking out of the clinic on their own power. The results are very noticeable with patients and are covered by most insurance providers.