(4521,9,'2021-02-23 00:43:48','2021-02-23 00:43:48','[caption id=\"attachment_4520\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"400\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4520\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/knee.-avoid-replacement2-1-400x500.png\" alt=\"Knee. Avoid Replacement2\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong>                   Joint Replacement Alternative</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n<h3>What\'s Your Joint Replacement Alternative?</h3>\r\nJoint replacements are on the rise. In fact, they have increased so much that, in the last ten years, knee replacements have more than doubled and hip replacements more than tripled. <sup><strong>1</strong></sup> As life expectancy increases, this number will continue to go up. What\'s the reason for so many? Arthritis is the most common cause of chronic knee and hip pain, and this condition eventually leads to joint replacement. Other causes of knee and hip pain include bursitis, tendonitis, sports injuries, chondromalacia patellae, ligament injury, meniscal injury, hip impingement, and labral injury, which often lead to an eventual surgical recommendation or joint replacement intervention. With all of these problems, am I destined for joint replacement? Or is there a joint replacement alternative?\r\n<h4>Traditional Therapies for Joint Pain May Buy You Time. But They Aren\'t Joint Replacement Alternatives.</h4>\r\nThere are a lot of common treatments that people with joint pain encounter before considering joint replacement. But why don\'t they fix the problem? It seems they just buy you time until the eventual joint replacement. So why is that?\r\n\r\nThe goal of traditional therapies is to decrease pain and improve function. Treatments, such as weight loss, exercise, physiotherapy, bracing, and orthotics, may help temporarily. They only buy you more time because they are unfortunately unable to repair the joint instability or source of the pain.\r\n\r\nLet\'s take a look at what\'s behind the problem. The increased mechanical stress caused by injury to the ligaments, meniscus, labrum, etc., changes the joint functions and makes the joint unstable. And that instability makes the soft tissue of the joint even more susceptible to further injury. What is the result? When left unrepaired, the long-lasting effect of continual joint instability is arthritis.\r\n\r\nAgain, many conventional treatments do not last in providing pain relief because they fail to repair the instability. They are also unable to prevent the eventual joint replacement. The road to arthritis, and the ensuing joint replacement, can only be remedied when the problem of joint instability is addressed.\r\n<h4>NSAIDs and Cortisone Interfere with Healing</h4>\r\nNSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and corticosteroid injections are conservative, non-surgical therapies generally recommended initially for pain alleviation. Although steroid injections and NSAIDs have been shown to be effective in decreasing inflammation and pain short-term, they do not reverse the disease.\r\n\r\nThey do, however, inhibit the properties of healing. For this reason, their use is cautioned in those who have joint injuries and arthritis. Did you know that NSAIDs and corticosteroids have no beneficial effect on articular cartilage in arthritis? Instead, they accelerate the very disease they are most often used and prescribed and are a catalyst towards joint replacement. That means, instead of being a joint replacement alternative, they actually propel you more quickly towards the problem.\r\n\r\nIt is interesting to point out that not long after doctors started injecting cortisone and other steroids into joints way back in the 1950s, reports of terrible joint diseases were already surfacing. And even back then, the intra-articular use of steroids was discouraged. Corticosteroid injections accelerate cartilage degeneration and joint destruction. Today, despite the dangers, cortisone use is widespread and has become the standard of care.\r\n<h4>What about the Popular Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Joint Pain? Are They Joint Replacement Alternatives?</h4>\r\nUnfortunately, those who do find some pain relief from hyaluronic acid generally only experience short-term results, which are frequently designed to delay the inevitable joint replacement.\r\n<h4>Does Arthroscopic Surgery Prevent Joint Replacement?</h4>\r\nAn attempt to eliminate pain or a painful area by arthroscopic shaving, cutting, or tissue removal will only delay the pain for a few years until the remaining tissue becomes degenerated. Arthroscopy is a direct assault on the joint tissue. Arthroscopy, like the aforementioned treatments, may give some temporary relief of symptoms. But in the long-term, it will destabilize the joint and boost degeneration. In the long-run, these surgeries can lead to even more surgeries and eventual joint replacement.\r\n\r\nEven athletes, when faced with surgical repair of injuries, like an ACL tear, for example, have a low rate of return to sport and a high rate of new injury. That\'s because surgery makes the joint instability worse, not better. Many surgeries such as labral repair and ACL reconstruction can provide remarkable short-term pain relief. However, the replacement material will not function long-term like the original.\r\n\r\nACL grafts and labral repairs with titanium tacks just do not have the same pliability as the original tissue and cannot restore the joint back to normal. Eventually, they will cause problems.\r\n\r\nThe athlete or any joint pain patient must realize that with each procedure and each shaving or cutting of tissue, NSAID prescription, or corticosteroid injection, the risk of developing long-term arthritis and the eventual joint replacement is greatly increased. The key to keeping the joint strong is to stimulate the area to heal.\r\n<h4>Regenerative Orthopedics Is An Actual Joint Replacement Alternative Because It Repairs the Joint</h4>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics can help you to avoid joint replacement by stimulating healing and by repairing the joint. Plus, it does not interfere with the normal healing process of the body. PRP, Prolotherapy, and the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, as utilized at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>, are types of Regenerative Orthopedics that stimulate the normal reparative mechanisms of the body by laying down new collagen, strengthening the tendons and ligaments, repairing the meniscus of the knee and hip labrum, and boosting cartilage growth.\r\n\r\nAll of these regenerative therapies work to reduce the chance of long-term arthritis and joint replacement. Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, and Stem Cell Therapy offer hope to those suffering from various joint pain types and those trying to avoid joint replacement. While surgery is necessary for a small percentage of patients, non-surgical regenerative therapies should be first-line, conservative treatments tried before surgery.\r\n\r\nHave you already had surgery but continue to experience pain? Regenerative Orthopedics is effective even after surgery, when continued pain is experienced or for arthritis accelerated due to the surgery. Regenerative Orthopedics offers a promising alternative to joint replacement and the opportunity for healing and return to function for those suffering from chronic joint pain.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Ever Wonder If There Is A Joint Replacement Alternative? Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<em>1. Kim, S. Changes in surgical loads and economic burden of hip and knee replacements in the US: 1997–2004. Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism,2008: 59: 481–488. </em>doi<em>:10.1002/art.23525</em>','Ever Wonder If You Have Another Choice Other Than Joint Replacement?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1406-revision-v1','','','2021-02-23 00:43:48','2021-02-23 00:43:48','',1406,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1406-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4522,9,'2021-02-24 00:04:38','2021-02-24 00:04:38','<h3>Find Relief from Painful Knees with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\nOur knees are a critical part of our ability to move, especially since they assist us in getting around from place to place. Our knees are called on so we can conquer even the simplest of tasks. We can\'t really accomplish our day to day living without them. How else can we get out of bed every morning? And for those who choose the more daunting endeavors like running a marathon, working knees are pretty important. Painful knees can sure get in the way!\n\nWhen our knees are healthy, we go about our daily activities without much thought. That\'s because our knees are strong, stable, and pain-free. Healthy knees can help us conquer uneven terrain, move around obstacles, walk over wet and slippery surfaces, run, jump and twist. It takes a complex balance of coordinated efforts between all of the structures of the knee to move normally, maintain performance, and remain healthy.\n\nBut once we sustain an injury, all of that changes. When our knees begin to hurt, we sure take notice! It\'s then that even simple, every-day tasks feels daunting. Besides causing pain, a knee injury alters the way the knee structures work together. Any change in the structures of the knee set it up for imbalance. That\'s because the muscles, tendons, ligaments, menisci, cartilage and bone cooperate together to ensure smooth function. And when they are injured, the distribution of stresses changes, allowing for instability of the knee, further injury, and pain.\n<h3>Strong Ligaments Are Crucial to Prevent Painful Knees</h3>\nLigaments are structures of the knee that play a crucial role in the health and stability of the knee. Yet they are particularly vulnerable when the loads placed on them exceed their allowed elasticity. If ligaments become injured, your knee will hurt! Why? Ligaments are full of nerve endings! When overloaded from an injury, the ligaments stretch out and weaken. And that creates an unstable knee joint, which causes those nerve endings to send out pain signals.\n\nThere are quite a few secondary conditions that arise from a knee joint that is unstable due to too much pressure placed on other knee structures. Some examples include conditions like patellar tendonitis, meniscal injuries, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and osteoarthritis. All of these conditions arise from altered joint mechanics and injured soft tissue of the knee which end up causing painful knees.\n\nInjury to the ligaments of the knee is quite common. Those who follow sports will frequently hear of athletes missing their entire season due to injuries like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears? Since the knee structures all work together in a coordinated effort, an injury to one joint structure can also affect other structures of the knee.\n\nLigament Injury at the Time of the Trauma\n\nSometimes the injury to the other structure(s) occurs at the time of the trauma. For example, if the force during the injury is sufficiently excessive, it is capable of tearing the ACL along with the meniscus, and quite possibly injuring other ligaments as well. Secondary injury can also occur over time. This can happen when an injury to one structure allows for an abnormal balance of the knee joint. The imbalance negatively affects the structures as the uneven distribution of motion causes them to work harder.\n\nThe unstable knee joint transmits impaired forces to the bones, ligaments, tendons and menisci, resulting in pain, excessive joint displacement, lack of smooth motion and joint weakness. Each link is important, so if one link is affected, the dynamics of the rest of the knee are altered.\n\nThe assault to knee health doesn’t stop there. When injury to the soft tissue or articular surfaces of the knee takes place, it is very common for secondary arthritis to develop in the knee. Arthritis can occur within a few years with severe injuries, or take decades to occur when the injury is less severe. The end result is that your knee will hurt more.\n<h3>Treatment Options for Painful Knees</h3>\nCurrent treatment options for injured and painful knees generally focus on short-term relief of symptoms. They are utilized in an effort to stop your knees from hurting. Examples include treatments like physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, NSAIDS and intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections. These treatments may provide some pain relief, and stop your knees from hurting for a period of time.\n\n<em><strong>But not all treatments make your knee healthy.</strong></em> It is important to be aware that corticosteroids and NSAIDS have both been linked to the acceleration of the arthritic process, among other deleterious side effects. In the long run, they may make your knees hurt more.\n\nTo stop the knees from hurting, treatments need to address the injured joint structures. The soft tissue, such as the ligaments, need to be strengthened. And unfortunately, most treatments are unable to strengthen them. And so they often fail to resolve the pain, since injured ligaments are often at the core of the painful knee. A lack of knee health continues as do symptoms and progression of the disease process. If the root of the problem is not repaired, you are left with knees that continue to hurt.\n<h3>Will Surgery Stop My Knee from Hurting?</h3>\nAlthough surgical intervention may be needed in cases of fracture and complete tears, surgical arthroscopy for arthritis has been shown to lack benefit, even when compared to exercise and other non-surgical treatments.<sup><strong>1</strong></sup> Repair of meniscal injuries by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy has also been questioned in studies due to lack of efficacy.<sup><strong>2</strong></sup> These surgeries are also highly associated with acceleration of the arthritic process,3 which as you know, will cause your knee to hurt.\n<h3>What Treatment Stops the Knee from Hurting?</h3>\nThe knee needs to be repair and regeneration! Regenerative Orthopedics does just that. And it addresses knee pain, because it strengthens and repairs the underlying ligament injury and weakness. As a safe and effective non-surgical treatment option, Regenerative Orthopedics, including Prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cell Therapy, actually repairs the knee joint.\n\nIt resolves the problem because it promotes healing of the knee structures such as ligaments, tendons, menisci and cartilage.\n\nIf knee pain has you side-lined, don’t put up with knees that continue to hurt. We can help get you back to doing the things you love, without the nuisance of painful knees!\n\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>\n<h3>References:</h3>\n<em>1. Marsh JD, Birmingham TB, Giffin JR, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee. BMJ Open 2016; 5:e009949.doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 009949</em>\n<em>2. Khan M, Evaniew N, Bedi A, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ.2014;186(14):1057-1064.</em>\n<em>3. Berthiaume MJ, Raynauld JP, Martel-Pelletier J, et al. Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64(4):556-563.</em>','Relief from Painful Knees','','inherit','closed','closed','','1412-autosave-v1','','','2021-02-24 00:04:38','2021-02-24 00:04:38','',1412,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1412-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4523,9,'2021-02-24 00:02:54','2021-02-24 00:02:54','<h3>Find Relief from Painful Knees with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nOur knees are a critical part of our ability to move, especially since they assist us in getting around from place to place. Our knees are called on so we can conquer even the simplest of tasks. We can\'t really accomplish our day to day living without them. How else can we get out of bed every morning? And for those who choose the more daunting endeavors like running a marathon, working knees are pretty important. Painful knees can sure get in the way!\r\n\r\nWhen our knees are healthy, we go about our daily activities without much thought. That\'s because our knees are strong, stable, and pain-free. Healthy knees can help us conquer uneven terrain, move around obstacles, walk over wet and slippery surfaces, run, jump and twist. It takes a complex balance of coordinated efforts between all of the structures of the knee to move normally, maintain performance, and remain healthy.\r\n\r\nBut once we sustain an injury, all of that changes. When our knees begin to hurt, we sure take notice! It\'s then that even simple, every-day tasks feels daunting. Besides causing pain, a knee injury alters the way the knee structures work together. Any change in the structures of the knee set it up for imbalance. That\'s because the muscles, tendons, ligaments, menisci, cartilage and bone cooperate together to ensure smooth function. And when they are injured, the distribution of stresses changes, allowing for instability of the knee, further injury, and pain.\r\n<h3>Strong Ligaments Are Crucial to Prevent Painful Knees</h3>\r\nLigaments are structures of the knee that play a crucial role in the health and stability of the knee. Yet they are particularly vulnerable when the loads placed on them exceed their allowed elasticity. If ligaments become injured, your knee will hurt! Why? Ligaments are full of nerve endings! When overloaded from an injury, the ligaments stretch out and weaken. And that creates an unstable knee joint, which causes those nerve endings to send out pain signals.\r\n\r\nThere are quite a few secondary conditions that arise from a knee joint that is unstable due to too much pressure placed on other knee structures. Some examples include conditions like patellar tendonitis, meniscal injuries, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and osteoarthritis. All of these conditions arise from altered joint mechanics and injured soft tissue of the knee which end up causing painful knees.\r\n\r\nInjury to the ligaments of the knee is quite common. Those who follow sports will frequently hear of athletes missing their entire season due to injuries like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears? Since the knee structures all work together in a coordinated effort, an injury to one joint structure can also affect other structures of the knee.\r\n\r\nSometimes the injury to the other structure(s) occurs at the time of the trauma. For example, if the force during the injury is sufficiently excessive, it is capable of tearing the ACL along with the meniscus, and quite possibly injuring other ligaments as well. Secondary injury can also occur over time. This can happen when an injury to one structure allows for an abnormal balance of the knee joint. The imbalance negatively affects the structures as the uneven distribution of motion causes them to work harder.\r\n\r\nThe unstable knee joint transmits impaired forces to the bones, ligaments, tendons and menisci, resulting in pain, excessive joint displacement, lack of smooth motion and joint weakness. Each link is important, so if one link is affected, the dynamics of the rest of the knee are altered.\r\n\r\nThe assault to knee health doesn’t stop there. When injury to the soft tissue or articular surfaces of the knee takes place, it is very common for secondary arthritis to develop in the knee. Arthritis can occur within a few years with severe injuries, or take decades to occur when the injury is less severe. The end result is that your knee will hurt more.\r\n<h3>Treatment Options for Painful Knees</h3>\r\nCurrent treatment options for injured and painful knees generally focus on short-term relief of symptoms. They are utilized in an effort to stop your knees from hurting. Examples include treatments like physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, NSAIDS and intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections. These treatments may provide some pain relief, and stop your knees from hurting for a period of time.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>But not all treatments make your knee healthy.</strong></em> It is important to be aware that corticosteroids and NSAIDS have both been linked to the acceleration of the arthritic process, among other deleterious side effects. In the long run, they may make your knees hurt more.\r\n\r\nTo stop the knees from hurting, treatments need to address the injured joint structures. The soft tissue, such as the ligaments, need to be strengthened. And unfortunately, most treatments are unable to strengthen them. And so they often fail to resolve the pain, since injured ligaments are often at the core of the painful knee. A lack of knee health continues as do symptoms and progression of the disease process. If the root of the problem is not repaired, you are left with knees that continue to hurt.\r\n<h3>Will Surgery Stop My Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nAlthough surgical intervention may be needed in cases of fracture and complete tears, surgical arthroscopy for arthritis has been shown to lack benefit, even when compared to exercise and other non-surgical treatments.<sup><strong>1</strong></sup> Repair of meniscal injuries by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy has also been questioned in studies due to lack of efficacy.<sup><strong>2</strong></sup> These surgeries are also highly associated with acceleration of the arthritic process,3 which as you know, will cause your knee to hurt.\r\n<h3>What Treatment Stops the Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nThe knee needs to be repair and regeneration! Regenerative Orthopedics does just that. And it addresses knee pain, because it strengthens and repairs the underlying ligament injury and weakness. As a safe and effective non-surgical treatment option, Regenerative Orthopedics, including Prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cell Therapy, actually repairs the knee joint.\r\n\r\nIt resolves the problem because it promotes healing of the knee structures such as ligaments, tendons, menisci and cartilage.\r\n\r\nIf knee pain has you side-lined, don’t put up with knees that continue to hurt. We can help get you back to doing the things you love, without the nuisance of painful knees!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<em>1. Marsh JD, Birmingham TB, Giffin JR, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee. BMJ Open 2016; 5:e009949.doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 009949</em>\r\n<em>2. Khan M, Evaniew N, Bedi A, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ.2014;186(14):1057-1064.</em>\r\n<em>3. Berthiaume MJ, Raynauld JP, Martel-Pelletier J, et al. Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64(4):556-563.</em>','Relief from Painful Knees','','inherit','closed','closed','','1412-revision-v1','','','2021-02-24 00:02:54','2021-02-24 00:02:54','',1412,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1412-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4524,9,'2021-02-24 00:03:36','2021-02-24 00:03:36','<h3>Find Relief from Painful Knees with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nOur knees are a critical part of our ability to move, especially since they assist us in getting around from place to place. Our knees are called on so we can conquer even the simplest of tasks. We can\'t really accomplish our day to day living without them. How else can we get out of bed every morning? And for those who choose the more daunting endeavors like running a marathon, working knees are pretty important. Painful knees can sure get in the way!\r\n\r\nWhen our knees are healthy, we go about our daily activities without much thought. That\'s because our knees are strong, stable, and pain-free. Healthy knees can help us conquer uneven terrain, move around obstacles, walk over wet and slippery surfaces, run, jump and twist. It takes a complex balance of coordinated efforts between all of the structures of the knee to move normally, maintain performance, and remain healthy.\r\n\r\nBut once we sustain an injury, all of that changes. When our knees begin to hurt, we sure take notice! It\'s then that even simple, every-day tasks feels daunting. Besides causing pain, a knee injury alters the way the knee structures work together. Any change in the structures of the knee set it up for imbalance. That\'s because the muscles, tendons, ligaments, menisci, cartilage and bone cooperate together to ensure smooth function. And when they are injured, the distribution of stresses changes, allowing for instability of the knee, further injury, and pain.\r\n<h3>Strong Ligaments Are Crucial to Prevent Painful Knees</h3>\r\nLigaments are structures of the knee that play a crucial role in the health and stability of the knee. Yet they are particularly vulnerable when the loads placed on them exceed their allowed elasticity. If ligaments become injured, your knee will hurt! Why? Ligaments are full of nerve endings! When overloaded from an injury, the ligaments stretch out and weaken. And that creates an unstable knee joint, which causes those nerve endings to send out pain signals.\r\n\r\nThere are quite a few secondary conditions that arise from a knee joint that is unstable due to too much pressure placed on other knee structures. Some examples include conditions like patellar tendonitis, meniscal injuries, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and osteoarthritis. All of these conditions arise from altered joint mechanics and injured soft tissue of the knee which end up causing painful knees.\r\n\r\nInjury to the ligaments of the knee is quite common. Those who follow sports will frequently hear of athletes missing their entire season due to injuries like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears? Since the knee structures all work together in a coordinated effort, an injury to one joint structure can also affect other structures of the knee.\r\n\r\nSometimes the injury to the other structure(s) occurs at the time of the trauma. For example, if the force during the injury is sufficiently excessive, it is capable of tearing the ACL along with the meniscus, and quite possibly injuring other ligaments as well. Secondary injury can also occur over time. This can happen when an injury to one structure allows for an abnormal balance of the knee joint. The imbalance negatively affects the structures as the uneven distribution of motion causes them to work harder.\r\n\r\nThe unstable knee joint transmits impaired forces to the bones, ligaments, tendons and menisci, resulting in pain, excessive joint displacement, lack of smooth motion and joint weakness. Each link is important, so if one link is affected, the dynamics of the rest of the knee are altered.\r\n\r\nThe assault to knee health doesn’t stop there. When injury to the soft tissue or articular surfaces of the knee takes place, it is very common for secondary arthritis to develop in the knee. Arthritis can occur within a few years with severe injuries, or take decades to occur when the injury is less severe. The end result is that your knee will hurt more.\r\n<h3>Treatment Options for Painful Knees</h3>\r\nCurrent treatment options for injured and painful knees generally focus on short-term relief of symptoms. They are utilized in an effort to stop your knees from hurting. Examples include treatments like physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, NSAIDS and intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections. These treatments may provide some pain relief, and stop your knees from hurting for a period of time.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>But not all treatments make your knee healthy.</strong></em> It is important to be aware that corticosteroids and NSAIDS have both been linked to the acceleration of the arthritic process, among other deleterious side effects. In the long run, they may make your knees hurt more.\r\n\r\nTo stop the knees from hurting, treatments need to address the injured joint structures. The soft tissue, such as the ligaments, need to be strengthened. And unfortunately, most treatments are unable to strengthen them. And so they often fail to resolve the pain, since injured ligaments are often at the core of the painful knee. A lack of knee health continues as do symptoms and progression of the disease process. If the root of the problem is not repaired, you are left with knees that continue to hurt.\r\n<h3>Will Surgery Stop My Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nAlthough surgical intervention may be needed in cases of fracture and complete tears, surgical arthroscopy for arthritis has been shown to lack benefit, even when compared to exercise and other non-surgical treatments.<sup><strong>1</strong></sup> Repair of meniscal injuries by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy has also been questioned in studies due to lack of efficacy.<sup><strong>2</strong></sup> These surgeries are also highly associated with acceleration of the arthritic process,3 which as you know, will cause your knee to hurt.\r\n<h3>What Treatment Stops the Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nThe knee needs to be repair and regeneration! Regenerative Orthopedics does just that. And it addresses knee pain, because it strengthens and repairs the underlying ligament injury and weakness. As a safe and effective non-surgical treatment option, Regenerative Orthopedics, including Prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cell Therapy, actually repairs the knee joint.\r\n\r\nIt resolves the problem because it promotes healing of the knee structures such as ligaments, tendons, menisci and cartilage.\r\n\r\nIf knee pain has you side-lined, don’t put up with knees that continue to hurt. We can help get you back to doing the things you love, without the nuisance of painful knees!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n<em>1. Marsh JD, Birmingham TB, Giffin JR, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee. BMJ Open 2016; 5:e009949.doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 009949</em>\r\n<em>2. Khan M, Evaniew N, Bedi A, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ.2014;186(14):1057-1064.</em>\r\n<em>3. Berthiaume MJ, Raynauld JP, Martel-Pelletier J, et al. Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64(4):556-563.</em>','Relief from Painful Knees','','inherit','closed','closed','','1412-revision-v1','','','2021-02-24 00:03:36','2021-02-24 00:03:36','',1412,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1412-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4525,9,'2021-02-24 00:05:29','2021-02-24 00:05:29','<h3>Find Relief from Painful Knees with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nOur knees are a critical part of our ability to move, especially since they assist us in getting around from place to place. Our knees are called on so we can conquer even the simplest of tasks. We can\'t really accomplish our day to day living without them. How else can we get out of bed every morning? And for those who choose the more daunting endeavors like running a marathon, working knees are pretty important. Painful knees can sure get in the way!\r\n\r\nWhen our knees are healthy, we go about our daily activities without much thought. That\'s because our knees are strong, stable, and pain-free. Healthy knees can help us conquer uneven terrain, move around obstacles, walk over wet and slippery surfaces, run, jump and twist. It takes a complex balance of coordinated efforts between all of the structures of the knee to move normally, maintain performance, and remain healthy.\r\n\r\nBut once we sustain an injury, all of that changes. When our knees begin to hurt, we sure take notice! It\'s then that even simple, every-day tasks feels daunting. Besides causing pain, a knee injury alters the way the knee structures work together. Any change in the structures of the knee set it up for imbalance. That\'s because the muscles, tendons, ligaments, menisci, cartilage and bone cooperate together to ensure smooth function. And when they are injured, the distribution of stresses changes, allowing for instability of the knee, further injury, and pain.\r\n<h3>Strong Ligaments Are Crucial to Prevent Painful Knees</h3>\r\nLigaments are structures of the knee that play a crucial role in the health and stability of the knee. Yet they are particularly vulnerable when the loads placed on them exceed their allowed elasticity. If ligaments become injured, your knee will hurt! Why? Ligaments are full of nerve endings! When overloaded from an injury, the ligaments stretch out and weaken. And that creates an unstable knee joint, which causes those nerve endings to send out pain signals.\r\n\r\nThere are quite a few secondary conditions that arise from a knee joint that is unstable due to too much pressure placed on other knee structures. Some examples include conditions like patellar tendonitis, meniscal injuries, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and osteoarthritis. All of these conditions arise from altered joint mechanics and injured soft tissue of the knee which end up causing painful knees.\r\n\r\nInjury to the ligaments of the knee is quite common. Those who follow sports will frequently hear of athletes missing their entire season due to injuries like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears? Since the knee structures all work together in a coordinated effort, an injury to one joint structure can also affect other structures of the knee.\r\n<h4><em>Ligament Injury Can Occur at the Time of the Trauma or Over Time</em></h4>\r\nSometimes the injury to the other structure(s) occurs at the time of the trauma. For example, if the force during the injury is sufficiently excessive, it is capable of tearing the ACL along with the meniscus, and quite possibly injuring other ligaments as well. Secondary injury can also occur over time. This can happen when an injury to one structure allows for an abnormal balance of the knee joint. The imbalance negatively affects the structures as the uneven distribution of motion causes them to work harder.\r\n\r\nThe unstable knee joint transmits impaired forces to the bones, ligaments, tendons and menisci, resulting in pain, excessive joint displacement, lack of smooth motion and joint weakness. Each link is important, so if one link is affected, the dynamics of the rest of the knee are altered.\r\n\r\nThe assault to knee health doesn’t stop there. When injury to the soft tissue or articular surfaces of the knee takes place, it is very common for secondary arthritis to develop in the knee. Arthritis can occur within a few years with severe injuries, or take decades to occur when the injury is less severe. The end result is that your knee will hurt more.\r\n<h3>Treatment Options for Painful Knees</h3>\r\nCurrent treatment options for injured and painful knees generally focus on short-term relief of symptoms. They are utilized in an effort to stop your knees from hurting. Examples include treatments like physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, NSAIDS and intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections. These treatments may provide some pain relief, and stop your knees from hurting for a period of time.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>But not all treatments make your knee healthy.</strong></em> It is important to be aware that corticosteroids and NSAIDS have both been linked to the acceleration of the arthritic process, among other deleterious side effects. In the long run, they may make your knees hurt more.\r\n\r\nTo stop the knees from hurting, treatments need to address the injured joint structures. The soft tissue, such as the ligaments, need to be strengthened. And unfortunately, most treatments are unable to strengthen them. And so they often fail to resolve the pain, since injured ligaments are often at the core of the painful knee. A lack of knee health continues as do symptoms and progression of the disease process. If the root of the problem is not repaired, you are left with knees that continue to hurt.\r\n<h3>Will Surgery Stop My Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nAlthough surgical intervention may be needed in cases of fracture and complete tears, surgical arthroscopy for arthritis has been shown to lack benefit, even when compared to exercise and other non-surgical treatments.<sup><strong>1</strong></sup> Repair of meniscal injuries by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy has also been questioned in studies due to lack of efficacy.<sup><strong>2</strong></sup> These surgeries are also highly associated with acceleration of the arthritic process,3 which as you know, will cause your knee to hurt.\r\n<h3>What Treatment Stops the Knee from Hurting?</h3>\r\nThe knee needs to be repair and regeneration! Regenerative Orthopedics does just that. And it addresses knee pain, because it strengthens and repairs the underlying ligament injury and weakness. As a safe and effective non-surgical treatment option, Regenerative Orthopedics, including Prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cell Therapy, actually repairs the knee joint.\r\n\r\nIt resolves the problem because it promotes healing of the knee structures such as ligaments, tendons, menisci and cartilage.\r\n\r\nIf knee pain has you side-lined, don’t put up with knees that continue to hurt. We can help get you back to doing the things you love, without the nuisance of painful knees!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n<em>1. Marsh JD, Birmingham TB, Giffin JR, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee. BMJ Open 2016; 5:e009949.doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 009949</em>\r\n<em>2. Khan M, Evaniew N, Bedi A, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative tears of the meniscus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ.2014;186(14):1057-1064.</em>\r\n<em>3. Berthiaume MJ, Raynauld JP, Martel-Pelletier J, et al. Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. 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Our favorite sport or activity might include swimming, golfing, bicycling, or playing tennis, volleyball or another favorite sport. But injuries to the shoulder are common. How do you stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and other shoulder problems?\n<h3>The Unique Shoulder Joint and How That Uniqueness Predisposes Us to Shoulder Injury</h3>\nThe shoulder is a unique joint in that it is incredibly flexible. The shoulder joint is one of the body’s ball and socket joints, equipped with a huge range of motion. That’s a great feature! Why? Because so many of the activities the shoulder is called upon to perform require mobility and flexibility.\n\n<em>But there is a balance between flexibility and the maintenance of joint stability.</em> The downside of all that flexibility and motion is injury and instability. And that unfortunately results in pain and impaired function! Athletes such as pitchers, quarterbacks, tennis players and swimmers, are prone to shoulder injuries. These sports all require repetitive overhead movements. Even golfers suffer regularly from shoulder injuries due to the positioning in the backswing, which commonly affects the non-dominant shoulder. Jobs requiring repeated overhead motion, like painting, can aggravate the shoulder as well and lead to shoulder injury and pain.\n<h3>What\'s Behind Rotator Cuff and Other Shoulder Injuries?</h3>\nAggressive, repetitive use can cause ligaments to stretch out and elongate. Does your shoulder click and clunk? That\'s not normal. But it is a result of stretched out soft tissue and abnormal motion in the shoulder joint. Unfortunately, the ligaments do not have much of a blood supply. And when injured, the lower blood supply means ligament healing can be insufficient. If complete healing does not occur, then the abnormal joint motion from unstable ligaments continues.\n\nDamaged ligaments need time to remodel and repair. For instance, a tennis player with shoulder pain may need to reduce training hours and allow for proper rest time between workouts. The same is true for the golfer, swimmer, pitcher, and painter! With inadequate healing, the shoulder becomes unstable, and will start making a clunking or clicking noise. When this occurs with every stroke or swing motion, it can indicate a more severe, multidirectional shoulder instability. The shoulder joint at this point is moving abnormally in a variety of directions, generating more shoulder injury and provoking shoulder pain.\n<h3>Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injury</h3>\nHave you or someone you know suffered from a rotator cuff injury? It’s quite a common shoulder injury. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons surrounding the glenohumeral joint. The function of the rotator cuff is to provide motion for activities above the waist and shoulders. Because of this, injuries to this group of muscles and tendons, often transpires with overhead activities.\n\nOngoing instability causes strain and weakness in the rotator cuff muscles, which persists at fatiguing the muscles. This will alter the way they function and move, and can lead to injury to other shoulder structures. You can picture how continuing to use poor form, or persisting to work out with an injured shoulder, can set the sufferer on an ongoing course of abnormal joint motion and shoulder injury. Continued overuse results in increased instability, a weaker rotator cuff, and an eventual tear and shoulder degeneration.\n<h4>Glenoid Labral Tears of the Shoulder</h4>\nAnother affliction common to the shoulder is a glenoid labrum injury. The glenoid labrum is a very important structure because it stabilizes the shoulder. The glenoid is the shoulder socket and the labrum is basically the soft tissue surrounding the socket. A tear to this soft tissue labrum is prevalent in workers who do a lot of manual labor and is also a common injury in athletes.\n\nThis shoulder injury can occur in a traumatic event, through repetitive motion, or with recurrent dislocations. When the labrum is torn, other ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulder are often injured too. So if the forces involved in the injury were significant enough to tear the labrum, they were most likely also sufficient to injure the ligaments or tendons.\n\nKeep this in mind when seeking repair, because all of injured shoulder structures need to be treated to have a completely healed shoulder joint. Otherwise, the healing will be incomplete, and a cycle of shoulder injury, shoulder re-injury, and shoulder pain is set in motion.\n<h4>Should Surgery Be Sought in Shoulder Injuries?</h4>\nSurgery is commonly sought to stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and labral tears, but the correction is often ineffective. Why is that? The reason is that surgery, including arthroscopic treatment, involves the removal or debridement of the shoulder structures. When these structures are removed, the shoulder joint is left more unstable, and prone to re-injury!\n\nGuess what happens when the instability is not repaired? The ongoing <em><strong>abnormal movement</strong></em> will eventually result in the development of arthritis. That\'s because the body will try to stop the movement or stabilize the shoulder by growing more bone! More instability results in more problems and more shoulder pain.\n<h4><em>What About Other Conservative Treatment Options to Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries?</em></h4>\nConservative treatments such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and corticosteroids are often recommended too. And although they may give some short-term pain relief, these treatments do not resolve the underlying soft tissue tears and shoulder injury. Sadly, these treatments inhibit healing and further the problem they are given for in the first place. The shoulder pain sufferer is then left with unhealed soft tissue in the shoulder, abnormal motion, and continued pain.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4964\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4964\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Shoulder.-Journal-of-Clinical-Imaging-500x419.png\" alt=\"Shoulder. Journal Of Clinical Imaging\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" /> <strong>             PRP is effective at reducing shoulder pain</strong>[/caption]\n<h4><strong>Regenerative Treatments That Heal the Shoulder</strong></h4>\nWhen shoulder injuries do occur or when injuries do not heal properly despite trials of multiple treatment modalities, an effective option is available. Non-Surgical Regenerative Orthopedics, such as Stem Cell Therapy, Prolotherapy, and PRP are treatments that can be utilized to treat and repair shoulder injuries such as glenoid labral tears and rotator cuff injuries. These treatments work because they correct the underlying problem and naturally alleviate shoulder pain.\n\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP require almost no downtime. They are ideal for athletes who need to continue training, the weekend golfer who doesn’t want to stop their beloved sport, and the painter who cannot afford much downtime. Shoulder injuries often need a treatment that restarts or reboots the ability to repair, and these regenerative therapies do just that. Shoulder instability, rotator cuff injuries, glenoid labral tears (as long as the tear is not complete) and pain can be successfully addressed with these regenerative medicine techniques.\n\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP are designed to help repair the painful shoulder without cutting, suturing, sewing, or stapling. This is a natural injection therapy that strengthens loose and unstable shoulder joints and the involved ligaments and tendons, creating a more stable, strong, and pain-free shoulder. And this results in the active person being able to continue working or engaging in the sports and activities they love!\n<h3>References</h3>\n1Sengodan, Vetrivel Chezian, Sajith Kurian, and Raghupathy Ramasamy. \"Treatment of partial rotator cuff tear with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma.\" <em>Journal of clinical imaging science</em> 7 (2017).\n2Mora, Maria Valencia, et al. “Stem cell therapy in the management of shoulder rotator cuff disorders.” <em>World Journal of Stem Cells</em>.4 (2015): 691.\n\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>','Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries','','inherit','closed','closed','','1408-autosave-v1','','','2022-04-05 00:11:12','2022-04-05 00:11:12','',1408,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1408-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4529,9,'2021-02-25 22:08:11','2021-02-25 22:08:11','<h2>Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries</h2>\r\nMany of us really enjoy participating in indoor and outdoor activities. Our favorite sport or activity might include swimming, golfing, bicycling, or playing tennis, volleyball or another favorite sport. But injuries to the shoulder are common. How do you stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and other shoulder problems?\r\n<h3>The Unique Shoulder Joint and How That Uniqueness Predisposes Us to Shoulder Injury</h3>\r\nThe shoulder is a unique joint in that it is incredibly flexible. The shoulder joint is one of the body’s ball and socket joints, equipped with a huge range of motion. That’s a great feature! Why? Because so many of the activities the shoulder is called upon to perform require mobility and flexibility.\r\n\r\n<em>But there is a balance between flexibility and the maintenance of joint stability.</em> The downside of all that flexibility and motion is injury and instability. And that unfortunately results in pain and impaired function! Athletes such as pitchers, quarterbacks, tennis players and swimmers, are prone to shoulder injuries. These sports all require repetitive overhead movements. Even golfers suffer regularly from shoulder injuries due to the positioning in the backswing, which commonly affects the non-dominant shoulder. Jobs requiring repeated overhead motion, like painting, can aggravate the shoulder as well and lead to shoulder injury and pain.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Rotator Cuff and Other Shoulder Injuries?</h3>\r\nAggressive, repetitive use can cause ligaments to stretch out and elongate. Does your shoulder click and clunk? That\'s not normal. But it is a result of stretched out soft tissue and abnormal motion in the shoulder joint. Unfortunately, the ligaments do not have much of a blood supply. And when injured, the lower blood supply means ligament healing can be insufficient. If complete healing does not occur, then the abnormal joint motion from unstable ligaments continues.\r\n\r\nDamaged ligaments need time to remodel and repair. For instance, a tennis player with shoulder pain may need to reduce training hours and allow for proper rest time between workouts. The same is true for the golfer, swimmer, pitcher, and painter! With inadequate healing, the shoulder becomes unstable, and will start making a clunking or clicking noise. When this occurs with every stroke or swing motion, it can indicate a more severe, multidirectional shoulder instability. The shoulder joint at this point is moving abnormally in a variety of directions, generating more shoulder injury and provoking shoulder pain.\r\n<h3>Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injury</h3>\r\nHave you or someone you know suffered from a rotator cuff injury? It’s quite a common shoulder injury. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons surrounding the glenohumeral joint. The function of the rotator cuff is to provide motion for activities above the waist and shoulders. Because of this, injuries to this group of muscles and tendons, often transpires with overhead activities.\r\n\r\nOngoing instability causes strain and weakness in the rotator cuff muscles, which persists at fatiguing the muscles. This will alter the way they function and move, and can lead to injury to other shoulder structures. You can picture how continuing to use poor form, or persisting to work out with an injured shoulder, can set the sufferer on an ongoing course of abnormal joint motion and shoulder injury. Continued overuse results in increased instability, a weaker rotator cuff, and an eventual tear and shoulder degeneration.\r\n<h4>Glenoid Labral Tears of the Shoulder</h4>\r\nAnother affliction common to the shoulder is a glenoid labrum injury. The glenoid labrum is a very important structure because it stabilizes the shoulder. The glenoid is the shoulder socket and the labrum is basically the soft tissue surrounding the socket. A tear to this soft tissue labrum is prevalent in workers who do a lot of manual labor and is also a common injury in athletes.\r\n\r\nThis shoulder injury can occur in a traumatic event, through repetitive motion, or with recurrent dislocations. When the labrum is torn, other ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulder are often injured too. So if the forces involved in the injury were significant enough to tear the labrum, they were most likely also sufficient to injure the ligaments or tendons.\r\n\r\nKeep this in mind when seeking repair, because all of injured shoulder structures need to be treated to have a completely healed shoulder joint. Otherwise, the healing will be incomplete, and a cycle of shoulder injury, shoulder re-injury, and shoulder pain is set in motion.\r\n<h4>Should Surgery Be Sought in Shoulder Injuries?</h4>\r\nSurgery is commonly sought to stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and labral tears, but the correction is often ineffective. Why is that? The reason is that surgery, including arthroscopic treatment, involves the removal or debridement of the shoulder structures. When these structures are removed, the shoulder joint is left more unstable, and prone to re-injury!\r\n\r\nGuess what happens when the instability is not repaired? The ongoing <em><strong>abnormal movement</strong></em> will eventually result in the development of arthritis. That\'s because the body will try to stop the movement or stabilize the shoulder by growing more bone! More instability results in more problems and more shoulder pain.\r\n<h4><em>What About Other Conservative Treatment Options to Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries?</em></h4>\r\nConservative treatments such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and corticosteroids are often recommended too. And although they may give some short-term pain relief, these treatments do not resolve the underlying soft tissue tears and shoulder injury. Sadly, these treatments inhibit healing and further the problem they are given for in the first place. The shoulder pain sufferer is then left with unhealed soft tissue in the shoulder, abnormal motion, and continued pain.\r\n<h4>Regenerative Treatments That Heal the Shoulder</h4>\r\nWhen shoulder injuries do occur or when injuries do not heal properly despite trials of multiple treatment modalities, an effective option is available. Non-Surgical Regenerative Orthopedics, such as Stem Cell Therapy, Prolotherapy, and PRP are treatments that can be utilized to treat and repair shoulder injuries such as glenoid labral tears and rotator cuff injuries. These treatments work because they correct the underlying problem and naturally alleviate shoulder pain.\r\n\r\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP require almost no down time. They are ideal for athletes who need to continue training, the weekend golfer who doesn’t want to stop their beloved sport, and the painter who cannot afford much downtime. Shoulder injuries often need a treatment that restarts or reboots the ability to repair, and these regenerative therapies do just that. Shoulder instability, rotator cuff injuries, glenoid labral tears (as long as the tear is not complete) and pain can be successfully addressed with these regenerative medicine techniques.\r\n\r\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP are designed to help repair the painful shoulder without cutting, suturing, sewing, or stapling. This is a natural injection therapy that strengthens loose and unstable shoulder joints and the involved ligaments and tendons, creating a more stable, strong, and pain-free shoulder. And this results in the active person being able to continue working or engaging in the sports and activities they love!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>','Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries','','inherit','closed','closed','','1408-revision-v1','','','2021-02-25 22:08:11','2021-02-25 22:08:11','',1408,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1408-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4530,9,'2021-02-25 22:08:53','2021-02-25 22:08:53','Stop Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries and Other Shoulder Problems with Regenerative Orthopedics','Stop Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries','Stop Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries and Other Shoulder Problems','inherit','open','closed','','shoulder-copy-2','','','2021-02-25 22:09:58','2021-02-25 22:09:58','',1408,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/shoulder-copy-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4531,9,'2021-02-25 22:10:48','2021-02-25 22:10:48','[caption id=\"attachment_4530\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4530\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/shoulder-copy-2-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong> Stop Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries and Other Shoulder Problems</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n<h2>Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries</h2>\r\nMany of us really enjoy participating in indoor and outdoor activities. Our favorite sport or activity might include swimming, golfing, bicycling, or playing tennis, volleyball or another favorite sport. But injuries to the shoulder are common. How do you stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and other shoulder problems?\r\n<h3>The Unique Shoulder Joint and How That Uniqueness Predisposes Us to Shoulder Injury</h3>\r\nThe shoulder is a unique joint in that it is incredibly flexible. The shoulder joint is one of the body’s ball and socket joints, equipped with a huge range of motion. That’s a great feature! Why? Because so many of the activities the shoulder is called upon to perform require mobility and flexibility.\r\n\r\n<em>But there is a balance between flexibility and the maintenance of joint stability.</em> The downside of all that flexibility and motion is injury and instability. And that unfortunately results in pain and impaired function! Athletes such as pitchers, quarterbacks, tennis players and swimmers, are prone to shoulder injuries. These sports all require repetitive overhead movements. Even golfers suffer regularly from shoulder injuries due to the positioning in the backswing, which commonly affects the non-dominant shoulder. Jobs requiring repeated overhead motion, like painting, can aggravate the shoulder as well and lead to shoulder injury and pain.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Rotator Cuff and Other Shoulder Injuries?</h3>\r\nAggressive, repetitive use can cause ligaments to stretch out and elongate. Does your shoulder click and clunk? That\'s not normal. But it is a result of stretched out soft tissue and abnormal motion in the shoulder joint. Unfortunately, the ligaments do not have much of a blood supply. And when injured, the lower blood supply means ligament healing can be insufficient. If complete healing does not occur, then the abnormal joint motion from unstable ligaments continues.\r\n\r\nDamaged ligaments need time to remodel and repair. For instance, a tennis player with shoulder pain may need to reduce training hours and allow for proper rest time between workouts. The same is true for the golfer, swimmer, pitcher, and painter! With inadequate healing, the shoulder becomes unstable, and will start making a clunking or clicking noise. When this occurs with every stroke or swing motion, it can indicate a more severe, multidirectional shoulder instability. The shoulder joint at this point is moving abnormally in a variety of directions, generating more shoulder injury and provoking shoulder pain.\r\n<h3>Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injury</h3>\r\nHave you or someone you know suffered from a rotator cuff injury? It’s quite a common shoulder injury. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons surrounding the glenohumeral joint. The function of the rotator cuff is to provide motion for activities above the waist and shoulders. Because of this, injuries to this group of muscles and tendons, often transpires with overhead activities.\r\n\r\nOngoing instability causes strain and weakness in the rotator cuff muscles, which persists at fatiguing the muscles. This will alter the way they function and move, and can lead to injury to other shoulder structures. You can picture how continuing to use poor form, or persisting to work out with an injured shoulder, can set the sufferer on an ongoing course of abnormal joint motion and shoulder injury. Continued overuse results in increased instability, a weaker rotator cuff, and an eventual tear and shoulder degeneration.\r\n<h4>Glenoid Labral Tears of the Shoulder</h4>\r\nAnother affliction common to the shoulder is a glenoid labrum injury. The glenoid labrum is a very important structure because it stabilizes the shoulder. The glenoid is the shoulder socket and the labrum is basically the soft tissue surrounding the socket. A tear to this soft tissue labrum is prevalent in workers who do a lot of manual labor and is also a common injury in athletes.\r\n\r\nThis shoulder injury can occur in a traumatic event, through repetitive motion, or with recurrent dislocations. When the labrum is torn, other ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulder are often injured too. So if the forces involved in the injury were significant enough to tear the labrum, they were most likely also sufficient to injure the ligaments or tendons.\r\n\r\nKeep this in mind when seeking repair, because all of injured shoulder structures need to be treated to have a completely healed shoulder joint. Otherwise, the healing will be incomplete, and a cycle of shoulder injury, shoulder re-injury, and shoulder pain is set in motion.\r\n<h4>Should Surgery Be Sought in Shoulder Injuries?</h4>\r\nSurgery is commonly sought to stop pain from rotator cuff injuries and labral tears, but the correction is often ineffective. Why is that? The reason is that surgery, including arthroscopic treatment, involves the removal or debridement of the shoulder structures. When these structures are removed, the shoulder joint is left more unstable, and prone to re-injury!\r\n\r\nGuess what happens when the instability is not repaired? The ongoing <em><strong>abnormal movement</strong></em> will eventually result in the development of arthritis. That\'s because the body will try to stop the movement or stabilize the shoulder by growing more bone! More instability results in more problems and more shoulder pain.\r\n<h4><em>What About Other Conservative Treatment Options to Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries?</em></h4>\r\nConservative treatments such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and corticosteroids are often recommended too. And although they may give some short-term pain relief, these treatments do not resolve the underlying soft tissue tears and shoulder injury. Sadly, these treatments inhibit healing and further the problem they are given for in the first place. The shoulder pain sufferer is then left with unhealed soft tissue in the shoulder, abnormal motion, and continued pain.\r\n<h4>Regenerative Treatments That Heal the Shoulder</h4>\r\nWhen shoulder injuries do occur or when injuries do not heal properly despite trials of multiple treatment modalities, an effective option is available. Non-Surgical Regenerative Orthopedics, such as Stem Cell Therapy, Prolotherapy, and PRP are treatments that can be utilized to treat and repair shoulder injuries such as glenoid labral tears and rotator cuff injuries. These treatments work because they correct the underlying problem and naturally alleviate shoulder pain.\r\n\r\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP require almost no down time. They are ideal for athletes who need to continue training, the weekend golfer who doesn’t want to stop their beloved sport, and the painter who cannot afford much downtime. Shoulder injuries often need a treatment that restarts or reboots the ability to repair, and these regenerative therapies do just that. Shoulder instability, rotator cuff injuries, glenoid labral tears (as long as the tear is not complete) and pain can be successfully addressed with these regenerative medicine techniques.\r\n\r\nProlotherapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and PRP are designed to help repair the painful shoulder without cutting, suturing, sewing, or stapling. This is a natural injection therapy that strengthens loose and unstable shoulder joints and the involved ligaments and tendons, creating a more stable, strong, and pain-free shoulder. And this results in the active person being able to continue working or engaging in the sports and activities they love!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>','Stop Shoulder Pain from Rotator Cuff Injuries','','inherit','closed','closed','','1408-revision-v1','','','2021-02-25 22:10:48','2021-02-25 22:10:48','',1408,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1408-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4532,9,'2021-03-05 19:02:49','2021-03-05 19:02:49','When neck injuries occur, like after car accidents, sports injuries, or even wear and tear, the sufferer often lives with neck pain and other disabling symptoms. In this article, we are not referring to a catastrophic neck injury, but one that very often may be considered \"minor.\" Yet the sufferer still lives with symptoms that alter their ability to live normally. The cause may very well be cervical instability, a disorder of the neck or cervical spine that can result in a myriad of symptoms.\r\n<h3>The Uniqueness of the Cervical Spine</h3>\r\nThe neck is unique because it consists of vertebrae that are smaller and more mobile than all of the movable vertebrae of the spine. The high degree of mobility in the neck or cervical spine is necessary in order to move the head through all the different ranges of motion we put it through. Blood is also transported through the neck on the way to the brain by means of the vertebral artery. The artery goes up through an opening called the transverse foramina in the vertebrae of the neck.\r\n\r\nWhy are these features important when discussing neck pain, symptoms, and instability? Well first of all, although the mobility of the neck is great and necessary in order to get things done and function like we like to, this same feature makes the neck vulnerable to injury.\r\n<h3>Ligaments are Affected by Neck Injuries Too. And When Injured, Cause Cervical Instability and Pain!</h3>\r\nSecondly, when an injury to the neck occurs, ligaments are affected. The ligaments are structures that are primarily responsible for joining bones. And they are especially vulnerable when trauma occurs. When the neck is stable, it moves and functions normally, while remaining in proper alignment. All of this protects the blood vessels, nerves, and spinal cord. But an injury to the ligaments changes this whole dynamic because it causes the cervical spine to become unstable.\r\n\r\nWhen the neck is called upon to function, this new instability of the cervical spine can\'t provide adequate support. Neck alignment is changed and a cycle of imbalance is created between the different neck structures. This causes too much movement of the neighboring vertebrae which stresses the ligaments that support them. It also puts undue pressure on the nerve endings within those structures. The result is neck pain! A host of other possible symptoms are set into motion as a result of the various blood vessels and nerves running through the neck vertebrae.\r\n<h2><strong>Whiplash Injuries Are Examples of Cervical Instability </strong></h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3311\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-1-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" />People who have experienced whiplash, often have symptoms that seem to last and last. <em>These symptoms are frequently a result of the instability of the vertebrae of the neck, or cervical instability.</em>\r\n\r\nWhiplash injuries are a common cause of cervical instability. The head is literally “whipped” in these injuries. The sudden acceleration and deceleration during rear-end collisions is an example of whiplash. During whiplash, a severe flexion is generated followed by an extension of the neck, in a whip-type motion forward and backward.\r\n\r\nThe backward hyperextension is often associated with more injury to the muscles and ligaments because it lacks the limiting effect of the chin meets the chest in the forward “whip.” Excessive motion in hyperextension severely strains the involved muscles and ligaments. This motion also compresses the adjoining vertebrae.\r\n\r\nLet\'s consider a person who is looking in the rearview mirror at the time of the collision. The rotated neck position puts the ligaments in even greater vulnerability for injury. Why? Well, these particular ligaments are those that help in side to side head movements and they are more susceptible when in this position.\r\n\r\nAs the ligaments become weaker, they are unable to provide a stable neck structure, which leads to even more injury and an ongoing provocation of the nerve endings. The ongoing provocation alters a part of the nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system which becomes increasingly activated. This can result in a myriad of symptoms, including a syndrome of symptoms referred to as Barré-Liéou Syndrome.\r\n<h2><strong>Symptoms from Cervical Instability</strong></h2>\r\nSymptoms of neck instability or cervical instability include neck pain, muscle spasms, cracking sounds, and numbness in the arms and legs. Also, remember how we discussed the unique anatomical relationship of the vertebral arteries through the transverse foramina?\r\n\r\nInstability of the neck can cause a change in the flow of the arterial blood through the vertebrae when they are moving excessively. This artery provides circulation to half of the brain, so the extra mobile vertebrae can pinch it off, fostering an insufficiency of blood supply as it travels up to the brain. The condition is called vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). Symptoms of VBI include neck pain, headaches/migraines, dizziness, drop attacks, dizziness, difficulty swallowing and/or speaking, and disturbances in hearing and vision.\r\n<h2><strong>How Can You Treat Neck Pain and Cervical Instability?</strong></h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3310\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3310 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong>       Repair the spine &amp; Relieve Cervical Instability Symptoms</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll of these symptoms can perplex many clinicians. Meanwhile, the sufferer lives with debilitating symptoms, oftentimes going from doctor to doctor, seeking some type of relief from the many and varied symptoms they experience.\r\n\r\nChiropractors do a great job at not only assessing these problems but treating them.  But when Chiropractors are not able to solve the problem or find a complete solution, one must look elsewhere.\r\n\r\nTalk with your chiropractor about Regenerative Orthopedics and what it can do to save your neck from surgery. Many chiropractors know Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, and have heard him lecture, as Dr. Fields is both an MD and a chiropractor.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is actually a great solution to the puzzle of neck pain and cervical instability. Regenerative therapies like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy repair the injured ligaments that are at the core of the problem. Regenerative Orthopedics involves regenerative injection therapies that tighten, repair, and regenerate the ligaments involved in neck instability. The treatments eliminate the unstable movement, associated neck pain, and multiple symptoms.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is a safe non-surgical option that brings stability back to the neck and its structures, which results in increased functional ability. Those who suffer from all of these symptoms as a result of the instability of the neck or cervical spine can finally get relief from this life-altering condition.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\"> Click here for more articles</a>','Cervical Instability and Neck Pain That Changes Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','3301-revision-v1','','','2021-03-05 19:02:49','2021-03-05 19:02:49','',3301,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/3301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4533,9,'2021-03-05 19:07:55','2021-03-05 19:07:55','<h3>Cervical Instability and Neck Pain and Symptoms That Change Your Life</h3>\r\nWhen neck injuries occur, like after car accidents, sports injuries, or even wear and tear, the sufferer often lives with neck pain and other disabling symptoms. In this article, we are not referring to a catastrophic neck injury, but one that very often may be considered \"minor.\" Yet the sufferer still lives with symptoms that alter their ability to live normally. The cause may very well be cervical instability, a disorder of the neck or cervical spine that can result in a myriad of symptoms.\r\n<h3>The Uniqueness of the Cervical Spine</h3>\r\nThe neck is unique because it consists of vertebrae that are smaller and more mobile than all of the movable vertebrae of the spine. The high degree of mobility in the neck or cervical spine is necessary in order to move the head through all the different ranges of motion we put it through. Blood is also transported through the neck on the way to the brain by means of the vertebral artery. The artery goes up through an opening called the transverse foramina in the vertebrae of the neck.\r\n\r\nWhy are these features important when discussing neck pain, symptoms, and instability? Well first of all, although the mobility of the neck is great and necessary in order to get things done and function like we like to, this same feature makes the neck vulnerable to injury.\r\n<h3>Ligaments are Affected by Neck Injuries Too. And When Injured, Cause Cervical Instability and Pain!</h3>\r\nSecondly, when an injury to the neck occurs, ligaments are affected. The ligaments are structures that are primarily responsible for joining bones. And they are especially vulnerable when trauma occurs. When the neck is stable, it moves and functions normally, while remaining in proper alignment. All of this protects the blood vessels, nerves, and spinal cord. But an injury to the ligaments changes this whole dynamic because it causes the cervical spine to become unstable.\r\n\r\nWhen the neck is called upon to function, this new instability of the cervical spine can\'t provide adequate support. Neck alignment is changed and a cycle of imbalance is created between the different neck structures. This causes too much movement of the neighboring vertebrae which stresses the ligaments that support them. It also puts undue pressure on the nerve endings within those structures. The result is neck pain! A host of other possible symptoms are set into motion as a result of the various blood vessels and nerves running through the neck vertebrae.\r\n<h2><strong>Whiplash Injuries Are Examples of Cervical Instability </strong></h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3311\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-1-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" />People who have experienced whiplash, often have symptoms that seem to last and last. <em>These symptoms are frequently a result of the instability of the vertebrae of the neck, or cervical instability.</em>\r\n\r\nWhiplash injuries are a common cause of cervical instability. The head is literally “whipped” in these injuries. The sudden acceleration and deceleration during rear-end collisions is an example of whiplash. During whiplash, a severe flexion is generated followed by an extension of the neck, in a whip-type motion forward and backward.\r\n\r\nThe backward hyperextension is often associated with more injury to the muscles and ligaments because it lacks the limiting effect of the chin meets the chest in the forward “whip.” Excessive motion in hyperextension severely strains the involved muscles and ligaments. This motion also compresses the adjoining vertebrae.\r\n\r\nLet\'s consider a person who is looking in the rearview mirror at the time of the collision. The rotated neck position puts the ligaments in even greater vulnerability for injury. Why? Well, these particular ligaments are those that help in side to side head movements and they are more susceptible when in this position.\r\n\r\nAs the ligaments become weaker, they are unable to provide a stable neck structure, which leads to even more injury and an ongoing provocation of the nerve endings. The ongoing provocation alters a part of the nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system which becomes increasingly activated. This can result in a myriad of symptoms, including a syndrome of symptoms referred to as Barré-Liéou Syndrome.\r\n<h3><strong>What Are the Symptoms of Cervical Instability?</strong></h3>\r\nSymptoms of neck instability or cervical instability include neck pain, muscle spasms, cracking sounds, and numbness in the arms and legs. Also, remember how we discussed the unique anatomical relationship of the vertebral arteries through the transverse foramina?\r\n\r\nInstability of the neck can cause a change in the flow of the arterial blood through the vertebrae when they are moving excessively. This artery provides circulation to half of the brain, so the extra mobile vertebrae can pinch it off, fostering an insufficiency of blood supply as it travels up to the brain. The condition is called vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). Symptoms of VBI include neck pain, headaches/migraines, dizziness, drop attacks, dizziness, difficulty swallowing and/or speaking, and disturbances in hearing and vision.\r\n<h3><strong>Repair the Neck, And Relieve the Pain of Cervical Instability with Regenerative Orthopedics</strong></h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3310\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3310 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong>       Repair the spine &amp; Relieve Cervical Instability Symptoms</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll of these symptoms can perplex many clinicians. Meanwhile, the sufferer lives with debilitating symptoms, oftentimes going from doctor to doctor, seeking some type of relief from the many and varied symptoms they experience.\r\n\r\nChiropractors do a great job at not only assessing these problems but treating them.  But when Chiropractors are not able to solve the problem or find a complete solution, one must look elsewhere.\r\n\r\nTalk with your chiropractor about Regenerative Orthopedics and what it can do to save your neck from surgery. Many chiropractors know Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, and have heard him lecture, as Dr. Fields is both an MD and a chiropractor.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is actually a great solution to the puzzle of neck pain and cervical instability. Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy are types of regenerative therapies that repair the injured ligaments at the core of the problem. Regenerative Orthopedics involves regenerative injection therapies that tighten, repair, and regenerate the ligaments involved in neck instability. The treatments eliminate the unstable movement, associated neck pain, and multiple symptoms.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is a safe non-surgical option that brings stability back to the neck and its structures, which results in increased functional ability. Those who suffer from all of these symptoms as a result of the instability of the neck or cervical spine can finally get relief from this life-altering condition.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\"> Click here for more articles</a>','Cervical Instability and Neck Pain That Changes Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','3301-revision-v1','','','2021-03-05 19:07:55','2021-03-05 19:07:55','',3301,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/3301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4534,9,'2021-03-05 19:27:09','2021-03-05 19:27:09','<h3>Cervical Instability and Neck Pain and Symptoms That Change Your Life</h3>\r\nWhen neck injuries occur, like after car accidents, sports injuries, or even wear and tear, the sufferer often lives with neck pain and other disabling symptoms. In this article, we are not referring to a catastrophic neck injury, but one that very often may be considered \"minor.\" Yet the sufferer still lives with symptoms that alter their ability to live normally. The cause may very well be cervical instability, a disorder of the neck or cervical spine that can result in a myriad of symptoms.\r\n<h3>The Uniqueness of the Cervical Spine</h3>\r\nThe neck is unique because it consists of vertebrae that are smaller and more mobile than all of the movable vertebrae of the spine. The high degree of mobility in the neck or cervical spine is necessary in order to move the head through all the different ranges of motion we put it through. Blood is also transported through the neck on the way to the brain by means of the vertebral artery. The artery goes up through an opening called the transverse foramina in the vertebrae of the neck.\r\n\r\nWhy are these features important when discussing neck pain, symptoms, and instability? Well first of all, although the mobility of the neck is great and necessary in order to get things done and function like we like to, this same feature makes the neck vulnerable to injury.\r\n<h3>Ligaments are Affected by Neck Injuries Too. And When Injured, Cause Cervical Instability and Pain!</h3>\r\nSecondly, when an injury to the neck occurs, ligaments are affected. The ligaments are structures that are primarily responsible for joining bones. And they are especially vulnerable when trauma occurs. When the neck is stable, it moves and functions normally. And that\'s because it is remaining in proper alignment. Plus, proper alignment and function protects the blood vessels, nerves, and spinal cord. But an injury to the ligaments changes this whole dynamic because it causes the cervical spine to become unstable.\r\n\r\nAn unstable cervical spine cannot provide adequate support to function properly. But why does the instability make a difference? The instability alters the alignment of the neck which creates a cycle of imbalance between the different neck structures. It also causes too much movement of the neighboring vertebrae. And that stresses the ligaments that support the vertebrae. It also puts undue pressure on the nerve endings within those structures. The result is neck pain! A host of other possible symptoms are set into motion as a result of the various blood vessels and nerves running through the neck vertebrae.\r\n<h2><strong>Whiplash Injuries Are Examples of Cervical Instability </strong></h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3311\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-1-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" />People who have experienced whiplash, often have symptoms that seem to last and last. <em>These symptoms are frequently a result of the instability of the vertebrae of the neck, or cervical instability.</em>\r\n\r\nWhiplash injuries are a common cause of cervical instability. The head is literally “whipped” in these injuries. The sudden acceleration and deceleration during rear-end collisions is an example of whiplash. During whiplash, a severe flexion is generated followed by an extension of the neck, in a whip-type motion forward and backward.\r\n\r\nThe backward hyperextension is often associated with more injury to the muscles and ligaments because it lacks the limiting effect of the chin meets the chest in the forward “whip.” Excessive motion in hyperextension severely strains the involved muscles and ligaments. This motion also compresses the adjoining vertebrae.\r\n\r\nLet\'s consider a person who is looking in the rearview mirror at the time of the collision. The rotated neck position puts the ligaments in even greater vulnerability for injury. Why? Well, these particular ligaments are those that help in side to side head movements and they are more susceptible when in this position.\r\n\r\nAs the ligaments become weaker, they are unable to provide a stable neck structure.  And that leads to even more injury and an ongoing provocation of the nerve endings. The ongoing provocation alters a part of the nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). And then the SNS becomes increasingly activated. The result of an overactive SNS is a myriad of symptoms, including a syndrome of symptoms referred to as Barré-Liéou Syndrome. We\'ll talk about some of the symptoms of cervical instability below.\r\n<h3><strong>What Are the Symptoms of Cervical Instability?</strong></h3>\r\nSymptoms of neck instability or cervical instability include neck pain, muscle spasms, cracking sounds, and numbness in the arms and legs. Also, remember how we discussed the unique anatomical relationship of the vertebral arteries through the transverse foramina?\r\n\r\nInstability of the neck can cause a change in the flow of the arterial blood through the vertebrae when they are moving excessively. The vertebral artery provides circulation to half of the brain. Therefore, the extra mobile vertebrae can pinch off this artery, fostering an insufficiency of blood supply as it travels up to the brain. The condition is called vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). Symptoms of VBI include neck pain, headaches/migraines, dizziness, drop attacks, dizziness, difficulty swallowing and/or speaking, and disturbances in hearing and vision.\r\n<h3><strong>Repair the Neck, And Relieve the Pain of Cervical Instability with Regenerative Orthopedics</strong></h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3310\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3310 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong>       Repair the spine &amp; Relieve Cervical Instability Symptoms</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll of these symptoms can perplex many clinicians. Meanwhile, the sufferer lives with debilitating symptoms. Oftentimes, they go from doctor to doctor, seeking some type of relief from the many and varied symptoms they experience.\r\n\r\nChiropractors do a great job at not only assessing these problems but treating them.  But when Chiropractors are not able to solve the problem or find a complete solution, one must look elsewhere.\r\n\r\nTalk with your chiropractor about Regenerative Orthopedics and what it can do to save your neck from surgery. Many chiropractors know Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, and have heard him lecture, as Dr. Fields is both an MD and a chiropractor.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is actually a great solution to the puzzle of neck pain and cervical instability. Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy are types of regenerative therapies that repair the injured ligaments at the core of the problem. Regenerative Orthopedics involves regenerative injection therapies that tighten, repair, and regenerate the ligaments involved in neck instability. The treatments eliminate the unstable movement, associated neck pain, and multiple symptoms.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is a safe non-surgical option that brings stability back to the neck and its structures, which results in increased functional ability. Those who suffer from all of these symptoms as a result of the instability of the neck or cervical spine can finally get relief from this life-altering condition.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\"> Click here for more articles</a>','Cervical Instability and Neck Pain That Changes Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','3301-revision-v1','','','2021-03-05 19:27:09','2021-03-05 19:27:09','',3301,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/3301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4536,9,'2021-03-12 03:06:39','2021-03-12 03:06:39','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\n\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\n\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"527\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"527\" height=\"490\" /> <em>   Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>No General Anesthesia</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\n\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\n\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\n\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\n\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\n\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\n</ul>\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\n</ul>\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\n</ul>\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\n<h3>4. No Drugs Just to Mask or Chase Pain...Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or other medications that just mask or chase the pain. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\n\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\n\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\n<h3>5. No General Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\nAre you afraid of receiving general anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid general anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And general anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\n\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\n\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\n\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\n\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\n\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\n<h3>References:</h3>\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\n\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\n\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:06:39','2021-03-12 03:06:39','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4537,9,'2021-03-07 21:56:12','2021-03-07 21:56:12','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can in order to keep going. And those who have a joint that hurts, but still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking, because their knee or hip hurts too much. And we try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can find for relief. But somehow that pain either never goes away or just keeps coming back. But there is another way! Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics There Is:</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Fast Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you in our medical clinic. Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a medical doctor and a chiropractor, and he practices exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experiences practitioner. As a chiropractor, he understands how the joints work. You don\'t have to step into the hospital for often unnecessary testing. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that will repair your joint fast. And all of the top of the line therapies are done right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. All of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be effective, trustworthy, reliable alternatives to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are trying to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving the chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle, without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Safe and an affordable option</strong> that allows the patient to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best to treatment to stabilize injured ligaments and tendons. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li>Reparative in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease of <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed that cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" What are Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)? They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair  in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that, \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action of suppressing the immune system and blocking inflammation.\r\n<h3>No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose that is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). And the entire joint is treated so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, ligaments, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nWith a comprehensive approach at OrthoRegen, we utilize a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualizing according to your unique needs as a patient. The technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nIf you have pain but are trying to stay out of the hospital and avoiding surgery, Regenerative Orthopedics is your non-surgical alternative. We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation that is geared to getting you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More Contact Us Today! It\'s Free</a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries, back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-07 21:56:12','2021-03-07 21:56:12','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4538,9,'2021-03-07 22:00:30','2021-03-07 22:00:30','Avoid The Hospital (1)','Stay Out of The Hospital (1)','Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery','inherit','open','closed','','avoid-the-hospital-1','','','2021-03-07 22:01:00','2021-03-07 22:01:00','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4539,9,'2021-03-07 22:02:24','2021-03-07 22:02:24','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can in order to keep going. And those who have a joint that hurts, but still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking, because their knee or hip hurts too much. And we try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can find for relief. But somehow that pain either never goes away or just keeps coming back. But there is another way! Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"466\" /> <em>  Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Fast Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you in our medical clinic. Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a medical doctor and a chiropractor, and he practices exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experiences practitioner. As a chiropractor, he understands how the joints work. You don\'t have to step into the hospital for often    unnecessary testing. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that will repair your joint fast. And all of the top of the line therapies are done right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. All of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be effective, trustworthy, reliable alternatives to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are trying to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving the chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle, without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Safe and an affordable option</strong> that allows the patient to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best to treatment to stabilize injured ligaments and tendons. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li>Reparative in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease of <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed that cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" What are Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)? They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair  in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that, \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action of suppressing the immune system and blocking inflammation.\r\n<h3>No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose that is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). And the entire joint is treated so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, ligaments, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nWith a comprehensive approach at OrthoRegen, we utilize a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualizing according to your unique needs as a patient. The technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nIf you have pain but are trying to stay out of the hospital and avoiding surgery, Regenerative Orthopedics is your non-surgical alternative. We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation that is geared to getting you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More Contact Us Today! It\'s Free</a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries, back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-07 22:02:24','2021-03-07 22:02:24','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4540,9,'2021-03-09 01:53:30','2021-03-09 01:53:30','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of in order to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activity.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"462\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"462\" height=\"430\" /> <em>  Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Fast Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you in our medical clinic. Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a medical doctor and a chiropractor, and he practices exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experiences practitioner. As a chiropractor, he understands how the joints work. You don\'t have to step into the hospital for often    unnecessary testing. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that will repair your joint fast. And all of the top of the line therapies are done right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. All of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be effective, trustworthy, reliable alternatives to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are trying to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving the chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle, without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Safe and an affordable option</strong> that allows the patient to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best to treatment to stabilize injured ligaments and tendons. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li>Reparative in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease of <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed that cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" What are Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)? They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair  in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that, \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action of suppressing the immune system and blocking inflammation.\r\n<h3>No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose that is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). And the entire joint is treated so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, ligaments, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nWith a comprehensive approach at OrthoRegen, we utilize a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualizing according to your unique needs as a patient. The technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nIf you have pain but are trying to stay out of the hospital and avoiding surgery, Regenerative Orthopedics is your non-surgical alternative. We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation that is geared to getting you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More Contact Us Today! It\'s Free</a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries, back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 01:53:30','2021-03-09 01:53:30','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4541,9,'2021-03-09 02:28:24','2021-03-09 02:28:24','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"489\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"489\" height=\"455\" /> <em>  Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Fast Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner.\r\n\r\nAs a chiropractor, he understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best treatment to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 02:28:24','2021-03-09 02:28:24','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4542,9,'2021-03-09 03:03:00','2021-03-09 03:03:00','<h3>Cervical Instability: Neck Pain and Symptoms That Change Your Life</h3>\r\nWhen neck injuries occur, like after car accidents, sports injuries, or even wear and tear, the sufferer often lives with neck pain and other disabling symptoms. In this article, we are not referring to a catastrophic neck injury, but one that very often may be considered \"minor.\" Yet the sufferer still lives with symptoms that alter their ability to live normally. The cause may very well be cervical instability, a disorder of the neck or cervical spine that can result in a myriad of symptoms.\r\n<h3>The Uniqueness of the Cervical Spine</h3>\r\nThe neck is unique because it consists of vertebrae that are smaller and more mobile than all of the movable vertebrae of the spine. The high degree of mobility in the neck or cervical spine is necessary in order to move the head through all the different ranges of motion we put it through. Blood is also transported through the neck on the way to the brain by means of the vertebral artery. The artery goes up through an opening called the transverse foramina in the vertebrae of the neck.\r\n\r\nWhy are these features important when discussing neck pain, symptoms, and instability? Well first of all, although the mobility of the neck is great and necessary in order to get things done and function like we like to, this same feature makes the neck vulnerable to injury.\r\n<h3>Ligaments are Affected by Neck Injuries Too. And When Injured, Cause Cervical Instability and Pain!</h3>\r\nSecondly, when an injury to the neck occurs, ligaments are affected. The ligaments are structures that are primarily responsible for joining bones. And they are especially vulnerable when trauma occurs. When the neck is stable, it moves and functions normally. And that\'s because it is remaining in proper alignment. Plus, proper alignment and function protects the blood vessels, nerves, and spinal cord. But an injury to the ligaments changes this whole dynamic because it causes the cervical spine to become unstable.\r\n\r\nAn unstable cervical spine cannot provide adequate support to function properly. But why does the instability make a difference? The instability alters the alignment of the neck which creates a cycle of imbalance between the different neck structures. It also causes too much movement of the neighboring vertebrae. And that stresses the ligaments that support the vertebrae. It also puts undue pressure on the nerve endings within those structures. The result is neck pain! A host of other possible symptoms are set into motion as a result of the various blood vessels and nerves running through the neck vertebrae.\r\n<h2><strong>Whiplash Injuries Are Examples of Cervical Instability </strong></h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3311\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-1-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" />People who have experienced whiplash, often have symptoms that seem to last and last. <em>These symptoms are frequently a result of the instability of the vertebrae of the neck, or cervical instability.</em>\r\n\r\nWhiplash injuries are a common cause of cervical instability. The head is literally “whipped” in these injuries. The sudden acceleration and deceleration during rear-end collisions is an example of whiplash. During whiplash, a severe flexion is generated followed by an extension of the neck, in a whip-type motion forward and backward.\r\n\r\nThe backward hyperextension is often associated with more injury to the muscles and ligaments because it lacks the limiting effect of the chin meets the chest in the forward “whip.” Excessive motion in hyperextension severely strains the involved muscles and ligaments. This motion also compresses the adjoining vertebrae.\r\n\r\nLet\'s consider a person who is looking in the rearview mirror at the time of the collision. The rotated neck position puts the ligaments in even greater vulnerability for injury. Why? Well, these particular ligaments are those that help in side to side head movements and they are more susceptible when in this position.\r\n\r\nAs the ligaments become weaker, they are unable to provide a stable neck structure.  And that leads to even more injury and an ongoing provocation of the nerve endings. The ongoing provocation alters a part of the nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). And then the SNS becomes increasingly activated. The result of an overactive SNS is a myriad of symptoms, including a syndrome of symptoms referred to as Barré-Liéou Syndrome. We\'ll talk about some of the symptoms of cervical instability below.\r\n<h3><strong>What Are the Symptoms of Cervical Instability?</strong></h3>\r\nSymptoms of neck instability or cervical instability include neck pain, muscle spasms, cracking sounds, and numbness in the arms and legs. Also, remember how we discussed the unique anatomical relationship of the vertebral arteries through the transverse foramina?\r\n\r\nInstability of the neck can cause a change in the flow of the arterial blood through the vertebrae when they are moving excessively. The vertebral artery provides circulation to half of the brain. Therefore, the extra mobile vertebrae can pinch off this artery, fostering an insufficiency of blood supply as it travels up to the brain. The condition is called vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). Symptoms of VBI include neck pain, headaches/migraines, dizziness, drop attacks, dizziness, difficulty swallowing and/or speaking, and disturbances in hearing and vision.\r\n<h3><strong>Repair the Neck, And Relieve the Pain of Cervical Instability with Regenerative Orthopedics</strong></h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3310\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3310 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cervivcal-Instability-v271119-500x500.png\" alt=\"An Answer for Life Altering Neck Pain and Instability\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em><strong>       Repair the spine &amp; Relieve Cervical Instability Symptoms</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll of these symptoms can perplex many clinicians. Meanwhile, the sufferer lives with debilitating symptoms. Oftentimes, they go from doctor to doctor, seeking some type of relief from the many and varied symptoms they experience.\r\n\r\nChiropractors do a great job at not only assessing these problems but treating them.  But when Chiropractors are not able to solve the problem or find a complete solution, one must look elsewhere.\r\n\r\nTalk with your chiropractor about Regenerative Orthopedics and what it can do to save your neck from surgery. Many chiropractors know Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, and have heard him lecture, as Dr. Fields is both an MD and a chiropractor.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is actually a great solution to the puzzle of neck pain and cervical instability. Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy are types of regenerative therapies that repair the injured ligaments at the core of the problem. Regenerative Orthopedics involves regenerative injection therapies that tighten, repair, and regenerate the ligaments involved in neck instability. The treatments eliminate the unstable movement, associated neck pain, and multiple symptoms.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is a safe non-surgical option that brings stability back to the neck and its structures, which results in increased functional ability. Those who suffer from all of these symptoms as a result of the instability of the neck or cervical spine can finally get relief from this life-altering condition.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\"> Click here for more articles</a>','Cervical Instability: Neck Pain That Changes Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','3301-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 03:03:00','2021-03-09 03:03:00','',3301,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/3301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4544,9,'2021-03-12 03:46:23','2021-03-12 03:46:23','<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>?</h3>\nAt OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>, we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\n<h3>OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\n\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\n\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\n<h4><em>If You Are An Athlete with an Injury, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Understands, Because He Is An Athlete Too</em></h4>\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4550 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose OrthoRegen®\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             <strong>Why Choose OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>: Our Philosophy</strong></em>[/caption]\n\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\nAs a medical doctor and one of the leaders in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, has years of experience in regenerative therapies. Therefore, he can seek out the best solution, recommend, and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best possible therapy to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\n\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\n\nOrthoRegen<strong><sup>® </sup></strong>has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative?\n\n<strong>Remember, once surgery is done, it can never be undone.</strong>\n\nAt OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\n\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>.\n\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:46:23','2021-03-12 03:46:23','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4545,9,'2021-03-09 19:19:04','2021-03-09 19:19:04','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-806 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woman-eating-fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Eating Fruit\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" />\r\n<h3>Why Choose Us?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen we want to help you to achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most are looking at ways to keep their immune system strong, so they don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there. And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital too! Since the future of health care is changing, it is important that you know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s what we do. We don\'t just dabble in it, or do a procedure once in a while. We have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. And that means you get very experienced practitioners.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments for the resolution of many painful conditions, without the need for surgery. And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, our state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy is available.\r\n\r\nMany Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. Our goal is not only to resolve some pain but also to ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise ensure a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader base of knowledge.\r\n<h3>Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor</em></h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps to ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best treatment to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen versus\r\n\r\nOur clinic has provided an oasis of hope for patients from around the world who are trying to avoid joint surgery, as well as those who have already tried multiple treatments, including surgeries. On this site, you will learn more about our treatments, technology, and research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach to Regenerative Orthopedics. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk... <strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>What Option Do You Have If You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nSome of the treatments out there promoted by conventional medicine are doing their job- that is getting people better. But some can actually make you worse, or affect different parts of the body in a negative way. What good is it if it cures your specific ailment only to give you a different one.\r\n\r\nWhen you make a financial investment, you measure it by how much it grows each year. Investing in your health pays off in many different ways: wellness, health stability, quality of life, energy, happiness and more. There is an underlying cause for each of your symptoms and that will take time and effort on our part and yours to find out what that may be. For this reason, more and more people are starting to get concerned about and involved in, their own health care. Just treating the symptoms will not make the problem go away; one must get to the cause of the problem and fix that. This approach is what Integrative/Holistic medicine is all about.\r\n\r\nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the key factors influencing an individual\'s state of health have not changed significantly over the past 20 years. Heredity accounts for 18% and the environment is 19%. Everyday lifestyle choices are 53%. The decisions people make about their life and habits are therefore by far the largest factor in determining their state of wellness.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen.\r\n<h3>Why Choose Us?</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Vision:</strong> Enable people to live fulfilling, passionate lives by resolving chronic pain and injury through Comprehensive H3 Prolotherapy.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Mission:</strong> Act as a lighthouse, educating the world on the life-changing effects of Comprehensive Prolotherapy for pain and injury.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Motto:</strong> Hope practiced here®.\r\n<h2>WE COMMIT TO:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Treating others as we want to be treated. We are athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients serving athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Integrity, both on the job and in our personal lives.</li>\r\n 	<li>Genuine love, care, and humility towards ourselves, each other, and our patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Listening intently to each other and our patients with an open heart and mind.</li>\r\n 	<li>Providing achievable solutions for any situation presented to us.</li>\r\n 	<li>Continuing education in the field of chronic pain and the often missed diagnosis: joint instability leading to destructive joint motion.</li>\r\n 	<li>Developing safe, expedient, and effective treatments for resolution of painful conditions.</li>\r\n 	<li>Explaining the true concepts of successful treatments relating to the etiology of pain in an exceptionally understandable way, even if it challenges the prevailing standard methods of care.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"specialistsInfo\">\r\n<div id=\"specialistsParagraph\">Caring Medical is blessed to have an incredible team of providers who are dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help patients return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely. For patients who are serious about receiving regenerative treatments from specialists who treat some of the toughest cases from around the world, Caring Medical is for you! Read more about our clinic, as well as our research, blogs, books, and other resources.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 19:19:04','2021-03-09 19:19:04','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4546,9,'2021-03-09 23:01:20','2021-03-09 23:01:20','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-806 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woman-eating-fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Eating Fruit\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" />\r\n<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen we want to help you to achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most are looking at ways to keep their immune system strong, so they don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there. And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital too! Since the future of health care is changing, it is important that you know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s what we do. We don\'t just dabble in it, or do a procedure once in a while. We have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. And that means you get very experienced practitioners.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments for the resolution of many painful conditions, without the need for surgery. And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, our state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy is available.\r\n\r\nMany Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. Our goal is not only to resolve some pain but also to ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise ensure a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader base of knowledge.\r\n<h3>Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor</em></h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps to ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best treatment to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen versus\r\n\r\nOur clinic has provided an oasis of hope for patients from around the world who are trying to avoid joint surgery, as well as those who have already tried multiple treatments, including surgeries. On this site, you will learn more about our treatments, technology, and research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach to Regenerative Orthopedics. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk... <strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>What Option Do You Have If You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nSome of the treatments out there promoted by conventional medicine are doing their job- that is getting people better. But some can actually make you worse, or affect different parts of the body in a negative way. What good is it if it cures your specific ailment only to give you a different one.\r\n\r\nWhen you make a financial investment, you measure it by how much it grows each year. Investing in your health pays off in many different ways: wellness, health stability, quality of life, energy, happiness and more. There is an underlying cause for each of your symptoms and that will take time and effort on our part and yours to find out what that may be. For this reason, more and more people are starting to get concerned about and involved in, their own health care. Just treating the symptoms will not make the problem go away; one must get to the cause of the problem and fix that. This approach is what Integrative/Holistic medicine is all about.\r\n\r\nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the key factors influencing an individual\'s state of health have not changed significantly over the past 20 years. Heredity accounts for 18% and the environment is 19%. Everyday lifestyle choices are 53%. The decisions people make about their life and habits are therefore by far the largest factor in determining their state of wellness.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen.\r\n<h3>Why Choose Us?</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Vision:</strong> Enable people to live fulfilling, passionate lives by resolving chronic pain and injury through Comprehensive H3 Prolotherapy.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Mission:</strong> Act as a lighthouse, educating the world on the life-changing effects of Comprehensive Prolotherapy for pain and injury.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Motto:</strong> Hope practiced here®.\r\n<h2>WE COMMIT TO:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Treating others as we want to be treated. We are athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients serving athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Integrity, both on the job and in our personal lives.</li>\r\n 	<li>Genuine love, care, and humility towards ourselves, each other, and our patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Listening intently to each other and our patients with an open heart and mind.</li>\r\n 	<li>Providing achievable solutions for any situation presented to us.</li>\r\n 	<li>Continuing education in the field of chronic pain and the often missed diagnosis: joint instability leading to destructive joint motion.</li>\r\n 	<li>Developing safe, expedient, and effective treatments for resolution of painful conditions.</li>\r\n 	<li>Explaining the true concepts of successful treatments relating to the etiology of pain in an exceptionally understandable way, even if it challenges the prevailing standard methods of care.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"specialistsInfo\">\r\n<div id=\"specialistsParagraph\">Caring Medical is blessed to have an incredible team of providers who are dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help patients return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely. For patients who are serious about receiving regenerative treatments from specialists who treat some of the toughest cases from around the world, Caring Medical is for you! Read more about our clinic, as well as our research, blogs, books, and other resources.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 23:01:20','2021-03-09 23:01:20','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4547,9,'2021-03-09 23:10:36','2021-03-09 23:10:36','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-806 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woman-eating-fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Eating Fruit\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" />\r\n<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most are looking at ways to keep their immune system strong, so they don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there. And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital too! Since the future of health care is changing, it is important that you know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s what we do. We don\'t just dabble in it, or do a procedure once in a while. We have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. And that means you get very experienced practitioners.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments for the resolution of many painful conditions, without the need for surgery. And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, our state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy is available.\r\n\r\nMany Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. Our goal is not only to resolve some pain but also to ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise ensure a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader base of knowledge.\r\n<h3>Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor</em></h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps to ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary. Plus, as a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he is able to recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best treatment to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen versus\r\n\r\nOur clinic has provided an oasis of hope for patients from around the world who are trying to avoid joint surgery, as well as those who have already tried multiple treatments, including surgeries. On this site, you will learn more about our treatments, technology, and research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach to Regenerative Orthopedics. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk... <strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>What Option Do You Have If You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nSome of the treatments out there promoted by conventional medicine are doing their job- that is getting people better. But some can actually make you worse, or affect different parts of the body in a negative way. What good is it if it cures your specific ailment only to give you a different one.\r\n\r\nWhen you make a financial investment, you measure it by how much it grows each year. Investing in your health pays off in many different ways: wellness, health stability, quality of life, energy, happiness and more. There is an underlying cause for each of your symptoms and that will take time and effort on our part and yours to find out what that may be. For this reason, more and more people are starting to get concerned about and involved in, their own health care. Just treating the symptoms will not make the problem go away; one must get to the cause of the problem and fix that. This approach is what Integrative/Holistic medicine is all about.\r\n\r\nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the key factors influencing an individual\'s state of health have not changed significantly over the past 20 years. Heredity accounts for 18% and the environment is 19%. Everyday lifestyle choices are 53%. The decisions people make about their life and habits are therefore by far the largest factor in determining their state of wellness.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen.\r\n<h3>Why Choose Us?</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Vision:</strong> Enable people to live fulfilling, passionate lives by resolving chronic pain and injury through Comprehensive H3 Prolotherapy.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Mission:</strong> Act as a lighthouse, educating the world on the life-changing effects of Comprehensive Prolotherapy for pain and injury.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our Motto:</strong> Hope practiced here®.\r\n<h2>WE COMMIT TO:</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Treating others as we want to be treated. We are athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients serving athletes, parents, grandparents, and patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Integrity, both on the job and in our personal lives.</li>\r\n 	<li>Genuine love, care, and humility towards ourselves, each other, and our patients.</li>\r\n 	<li>Listening intently to each other and our patients with an open heart and mind.</li>\r\n 	<li>Providing achievable solutions for any situation presented to us.</li>\r\n 	<li>Continuing education in the field of chronic pain and the often missed diagnosis: joint instability leading to destructive joint motion.</li>\r\n 	<li>Developing safe, expedient, and effective treatments for resolution of painful conditions.</li>\r\n 	<li>Explaining the true concepts of successful treatments relating to the etiology of pain in an exceptionally understandable way, even if it challenges the prevailing standard methods of care.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"specialistsInfo\">\r\n<div id=\"specialistsParagraph\">Caring Medical is blessed to have an incredible team of providers who are dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help patients return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely. For patients who are serious about receiving regenerative treatments from specialists who treat some of the toughest cases from around the world, Caring Medical is for you! Read more about our clinic, as well as our research, blogs, books, and other resources.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-09 23:10:36','2021-03-09 23:10:36','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4548,9,'2021-03-09 23:42:12','2021-03-09 23:42:12','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-806 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woman-eating-fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Eating Fruit\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" />\r\n<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. 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We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. 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We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. We don\'t use anesthesia. We don\'t give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Is An Athlete Too</h3>\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Dr. Peter A. Fields is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he can recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best possible treatment to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative? <strong>And always remember that once the surgery is done, it cannot be undone.</strong> At OrthoRegen, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\r\n\r\nPeter A. 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After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Is An Athlete Too</h3>\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Dr. Peter A. Fields is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he can recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best possible treatment to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. 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After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Is An Athlete Too</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4550\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose Orthoregen Copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             Why Choose Orthoregen: Our Philosophy</em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Dr. Peter A. Fields is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nPlus, Dr. Peter Fields is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience in locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he can recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best possible treatment to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. 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After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h4><em>If You Are An Athlete with an Injury, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Understands, Because He Is An Athlete Too</em></h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4550\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose Orthoregen Copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             Why Choose Orthoregen: Our Philosophy</em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. 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But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, he can recommend and perform the best type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the right treatment for you and the best possible treatment to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative? <strong>And always remember that once the surgery is done, it cannot be undone.</strong> At OrthoRegen, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-10 00:30:20','2021-03-10 00:30:20','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4555,8,'2021-03-10 00:32:31','2021-03-10 00:32:31','<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"slider\">\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel slider-carousel\">\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-4.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-santa-monica-pier.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">New Article:</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-11.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-9.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Get Back In The Game!</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Avoid Joint and Spine Surgery </span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stem Cell/PRP/Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Get Help Now!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Get Help Now!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item slide-article\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-ocean-mountains.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_second\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kili-top-header-2.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Congratulations\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup>\r\nsuccessfully climbed</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Mt. Kilimanjaro in\r\nTanzania, Africa.19,341 feet!!!</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sider-01-V8.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields, MD, DC\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup></span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Completed His 11th Ironman</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Sunday, November 24th in Cozumel Mexico</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"#\">Images &amp; Story Coming Soon</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-REHAB-SYMPOSIUM-Slider-11.MAR_-1.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Guest speaker at the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council meeting</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">March 15, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/peter-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"jumbotron-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box1\">\r\n\r\nWhat\'s\r\n<h3>New</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"COVID-19 Advice: Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Rotator Cuff Tendonitis\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/rotator-cuff-tendonitis/\">Rotator Cuff Tendonitis</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/allergic-reactions-and-problems-of-corrosion-with-joint-replacements/\">Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\r\n</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/treat-sciatica-pain-non-surgically/\">Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/stem-cell-therapy-at-orthoregen-why-we-are-different/\">Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/is-your-hip-bursitis-treatment-working/\">Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a style=\"color: #0a2745; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Magazine Article on Stem Cell\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/magazine-column/june-2019-townsend-article/\">Magazine Article on Stem Cell</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/how-arthritis-affects-the-older-athlete/\">How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Knee Tendonitis Treatment\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/knee-tendonitis-treatment/\">Knee Tendonitis Treatment</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"col-md-4 box2\">\r\n\r\nPatient\r\n<h3>Testimonials</h3>\r\n<strong>Video:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I wished I had come earlier and listened to what my physical therapist had told me to do because Dr. Fields has been a real solution for me.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"Testimonial\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-larry.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Larry</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to recover fast and get back out there.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-christopher.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n<h3>Chris, Pro Basketball Player</h3>\r\n<h4>PRP Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"Now I can go walking, I go to my ballet classs and I’m a happy camper because of Dr. Fields.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-mary.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Mary</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Hip</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 50px;\"></span>\r\n<strong>Written:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I need to say a big thank you to Dr Fields for getting me back on the tennis court. I am an avid tennis player who tried to ignore the terrible pain in my elbow.\"\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Mindy</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Elbow</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I chose Dr. Peter Fields because he is an athlete and would have more direct knowledge of my particular circumstances than anyone else.\"\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Robert</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Shoulder</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"After the final treatments ended I am still without all the pain and have more muscle strength in my legs.\"\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Lois</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0\">Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box3\">\r\n\r\nNews &amp;\r\n<h3>Events</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/chiropractic-rehab-symposium#!event-register/2020/3/13/2020-annual-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Articles/Health-News/Mexico-City-Lecture-2018\">Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"height: 20px;\"></span>\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Are you a Stem Cell Candidate?</a>\r\n<span style=\"height: 20px;\"></span>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&promocode=CLT/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img width=\"275\" style=\"max-width:100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.png\"/></a>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"search-articles\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Search <b>Dr. Fields\'</b> Articles</h2>\r\n<form id=\"searchform\" action=\"/\" method=\"get\"><input class=\"search-field\" name=\"s\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"What\'s Your Condition?\" />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" /></form></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"intro\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">Welcome to OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>!</h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text welcome\"><a href=\"http://orthoregen.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup></span></a> is dedicated to providing the best of <span class=\"nowrap\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span> by offering non-surgical alternatives for joint and spine repair</p>\r\n<a class=\"primaryButton\" title=\"Read More About U\" href=\"Our-Office/Our-Philosophy\">Read More About Us</a>\r\n<a id=\"candidateButton\" title=\"Are you a good candidate?\" href=\"/contact/\">Are you a good candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"about\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 drfields\"><img src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dr-fields.png\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7 about_holder\">\r\n<h1>Peter A. Fields, <span class=\"nowrap\">MD, DC</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text\">Medical Physician and Chiropractor\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> - 11x Ironman Triathlete</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"icon info\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-info.png\" alt=\"icon info\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>About</h3>\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC is one of a handful of physicians in the nation with both medical and chiropractic degrees...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/dr-fields-bio/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"Man Icon\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-ironman.png\" alt=\"Man Icon\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>11x Ironman</h3>\r\nDr. Peter A. Fields is also known as The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> He not only treats athletes in his practice but is an athlete himself. For over...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/the-athletic-doc/about-the-athletic-doc/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Call Us Today! 310-453-1234</a>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','2109-revision-v1','','','2021-03-10 00:32:31','2021-03-10 00:32:31','',2109,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/2109-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4556,8,'2022-12-02 06:01:38','2021-03-10 00:47:07','','Our Philosophy','','publish','closed','closed','','our-philosophy','','','2022-12-02 06:01:38','2022-12-02 06:01:38','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4556',21,'nav_menu_item','',0),(4557,8,'2021-03-10 22:06:25','2021-03-10 22:06:25','','iwp_log_604942e11abb1','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_604942e11abb1','','','2021-03-10 22:06:25','2021-03-10 22:06:25','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_604942e11abb1/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4558,8,'2021-03-10 22:09:23','2021-03-10 22:09:23','','iwp_log_60494393a5eb8','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_60494393a5eb8','','','2021-03-10 22:09:23','2021-03-10 22:09:23','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_60494393a5eb8/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4559,8,'2021-03-10 22:10:24','2021-03-10 22:10:24','','iwp_log_604943d0bdf70','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_604943d0bdf70','','','2021-03-10 22:10:24','2021-03-10 22:10:24','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_604943d0bdf70/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4560,8,'2021-03-10 22:11:07','2021-03-10 22:11:07','','iwp_log_604943fb0b60d','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_604943fb0b60d','','','2021-03-10 22:11:07','2021-03-10 22:11:07','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_604943fb0b60d/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4561,9,'2021-03-12 03:00:57','2021-03-12 03:00:57','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"489\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"489\" height=\"455\" /> <em>  Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:00:57','2021-03-12 03:00:57','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4562,9,'2021-03-12 03:02:32','2021-03-12 03:02:32','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"489\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"489\" height=\"455\" /> <em>  Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:02:32','2021-03-12 03:02:32','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4563,9,'2021-03-12 03:03:26','2021-03-12 03:03:26','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"527\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"527\" height=\"490\" /> <em>   Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or any other medication. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of getting anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:03:26','2021-03-12 03:03:26','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4564,9,'2021-03-12 03:07:01','2021-03-12 03:07:01','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"527\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"527\" height=\"490\" /> <em>   Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No General Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Just to Mask or Chase Pain...Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or other medications that just mask or chase the pain. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No General Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of receiving general anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid general anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And general anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:07:01','2021-03-12 03:07:01','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4565,9,'2021-03-12 03:07:21','2021-03-12 03:07:21','<h2>Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</h2>\r\nMost of us are doing everything we can to stay out of the hospital during this pandemic age. Who would blame us?! So, we do everything we can think of to keep going and keep moving, even if we are hurting. And those who have an injured joint, who still want to exercise, may choose bicycling instead of running, or swimming instead of hiking. That way, they can still keep exercising since there is less stress on the joint and less pain with the different activities.\r\n\r\nAnd we may also try over-the-counter medications, rest, physical therapy, acupuncture, manipulation, and whatever else we can possibly find in an effort to get relief. But for some, that pain either never goes away, or it just keeps coming back.\r\n\r\n<strong>There is another way!</strong> Regenerative Orthopedics, like Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, is one of the best ways to get relief from your pain without hospitalization or the need for surgery.\r\n<h3>With Regenerative Orthopedics, There Is:</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"527\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4538\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Avoid-the-hospital-1-500x466.png\" alt=\"Avoid The Hospital (1)\" width=\"527\" height=\"490\" /> <em>   Stay Out of The Hospital and Avoid Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics</em>[/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Hospitalization               </strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Steroids</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Drugs Just to Mask Painful Symptoms</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No General Anesthesia</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Plus, With Regenerative Orthopedics, You Get:</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Regeneration of Injured Soft Tissue</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Joint Repair</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>No Down Time</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Faster Recovery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Pain Relief</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>1. No Hospitalization with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we see you and treat you in our medical clinic. <strong>There is no need to go to a hospital! </strong>\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> And his practice is exclusively Regenerative Orthopedics. That means you get a very experienced practitioner and a leader in regenerative medicine.\r\n\r\nAs a medical doctor with years of experience in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC will seek out the best natural medicine solution and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best treatment possible to repair your joint quickly. And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic. As a chiropractor, Dr. Fields understands how the joints work. So, you don\'t have to step into the hospital for what is often unnecessary testing. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, they can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and referral pain makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nIn most cases, Regenerative Orthopedics is effective at eliminating joint<a href=\"/Chronic-Pain\"> pain</a> due to ligament and tendon injury 80 to 90 percent of the time. That\'s a high rate of success! Plus, all of these regenerative techniques help to stimulate the body’s ability to repair...naturally.\r\n<h3>2. No Surgery Is Needed with Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is an in-office injection treatment that both research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical treatments. We see so many patients in our clinic who are looking to avoid surgery. We are accustomed to that! And we see amazing results. In our opinion, Regenerative Orthopedics is superior to many other treatments in relieving chronic joint and spine pain. Plus, and most importantly, you get back to a happy and active lifestyle without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Regenerative Orthopedics is:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A viable <strong>alternative to surgery</strong></li>\r\n 	<li><strong>A safe and affordable option</strong> that allows you to keep working and/or training during treatment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Typically the best treatment to <strong>stabilize and repair injured ligaments and tendons</strong>. Plus, multiple joints and structures can be treated with each visit.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reparative</strong> in nature. Instead of cutting and removing, it will regenerate and repair the joint.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>3. No Steroids or Cortisone Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</strong></h3>\r\nFirst of all, why is this a good thing? <strong>More and more research is pouring in on the detrimental effects of steroids or cortisone </strong><b>injections. Sure, cortisone shots may relieve your pain in the short-term. But they make the problem worse over the long haul.</b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cortisone injections cause:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage destruction</li>\r\n 	<li>Cartilage surface deterioration</li>\r\n 	<li>Inhibition of new cartilage growth</li>\r\n 	<li>A decrease in <strong>protein and matrix synthesis</strong> (which refers to the nutrient and healing bed the cells grow in)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>What do the studies show?</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mayo Clinic</strong> says cortisone may hinder the native stem cells in cartilage. \"Studies have shown the deleterious effects of corticosteroids on chondrocytes, suggesting a potentiation of degenerative joint disease.\" And, \"Corticosteroids frequently are used by physicians to reduce inflammation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, but these agents may hinder MSCs\' innate regenerative capacity in exchange for temporary analgesia.\" <strong>What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?</strong> They are the building blocks of cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissue. And cortisone threatens their ability to build and repair in exchange for temporary pain relief.1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4><em>Many Physicians Routinely Use Cortisone When It Is Damaging to the Joint. We Do Not!</em></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Another study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine revealed that \"The combination of methylprednisolone and lidocaine was toxic, with virtually no cells surviving after treatment. In addition, methylprednisolone did not mitigate the inflammatory effects of IL-1beta; rather, <strong>it further potentiated the chondrotoxicity.</strong>\"2</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo we can see that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids are toxic to the joint even though they are widely used in clinical practice. The truth is – <strong>When injected into joints, corticosteroids trigger cartilage cell death!</strong> Plus, they also suppress healing by their innate mechanism of action, which suppresses the immune system and blocks inflammation.\r\n<h3>4. No Drugs Just to Mask or Chase Pain...Are Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nWe don\'t use addictive pain medications or other medications that just mask or chase the pain. In Regenerative Orthopedics, all of the therapies are natural treatment techniques. For example, the primary ingredient in the Prolotherapy injections is dextrose. This technique involves using the simple and safe base solution dextrose, which is given into and around the entire painful/injured area(s). Why treat the whole area? All of the affected areas are treated comprehensively, so you have the best results.\r\n\r\nIf Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is recommended, we use your own blood.  PRP is used for acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. It is a great option to repair particular soft tissue injuries to help you avoid the pain, complications, and recovery time associated with various types of joint surgery. Your blood platelets contain potent growth factors that are exceptional at tissue repair. Again, <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/platelet-rich-plasma-treatments-and-prolotherapy/\">Platelet Rich Plasma</a> naturally accelerates the normal healing process. Plus, it results in tissue repair and the regeneration of weakened torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints.\r\n\r\nWhen Stem Cell Therapy is recommended, we use the <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/stem-cell-treatment/\">Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy</a>. This is also a natural technique where we use all four kinds of Regenerative Orthopedics, including your own stem cells, to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<h3>5. No General Anesthesia Is Used in Regenerative Orthopedics:</h3>\r\nAre you afraid of receiving general anesthesia? With Regenerative Orthopedics, it\'s not necessary! You not only stay out of the hospital and avoid surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics. But you avoid general anesthesia too! Surgery definitely has its risks. And general anesthesia adds to those risks. Especially for older people.\r\n\r\nA recent medical journal says, \"Postoperative mortality and complications after geriatric hip fracture surgery remain high despite efforts to improve perioperative care for these patients.\" And concludes, \"We found the use of general anesthesia and conversion from regional to general anesthesia were associated with a higher risk of mortality during the in-hospital stay compared with regional anesthetic techniques... We also found general anesthesia to be associated with a higher risk of all-cause readmission compared with regional.\"3\r\n\r\nIt is such a better idea to avoid general anesthesia completely. And you can do that with Regenerative Orthopedics.\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Answer to Resolve Joint Pain Without Needing to Go To the Hospital</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen, we use a comprehensive approach and a variety of regenerative techniques. And each treatment is individualized according to your unique needs as a patient. The appropriate technique is recommended depending on you and what is required to produce the best healing results and repair.\r\n\r\nAre you experiencing pain and trying to stay out of the hospital? Would you like to avoid surgery too? Regenerative Orthopedics can be your non-surgical alternative. Contact us! We would be more than happy to give you a recommendation geared to getting you pain-free and back to the activities you love.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"/Contact\">To Learn More, Contact Us Today! </a>\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is effective for sports injuries; back, neck, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain; tendonitis, arthritis, herniated disc, and headaches. Plus, if the injury involves a tendon or ligament, chances are Regenerative Orthopedics will help.\r\n<h3>References:</h3>\r\n1Wyles, Cody C., et al. \"Differential cytotoxicity of corticosteroids on human mesenchymal stem cells.\" <i>Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®</i> 473.3 (2015): 1155-1164.\r\n\r\n2Seshadri, Venkat, Christian H. Coyle, and Constance R. Chu. \"Lidocaine potentiates the chondrotoxicity of methylprednisolone.\" <i>Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic &amp; Related Surgery</i> 25.4 (2009): 337-347.\r\n\r\n3Desai, Vimal, et al. \"Is anesthesia technique associated with a higher risk of mortality or complications within 90 days of surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures?.\" <i>Clinical orthopaedics and related research</i> 476.6 (2018): 1178.','Staying Out of the Hospital and Avoiding Surgery with Regenerative Orthopedics','','inherit','closed','closed','','1452-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:07:21','2021-03-12 03:07:21','',1452,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4566,9,'2021-03-12 03:23:06','2021-03-12 03:23:06','<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen®?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen®, we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen®, offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h4><em>If You Are An Athlete with an Injury, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Understands, Because He Is An Athlete Too</em></h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4550\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose Orthoregen Copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             <strong>Why Choose OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nAs a medical doctor and one of the leaders in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, has years of experience in regenerative therapies. Therefore, he can seek out the best solution, recommend, and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best possible therapy to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor. </em>As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen® has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative? <strong>And always remember that once the surgery is done, it cannot be undone.</strong> At OrthoRegen, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen®.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:23:06','2021-03-12 03:23:06','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4567,9,'2021-03-12 03:28:59','2021-03-12 03:28:59','<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen®?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen®, we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen® Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen® offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h4><em>If You Are An Athlete with an Injury, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Understands, Because He Is An Athlete Too</em></h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4550 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose OrthoRegen®\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             <strong>Why Choose OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nAs a medical doctor and one of the leaders in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, has years of experience in regenerative therapies. Therefore, he can seek out the best solution, recommend, and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best possible therapy to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen® has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative?\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember, once surgery is done, it can never be undone.</strong>\r\n\r\nAt OrthoRegen®, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen®.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:28:59','2021-03-12 03:28:59','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4568,9,'2021-03-12 03:34:26','2021-03-12 03:34:26','<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"slider\">\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel slider-carousel\">\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-4.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-santa-monica-pier.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">New Article:</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-11.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-9.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Get Back In The Game!</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Avoid Joint and Spine Surgery </span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stem Cell/PRP/Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Get Help Now!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Get Help Now!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item slide-article\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-ocean-mountains.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_second\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kili-top-header-2.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Congratulations\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup>\r\nsuccessfully climbed</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Mt. Kilimanjaro in\r\nTanzania, Africa.19,341 feet!!!</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sider-01-V8.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields, MD, DC\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup></span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Completed His 11th Ironman</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Sunday, November 24th in Cozumel Mexico</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"#\">Images &amp; Story Coming Soon</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-REHAB-SYMPOSIUM-Slider-11.MAR_-1.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Guest speaker at the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council meeting</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">March 15, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/peter-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"jumbotron-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box1\">\r\n\r\nWhat\'s\r\n<h3>New</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"COVID-19 Advice: Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Rotator Cuff Tendonitis\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/rotator-cuff-tendonitis/\">Rotator Cuff Tendonitis</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/allergic-reactions-and-problems-of-corrosion-with-joint-replacements/\">Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\r\n</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/treat-sciatica-pain-non-surgically/\">Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; – Why We are Different\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/stem-cell-therapy-at-orthoregen-why-we-are-different/\">Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/is-your-hip-bursitis-treatment-working/\">Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a style=\"color: #0a2745; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Magazine Article on Stem Cell\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/magazine-column/june-2019-townsend-article/\">Magazine Article on Stem Cell</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/how-arthritis-affects-the-older-athlete/\">How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Knee Tendonitis Treatment\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/knee-tendonitis-treatment/\">Knee Tendonitis Treatment</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"col-md-4 box2\">\r\n\r\nPatient\r\n<h3>Testimonials</h3>\r\n<strong>Video:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I wished I had come earlier and listened to what my physical therapist had told me to do because Dr. Fields has been a real solution for me.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"Testimonial\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-larry.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Larry</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to recover fast and get back out there.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-christopher.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n<h3>Chris, Pro Basketball Player</h3>\r\n<h4>PRP Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"Now I can go walking, I go to my ballet classs and I’m a happy camper because of Dr. Fields.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-mary.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Mary</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Hip</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>Written:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I need to say a big thank you to Dr Fields for getting me back on the tennis court. I am an avid tennis player who tried to ignore the terrible pain in my elbow.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Mindy</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Elbow</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I chose Dr. Peter Fields because he is an athlete and would have more direct knowledge of my particular circumstances than anyone else.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Robert</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Shoulder</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"After the final treatments ended I am still without all the pain and have more muscle strength in my legs.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Lois</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box3\">\r\n\r\nNews &amp;\r\n<h3>Events</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/chiropractic-rehab-symposium#!event-register/2020/3/13/2020-annual-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Articles/Health-News/Mexico-City-Lecture-2018\">Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Are you a Stem Cell Candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&amp;promocode=CLT/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.png\" width=\"275\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"search-articles\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Search <b>Dr. Fields\'</b> Articles</h2>\r\n<form id=\"searchform\" action=\"/\" method=\"get\"><input class=\"search-field\" name=\"s\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"What\'s Your Condition?\" />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" /></form></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"intro\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">Welcome to OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>!</h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text welcome\"><a href=\"http://orthoregen.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup></span></a> is dedicated to providing the best of <span class=\"nowrap\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span> by offering non-surgical alternatives for joint and spine repair</p>\r\n<a class=\"primaryButton\" title=\"Read More About U\" href=\"Our-Office/Our-Philosophy\">Read More About Us</a>\r\n<a id=\"candidateButton\" title=\"Are you a good candidate?\" href=\"/contact/\">Are you a good candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"about\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 drfields\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dr-fields.png\" alt=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" width=\"460\" height=\"737\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7 about_holder\">\r\n<h1>Peter A. Fields, <span class=\"nowrap\">MD, DC</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text\">Medical Physician and Chiropractor\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> - 11x Ironman Triathlete</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"icon info\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-info.png\" alt=\"icon info\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>About</h3>\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC is one of a handful of physicians in the nation with both medical and chiropractic degrees...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/dr-fields-bio/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"Man Icon\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-ironman.png\" alt=\"Man Icon\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>11x Ironman</h3>\r\nDr. Peter A. Fields is also known as The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> He not only treats athletes in his practice but is an athlete himself. For over...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/the-athletic-doc/about-the-athletic-doc/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Call Us Today! 310-453-1234</a>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','2109-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:34:26','2021-03-12 03:34:26','',2109,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/2109-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4569,9,'2021-03-12 03:46:28','2021-03-12 03:46:28','<h3>Why Choose OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>?</h3>\r\nAt OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>, we want to help you achieve your goals of optimal health and sustained wellness. We will do so using the most effective, least invasive path. After all, this is your health that we are talking about.\r\n<h4><strong>The Future of Your Health in This Changing World</strong></h4>\r\nInvesting in your health is now more important than ever. Most of us are looking for ways to keep our immune system strong so we don\'t get sick. It is a new world out there! And we all want to do everything we can to avoid the hospital!  Since the future of health care is changing, you must know what choices are available to you.\r\n<h3>OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> Is Exclusively a Regenerative Orthopedics Medical Office</h3>\r\nThe medical office of OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> offers Regenerative Orthopedics exclusively. We don\'t do surgery. And we don\'t use anesthesia. Nor do we give out a bunch of medications. Plus, we don\'t just dabble in regenerative medicine or do a procedure once in a while. That\'s all we do. And we have been offering regenerative medicine options for many, many years. So that means your practitioners are very experienced.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, our goal is to ensure that you will have an exceptional experience throughout your entire process. <strong>We offer safe, expedient, and effective treatments to resolve many painful conditions without the need for surgery.</strong> And when more advanced treatment is needed, such as in cases of very degenerated joints, OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> offers the state-of-the-art Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. What does that mean? The Gold Standard refers to four different types of regenerative therapies. That\'s four! Most clinics use just one.\r\n\r\nAnd that\'s why many Los Angeles residents choose us as their regenerative medicine alternative to surgery and joint replacement. With all of that regenerative capability, in most cases, we can resolve the majority of painful musculoskeletal conditions and ultimately enhance the quality of your life and get you back to the activities you love.\r\n<h4><em>If You Are An Athlete with an Injury, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC Understands, Because He Is An Athlete Too</em></h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4550\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4550 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Why-Choose-OrthoRegen-copy-500x500.png\" alt=\"Why Choose OrthoRegen®\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <em>                             <strong>Why Choose OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>: Our Philosophy</strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an athlete himself, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, also understands how important it is to stay in the game.  That, along with his extensive expertise, ensures a higher level of ability and understanding as a regenerative medicine physician because his experience encompasses a much broader knowledge base.\r\n<h3>Peter A. Fields, MD, DC is Dual Degreed as Both a Medical Doctor <strong>and</strong> a Chiropractor</h3>\r\nAs a medical doctor and one of the leaders in regenerative medicine, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, has years of experience in regenerative therapies. Therefore, he can seek out the best solution, recommend, and perform the optimal type of regenerative therapy that is right for you. And that means you get the treatment that\'s right for you and the best possible therapy to repair your joint.  And all of these regenerative therapies are available right in our clinic.\r\n\r\nPlus, Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, is dual degreed as both a<em> medical doctor <strong>and</strong> a chiropractor.</em> As a chiropractor, he understands the ins and out of every joint. That helps ensure that you won\'t need all of the imaging that many physicians order due to their lack of experience locating the problem via manual examination. Sure, if further testing is deemed necessary, it can be prescribed. But a chiropractor\'s familiarity with the joints and possible referral pain patterns makes imaging less necessary.\r\n\r\nOrthoRegen<strong><sup>® </sup></strong>has provided hope for patients from all over who are trying to avoid joint surgery. Even if surgery has already been done, Regenerative Orthopedics can provide pain relief. We have many <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">articles</a> on this website that discuss the various conditions you may face and how Regenerative Orthopedics can help. We welcome you to <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/\">search</a> through them to learn more about our treatments, research, and how we achieve outstanding patient results because of our unique approach. If you are looking for the top pain clinic in the Los Angeles area to actually resolve your pain and not just temporarily cover up the symptoms, let’s talk...<strong>Together, we can turn your case around!</strong>\r\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Is Your Non-Surgical Option When You Injure Yourself?</h3>\r\nWe are thrilled to enable people to live fulfilling and active lives by resolving their joint pain and injury through comprehensive Regenerative Orthopedics. Why choose surgery when there is an alternative?\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember, once surgery is done, it can never be undone.</strong>\r\n\r\nAt OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>, our team is dedicated to providing highly effective, individualized treatment plans that relieve pain and help you return to sports, work, and activities quickly and safely.\r\n\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD DC, is a <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prolotherapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Prolotherapy doctor</a> and <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/los-angeles-prp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRP Doctor</a> and the founder of OrthoRegen<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>','OrthoRegen®: Our Philosophy','','inherit','closed','closed','','213-revision-v1','','','2021-03-12 03:46:28','2021-03-12 03:46:28','',213,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/213-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4571,9,'2021-03-21 19:51:01','2021-03-21 19:51:01','Runner\'s Knee','Runner\'s Knee','Runner\'s Knee','inherit','open','closed','','runners-knee-2','','','2021-03-21 19:51:20','2021-03-21 19:51:20','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4572,9,'2021-03-22 01:43:05','2021-03-22 01:43:05','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4571 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee Pain\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee Pain[/caption]\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically</h2>\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that commonly affects runners. Another name for Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>And Runner\'s Knee pain is commonly experienced behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\n\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. And it particularly affects adolescents and young adults. Also, the condition is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\n<h3>Runner\'s Knee Pain &amp; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur.\n\nRepetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee Pain?</h3>\n<h4><em>Theories</em></h4>\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces.  such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint.\n<h4><em>Anatomic factors</em></h4>\nAnatomic factors that predispose towards patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\n<h4><em>Etiology: What Causes Runner\'s Knee?</em></h4>\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur.\n\nFor example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces and, eventually, the articular cartilage.\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition.\n\nPain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics. Plus, physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles, and iliotibial band stretching exercises.\n\nThis approach may temporarily help, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint, causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee.\n\nRegenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella, will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\n\nRegenerative Orthopedics, along with vastus medialis strengthening, will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee. The treatment allows for a quick return to activities without the need for surgery.\n\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact OrthoRegen</a> for more information.','Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-22 01:43:05','2021-03-22 01:43:05','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4573,9,'2021-03-21 20:02:27','2021-03-21 20:02:27','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4571\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee[/caption]\r\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain Relief</h2>\r\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that is- like the name says- common in runners. Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>Sufferers commonly experience pain behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\r\n\r\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. Runner’s Knee particularly affects adolescents and young adults. And it is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\r\n<h3>Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\r\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur. Repetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee?</h3>\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. For example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces, and eventually the articular cartilage.\r\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\r\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition. Pain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting, due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\r\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\r\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics and physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles and iliotibial band stretching exercises. This approach may help temporarily, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint which is causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee. Regenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics along with vastus medialis strengthening will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee, allowing for a quick return to activities.','Runner\'s Knee Pain Relief','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-revision-v1','','','2021-03-21 20:02:27','2021-03-21 20:02:27','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4574,9,'2021-03-22 00:56:41','2021-03-22 00:56:41','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4571\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee[/caption]\r\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain: Non-Surgical Pain Relief</h2>\r\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that is- like the name says- common in runners. Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>Sufferers commonly experience pain behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\r\n\r\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. Runner’s Knee particularly affects adolescents and young adults. And it is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\r\n<h3>Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\r\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur. Repetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee?</h3>\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. For example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces, and eventually the articular cartilage.\r\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\r\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition. Pain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting, due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\r\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\r\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics and physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles and iliotibial band stretching exercises. This approach may help temporarily, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint which is causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee. Regenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics along with vastus medialis strengthening will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee, allowing for a quick return to activities.','Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 00:56:41','2021-03-22 00:56:41','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4575,9,'2021-03-22 01:05:26','2021-03-22 01:05:26','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4571 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee Pain\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee Pain[/caption]\r\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically</h2>\r\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that commonly affects runners. Another name for Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>And Runner\'s Knee pain is commonly experienced behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\r\n\r\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. And it particularly affects adolescents and young adults. Also, the condition is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\r\n<h3>Runner\'s Knee Pain &amp; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\r\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur. Repetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee Pain?</h3>\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint. Anatomic factors that predispose toward patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n\r\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. For example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces, and eventually the articular cartilage.\r\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\r\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition. Pain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting, due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\r\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\r\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics and physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles and iliotibial band stretching exercises. This approach may help temporarily, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint which is causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee. Regenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics along with vastus medialis strengthening will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee, allowing for a quick return to activities.','Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 01:05:26','2021-03-22 01:05:26','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4576,9,'2021-03-22 01:37:47','2021-03-22 01:37:47','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4571 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee Pain\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee Pain[/caption]\r\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically</h2>\r\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that commonly affects runners. Another name for Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>And Runner\'s Knee pain is commonly experienced behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\r\n\r\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. And it particularly affects adolescents and young adults. Also, the condition is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\r\n<h3>Runner\'s Knee Pain &amp; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\r\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur.\r\n\r\nRepetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee Pain?</h3>\r\n<h4><em>Theories</em></h4>\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint.\r\n<h4><em>Anatomic factors</em></h4>\r\nAnatomic factors that predispose towards patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n<h4><em>Etiology: What Causes Runner\'s Knee?</em></h4>\r\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur.\r\n\r\nFor example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces and eventually, the articular cartilage.\r\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\r\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition.\r\n\r\nPain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\r\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\r\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics. Plus, physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles, and iliotibial band stretching exercises.\r\n\r\nThis approach may temporarily help, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint,, causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella, will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics,, along with vastus medialis strengthening, will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee. The treatment allows for a quick return to activities without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact OrthoRegen</a> for more information.','Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 01:37:47','2021-03-22 01:37:47','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4577,9,'2021-03-22 01:43:35','2021-03-22 01:43:35','[caption id=\"attachment_4571\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4571 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Runners-Knee-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Runner\'s Knee Pain\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> Runner\'s Knee Pain[/caption]\r\n<h2>Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically</h2>\r\nRunner’s Knee is a painful knee condition that commonly affects runners. Another name for Runner’s Knee is also called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The condition is characterized by anterior knee pain. <em>And Runner\'s Knee pain is commonly experienced behind and around the kneecap or patella. </em>\r\n\r\nRunner’s Knee can affect one or both knees and is a knee complaint among athletes and non-athletes alike. And it particularly affects adolescents and young adults. Also, the condition is quite common in younger recreational runners, with females suffering more frequently than males.\r\n<h3>Runner\'s Knee Pain &amp; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome</h3>\r\nSeveral forces act on the patella to provide stability and keep it tracking properly, as it articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur. The patella not only moves up and down but also tilts and rotates. And that movement allows for various points of contact between the patella and femur.\r\n\r\nRepetitive contact at these locations combined with the abnormal articulation of the patella is thought to be the cause of the pain behind and around the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome should be distinguished from chondromalacia, which is actual fraying and damage to the underlying patellar cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can be a cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome.\r\n<h3>What\'s Behind Runner\'s Knee Pain?</h3>\r\n<h4><em>Theories</em></h4>\r\nThere are many theories to explain the pathophysiology of Runner’s Knee. They include muscular, overuse, and biomechanical theories. The cause of pain and dysfunction of Runner’s Knee may result from abnormal forces. Forces such as tight or weak quadriceps along with subluxation or dislocation of the patellofemoral joint. Runner’s Knee may be due to prolonged repetitive activities such as running or jumping, which put excessive sheering forces on the patellofemoral joint.\r\n<h4><em>Anatomic factors</em></h4>\r\nAnatomic factors that predispose towards patellofemoral pain or instability include excessive rotation of the hip or shin bone, knock knees, hyperextended knees, and/or poor foot alignment. Ligamentous, meniscal, and soft tissue damage can also cause patellofemoral pain syndrome. Other causes of patellofemoral pain are fractures, arthritis of the knee, and bony tumors in or around the knee.\r\n<h4><em>Etiology: What Causes Runner\'s Knee?</em></h4>\r\nAlthough the exact etiology of Runner’s Knee is unclear, the abnormal articulation along with abnormal muscular and other biomechanical factors change the forces placed upon the patellofemoral joint, which causes instability and improper tracking as the patella articulates with the patellofemoral groove in the femur.\r\n\r\nFor example, when the knee is flexed, the patella glides through the groove in the femur. If the bones in the lower leg are not aligned correctly, this gliding becomes abnormal. An overload on the patellofemoral joint occurs with flexion of the knee as this movement increases the pressure between the patella and the various contact points with the femur. With repeated episodes, the joint becomes unstable, especially if the joint remains out of alignment. This abnormal tracking can lead to increased wear between the bone surfaces and, eventually, the articular cartilage.\r\n<h4>Runner’s Knee Symptoms</h4>\r\nBesides the tenderness behind, around, and at the center of the patella, there may also be pain toward the back of the knee. Crepitation or cracking sounds may be heard, as well as a feeling of instability in the knee joint. The pain typically occurs with activity and often worsens with those activities that include steps, hills, and uneven surfaces. Going downhill or downstairs aggravates the condition.\r\n\r\nPain can also be triggered by prolonged sitting due to the extra pressure between the patella and femur during knee flexion. Straightening of the legs may decrease the discomfort. Squatting and kneeling also exacerbate the pain, which can be dull, sharp, or burning.\r\n<h4>How is Runner’s Knee Treated?</h4>\r\nThe common treatment approach for Runner’s Knee usually involves activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, the RICE protocol, ultrasound, orthotics. Plus, physical therapy with quadriceps-based exercises together with hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, anterior hip muscles, and iliotibial band stretching exercises.\r\n\r\nThis approach may temporarily help, but it does not fix the problem of instability in the knee joint, causing the misalignment. With Runner’s Knee, instead of tracking in the groove of the femur, the patella oftentimes tracks laterally. A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics, including PRP and/or Prolotherapy injections to the medial side of the patella, will strengthen the attachment of the vastus medialis to the patella. The resultant strengthening will pull the patella into the groove, allowing for a realignment of the patella.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics, along with vastus medialis strengthening, will relieve the pain and speed up the process of normalizing the patellar tracking in Runner’s Knee. The treatment allows for a quick return to activities without the need for surgery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact OrthoRegen</a> for more information.','Runner\'s Knee Pain: Get Relief Non-Surgically','','inherit','closed','closed','','1401-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 01:43:35','2021-03-22 01:43:35','',1401,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1401-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4578,9,'2021-03-22 22:54:35','2021-03-22 22:54:35','Spinning Class','Exercise Is Good for You','Exercise Is Good for You','inherit','open','closed','','spinning-class','','','2021-03-22 22:56:03','2021-03-22 22:56:03','',1518,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Spinning-class.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4579,9,'2021-03-22 22:58:09','2021-03-22 22:58:09','<h3>Exercise Provides Health Benefits</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4578\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4578 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Spinning-class-500x500.png\" alt=\"Exercise Is Good for You\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <strong>                                 Exercise Provides Health Benefits</strong>[/caption]\r\n\r\nWe all know that 30 minutes per day of strenuous exercise provides health benefits.  And studies show that higher levels of physical activity are linked to a remarkable number of health benefits. Recent <a href=\"https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443\">Federal guidelines</a> from the Department of Health and Human Services1 have even made this official.1\r\n\r\nExercise also improves cognitive functioning, mental health, and memory; plus, it hinders the development of certain neurological conditions.2\r\n\r\nThe real question for most of us is how to find the time to exercise regularly and consistently. All we have is 24 hours each day to get done all the things we need to get done. Exercising often takes a back seat to work, shopping, cooking, cleaning, getting the kids ready for school, and ready for bed. And all of the other million-and-one little details that demand our attention every day.\r\n<h3>Finding the Time to Exercise</h3>\r\nMost of us have the motivation to exercise. We know exercise provides health benefits. Therefore, we want to do it and understand it\'s good for us. But when can we fit it in? A few hardy souls bite the bullet and get up at 5:00 AM - making more time in the day by getting less sleep. Others exercise at the end of a long day. But sometimes that\'s stressful and counterproductive. However they do it, many people make real efforts to exercise a few times each week.\r\n\r\nMost likely, over time,  our good intentions get stymied by our daily concerns. Moreover, deadlines and scheduling take precedence. And the most easy-to-jettison item on our to-do list, exercise, gets lost in the process. And, sooner rather than later, we\'re back to not exercising at all. Public health experts and policymakers have been struggling, too, with this apparent no-win situation.\r\n<h3>Short Bursts of Exercise Provides Health Benefits Too</h3>\r\nThe outcome is brand-new recommendations relating to short bursts of activity during the day. These three- to five-minute bursts have been studied and shown to provide real health benefits to real people under real-world circumstances.3\r\n\r\nInstead of taking coffee breaks at work, people are beginning to take activity breaks. And three to five minutes of climbing office building stairs or brisk walking outside the building or a quick series of calisthenics are all it takes. Six to ten such breaks fulfills the daily requirement of 30 minutes of exercise. Above all, no separately scheduled exercise time is necessary.\r\n\r\nYou\'re already at work, you\'re already taking breaks. So, the breaks become exercise breaks. And you get your exercise done. And you feel great for the entire day, due to bursts of endorphins occurring throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThese bursts of activity are also ideal for people working at home. Plus, they work for school children too. Studies in schools are showing increased attention spans and increased learning as a result of short bursts of intense physical activity.\r\n\r\nEveryone can do this. And everyone can have a workable system for getting the exercise they need.\r\n<h3><strong>Lean Muscle Mass</strong></h3>\r\nWe often hear that building \"lean muscle mass\" is one of the key benefits of strenuous exercise. The human body adapts to environmental stresses. And building lean muscle mass is an important adaptation. Moreover, lean muscle mass is a metabolic furnace. Muscle cells are high-energy cells that actually burn calories when your body is at rest.\r\n\r\nYour internal thermostat is turned up owing to your increased amount of lean muscle mass. And so you burn fat to fulfill these increased energy needs.\r\n\r\nLean muscle mass is not only energy-efficient, but it is also much more shapely than the pounds of fat it replaces. Lean muscle mass creates long lines, outlines, and bulk along your arms, torso, and legs. The result is a supple, shapely body, filled with energy and purpose.\r\n\r\n1Pate, Russell R., James F. Sallis, and Keshia M. Pollack Porter. \"Surveillance of Physical Activity: Actions Needed to Support New Federal Guidelines.\" (2020).\r\n\r\n2Much, How, and How Often is it Recommended. \"10 Neurological Benefits of Exercise.\" <i>Image</i> 10 (2020): 08-01.\r\n\r\n3Stamatakis, Emmanuel, et al. \"Untapping the Health Enhancing Potential of Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA): Rationale, Scoping Review, and a 4-Pillar Research Framework.\" <i>Sports Medicine</i> (2020): 1-10.\r\n\r\n3Vallance JK, et al: Maintenance of physical activity in breast cancer survivors after a randomized trial. Med Sci Sports Exerc 40(1):173-180, 2008.\r\n\r\n4Heckman GE, McKelvie RS: Cardiovascular aging and exercise in healthy older adults. Clin J Sport Med 18(6):479-485, 2008','Exercise Provides Health Benefits For All Ages','','inherit','closed','closed','','1518-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 22:58:09','2021-03-22 22:58:09','',1518,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1518-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4580,9,'2021-03-23 00:05:23','2021-03-23 00:05:23','<h2>.Is There Help for Arthritis Pain without Needing to Have Surgery?</h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_4581\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4581 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/arthritis-steals-500x500.png\" alt=\"Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <strong>Regenerative Orthopedics: Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery</strong>[/caption]\n\nArthritis is the most common joint disease in the world, representing a major cause of disability and an enormous financial and economic burden. Oftentimes, the result of arthritis is some type of surgery, and often joint replacement surgery. In this article, we will discuss arthritis, its cause, its progression, and ways to treat it. We will also talk about a non-surgical treatment option that is an amazing help for arthritis pain. Plus, it does not require hospitalization or surgery.\n<h3>Arthritis: The Disease and its Progression</h3>\nArthritis is a chronic disease that debilitates the articular joints. It occurs through a sequence of events that has at its core, a loss of joint cartilage. This affects other joint structures and eventually will lead to joint space narrowing and bony overgrowth. And the disease will continue to progress until joint movement becomes noticeably restricted.\n\nBony overgrowth with the appearance of bone spurs or osteophytes, detected by x-ray, has become the criterion for diagnosing advanced arthritis or radiographic osteoarthritis.\n\nBut what occurs before the cartilage loss? Arthritis almost always begins with ligament weakness or injury. Joints are composed of two bones covered with articular cartilage. Healthy cartilage allows the joint to slide because it has a smooth lubricated surface. And healthy ligaments hold the bones together. So, along with the cartilage, they enable the bones to glide evenly over one another when the joints are in motion.\n<h3>Weak and Injured Ligaments Add to the Arthritis Problem</h3>\nHowever, when the ligaments are weak, the bones will glide over one another in an uneven manner. And that causes one area of bone to bear additional weight on the articular cartilage when the joint is stressed. This uneven distribution expands with ongoing joint stress, weakening the ligaments further, and causing instability of the joint.\n\nThe increase in abnormal weight distribution inside the joint causes a breakdown of the articular cartilage. Without this surface, the joint loses its smooth gliding motion and becomes limited in its movement. With the ligaments unable to stabilize the joint, the muscles and their tendons will tense in an attempt to stabilize the weakened area. But they too will eventually weaken, producing “knots” and eliciting painful trigger points.\n\nThe unstable bony surfaces continue to rub roughly and unevenly, causing bone loss. This bony loss leads to joint space narrowing and exposure of the underlying subchondral bone.  And that precipitates a process of bone remodeling, in which the subchondral bone thickens. This accumulated or thickened bony overgrowth is called osteoarthritis.\n\nArticular cartilage has no blood supply and therefore tends to heal slowly and imperfectly. <strong>Interestingly, cartilage also lacks a neural network and does not elicit pain itself.</strong> <em><strong>The pain in arthritis occurs from the pressure on the subchondral bone after the loss of cartilage tissue and from the stress on the tendons and ligaments of the joint.</strong></em>\n<h3>Ways to Help with Arthritis Pain</h3>\nThere are many medications and procedures that have been tried over the years for relief of pain and treatment of arthritis. But there is still no cure. Exercise, medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle modification may provide symptom relief, but they do nothing to regenerate the joint.\n\nThere are, however, treatments available that stimulate the regenerative processes in the joint to facilitate the restoration of degenerated cartilage to a healthy state--Regenerative Orthopedics. Stem Cell Therapy is one type of regenerative medicine. It is a  non-surgical treatment that supplies the affected joint with chondrogenic (cartilage forming) stem cells, which we obtain from both bone marrow and fat. Injecting these cells into the degenerated joint supports chondrogenesis or the process by which cartilage is developed. Let\'s explain the process further...\n<h4>The Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy: A Combination Treatment Far Above the Rest</h4>\nIn our practice, we stand apart from most other clinics when it comes to Stem Cell Therapy, because we use the Gold Standard. Instead of just one type, we use several different successful regenerative treatments in combination to effectively repair arthritic joints.\n\nAnd you don\'t have to be hospitalized or laid up for prolonged periods of type for these treatments either. They are non-surgical, so you can stay active. You don’t have to take extended time off of work, and you can still travel and be mobile! Those are such great benefits!\n\nAll Regenerative Orthopedic therapies, including Stem Cell Therapy, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Prolotherapy, are reparative and effective non-surgical alternatives! Prolotherapy alone is a technique to treat arthritis and to aid the body to heal. It prompting it to create new collagen. And various trials and studies have shown the effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy in treating osteoarthritis, as well as ligament and tendon injuries.\n\nIn some arthritis cases, Prolotherapy is sufficient to bring the pain relief and repair needed. But in cases of arthritis where the degeneration is advanced, we may recommend the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. This treatment option combines Prolotherapy with components of blood, fat, and bone marrow.\n<h4><em>Four Types of Regenerative Therapies Combined for Amazing Reparative Results</em></h4>\nMany clinics use only one or two of these procedures. But we have discovered that Gold Standard combination acts as an amazing regenerative solution to reverse the damage of arthritis on the joint. We comprehensively treat the entire joint with multiple injections of the Platelet Rich Plasma portion of the blood. Plus, we use progenitor cells from an aspiration of adipose and bone marrow aspiration.\n\nThese regenerative treatments, along with Prolotherapy in and around the involved joint offer benefits in terms of pain relief, regenerative properties, and cartilage repair for people affected by arthritis. Prolotherapy involves the injection of a hyperosmolar dextrose solution into an injury site to elicit localized inflammation---which is the first step in healing the damaged area.\n\nThe dextrose solution acts as a proliferant via the induction of local inflammatory and wound healing cascades, including fibroblast cells that make collagen. With the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, the goal is to enhance the effects of prolotherapy and improve treatment outcomes in patients with advanced arthritic conditions.\n<h3>What is the Expected Outcome?</h3>\nPatients treated with the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy report significantly decreased pain. Plus, they experience significant gains in function and quality of life, exercise ability, and range of motion, as well as losses in stiffness and crepitus. These regenerative therapies in conjunction with Prolotherapy are a safe and effective treatment for arthritis. And it has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease and promote the regeneration of articular cartilage. This treatment option is essentially a new paradigm in the treatment of arthritis.\n\nIn our opinion, nothing comes close to the effectiveness of Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s because it can stimulate the regrowth of the injured tissue, and tighten the ligaments around the joint, which often reduces joint pain immediately. Proper exercise can then be resumed in order to bring the strength and flexibility of the surrounding muscles to a normal level.\n\nThe goal of treatment is not only pain relief but also the regeneration of joint structures--- including articular cartilage. This regeneration and repair allow the individual with arthritis to get back to the sport, activity, or way of life they love.\n\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact us</a> to find out if you are a candidate for non-surgical Regenerative Orthopedics and the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy!\n\nWe have written a number of articles about <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">arthritis</a>. Click <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">here</a> to read more articles.\n\n&nbsp;','Is there Help for Arthritis Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1399-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-23 00:05:23','2021-03-23 00:05:23','',1399,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1399-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4581,9,'2021-03-22 23:20:40','2021-03-22 23:20:40','Arthritis Steals. Relieve Arthritis Pain with Non-Surgical Regenerative Orthopedics','Relieve Arthritis Pain','Relieve Arthritis Pain with Non-Surgical Regenerative Orthopedics','inherit','open','closed','','arthritis-steals','','','2021-03-22 23:21:33','2021-03-22 23:21:33','',1399,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/arthritis-steals.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4582,9,'2021-03-22 23:35:03','2021-03-22 23:35:03','<h2>Is There Help for Arthritis Pain without Needing to Have Surgery?</h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4581\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4581 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/arthritis-steals-500x500.png\" alt=\"Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" />   <strong>Regenerative Orthopedics: Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery</strong>[/caption]\r\n\r\nArthritis is the most common joint disease in the world, representing a major cause of disability and an enormous financial and economic burden. Oftentimes, the result of arthritis is some type of surgery, and often joint replacement surgery. In this article, we will discuss arthritis, its cause, its progression, and ways to treat it. We will also talk about a non-surgical treatment option that is an amazing help for arthritis pain. Plus, it does not require hospitalization or surgery.\r\n<h3>Arthritis: The Disease and its Progression</h3>\r\nArthritis is a chronic disease that debilitates the articular joints. It occurs through a sequence of events that has at its core, a loss of joint cartilage. This affects other joint structures, and eventually will lead to joint space narrowing and bony overgrowth, progressing until joint movement becomes noticeably restricted. Bony overgrowth with the appearance of bone spurs or osteophytes, detected by x-ray, has become the criterion for diagnosing advanced arthritis or radiographic osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nBut what occurs before the cartilage loss? Arthritis almost always begins with ligament weakness or injury. Joints are composed of two bones covered with articular cartilage. Healthy cartilage allows the joint to slide, because it has a smooth lubricated surface. Healthy ligaments hold the bones together, and along with the cartilage enable the bones to glide evenly over one another when the joints are in motion.\r\n\r\nWhen the ligaments are weak, the bones will glide over one another in an uneven manner, causing one area of bone to bear additional weight on the articular cartilage when the joint is stressed. This uneven distribution expands with ongoing joint stress, weakening the ligaments further, and causing instability of the joint. The increase in abnormal weight distribution inside the joint causes a breakdown of the articular cartilage. Without this surface, the joint loses its smooth gliding motion and becomes limited in its movement. With the ligaments unable to stabilize the joint, the muscles and their tendons will tense in an attempt to stabilize the weakened area, but they too will eventually weaken, producing “knots” and eliciting painful trigger points. The unstable bony surfaces continue to rub roughly and unevenly, causing bone loss. This bony loss leads to joint space narrowing, exposure of the underlying subchondral bone and precipitating a process of bone remodeling, in which the subchondral bone thickens. This accumulated or thickened bony overgrowth is called osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nArticular cartilage has no blood supply, and therefore tends to heal slowly and imperfectly. Cartilage also lacks a neural network and does not elicit pain itself. The pain in arthritis occurs from the pressure on the subchondral bone after the loss of cartilage tissue and from the stress on the tendons and ligaments of the joint.\r\n<h4>Ways to Help with Arthritis Pain</h4>\r\nThere are many medications and procedures that have been tried over the years for relief of pain and treatment of arthritis, but there is still no cure. Exercise, medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle modification may provide symptom relief, but they do nothing to regenerate the joint. There are however, treatments available that stimulate the regenerative processes in the joint to facilitate the restoration of degenerated cartilage to a healthy state. Stem Cell Therapy is a non-surgical treatment supplying the affected joint with chondrogenic (cartilage forming) stem cells, which we obtain from both bone marrow and fat. Injecting these cells into the degenerated joint supports chondrogenesis, or the process by which cartilage is developed.\r\n<h4>The Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy: A Combination Treatment Far Above the Rest</h4>\r\nIn our practice, we go even further in using regenerative therapies for arthritis. We use several different successful regenerative treatments in combination to effectively repair arthritic joints. You don’t have to be laid up for these treatments either. They are non-surgical, so you can stay active. You don’t have to take extended time off of work, and you can still travel and be mobile! Regenerative Orthopedic Therapies are reparative and effective non-surgical alternatives! Prolotherapy itself is a technique that is used to aid the body in healing by prompting it to create new collagen. Various trials and studies have shown the effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy in treating osteoarthritis, as well as ligament and tendon injuries.,, In some cases, prolotherapy alone is sufficient to bring the pain relief and repair needed. When cases of degeneration are advanced, we use the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, which combines prolotherapy with components of blood, fat, and bone marrow. Many clinics use only one or two of these procedures, but we have discovered that this combination acts as an amazing regenerative solution to reverse the damage of arthritis on the joint. We comprehensively treat the entire joint with multiple injections of the Platelet Rich Plasma portion of the blood, progenitor cells from an aspiration of adipose, and bone marrow aspiration. These regenerative treatments, along with prolotherapy in and around the involved joint offer benefits in terms of pain relief, regenerative properties, and cartilage repair for people affected by musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis. Prolotherapy involves the injection of a hypersmolar dextrose solution into an injury site to elicit localized inflammation, which is the first step in healing the damaged area. The dextrose solution acts as a proliferant via the induction of local inflammatory and wound healing cascades, including fibroblast cells that make collagen. With the addition of the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, the goal is to enhance the effects of prolotherapy and improve treatment outcomes in patients with advanced arthritic conditions.\r\n<h4>What is the Expected Outcome?</h4>\r\nPatients treated with the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy report significantly decreased pain and significant gains in function and quality of life, exercise ability, and range of motion, as well as losses in stiffness and crepitus. These regenerative therapies in conjunction with prolotherapy are a safe and effective treatment for arthritis, one that has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease and one that promotes the regeneration of articular cartilage, which is essentially a new paradigm in the treatment of arthritis.\r\n\r\nIn our opinion, nothing comes close to the effectiveness of Regenerative Orthopedics, because it can stimulate the regrowth of the injured tissue, and tighten the ligaments around the joint, which often reduces joint pain immediately. Proper exercise can then be resumed in order to bring the strength and flexibility of the surrounding muscles to a normal level.\r\n\r\nThe goal of treatment is not only pain relief but also regeneration of joint structures including articular cartilage. This regeneration and repair allows the individual with arthritis to get back to the sport, activity or way of life they love.\r\n\r\nPatients treated with the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy report significantly decreased pain and significant gains in function and quality of life, exercise ability, and range of motion, as well as losses in stiffness and crepitus. These regenerative therapies in conjunction with prolotherapy are a safe and effective treatment for arthritis, one that has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease and one that promotes the regeneration of articular cartilage, which is essentially a new paradigm in the treatment of arthritis.\r\n\r\nIn our opinion, nothing comes close to the effectiveness of Regenerative Orthopedics, because it can stimulate the regrowth of the injured tissue, and tighten the ligaments around the joint, which often reduces joint pain immediately. Proper exercise can then be resumed in order to bring the strength and flexibility of the surrounding muscles to a normal level. The goal of treatment is not only pain relief but also regeneration of joint structures including articular cartilage. This regeneration and repair allows the individual with arthritis to get back to the sport, activity or way of life they love.\r\n\r\nWe have written a number of articles about <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">arthritis</a>. Click <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">here</a> to read more articles.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Is there Help for Arthritis Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1399-revision-v1','','','2021-03-22 23:35:03','2021-03-22 23:35:03','',1399,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1399-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4583,9,'2021-03-23 00:05:35','2021-03-23 00:05:35','<h2>.Is There Help for Arthritis Pain without Needing to Have Surgery?</h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4581\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4581 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/arthritis-steals-500x500.png\" alt=\"Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <strong>Regenerative Orthopedics: Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery</strong>[/caption]\r\n\r\nArthritis is the most common joint disease in the world, representing a major cause of disability and an enormous financial and economic burden. Oftentimes, the result of arthritis is some type of surgery, and often joint replacement surgery. In this article, we will discuss arthritis, its cause, its progression, and ways to treat it. We will also talk about a non-surgical treatment option that is an amazing help for arthritis pain. Plus, it does not require hospitalization or surgery.\r\n<h3>Arthritis: The Disease and its Progression</h3>\r\nArthritis is a chronic disease that debilitates the articular joints. It occurs through a sequence of events that has at its core, a loss of joint cartilage. This affects other joint structures and eventually will lead to joint space narrowing and bony overgrowth. And the disease will continue to progress until joint movement becomes noticeably restricted.\r\n\r\nBony overgrowth with the appearance of bone spurs or osteophytes, detected by x-ray, has become the criterion for diagnosing advanced arthritis or radiographic osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nBut what occurs before the cartilage loss? Arthritis almost always begins with ligament weakness or injury. Joints are composed of two bones covered with articular cartilage. Healthy cartilage allows the joint to slide because it has a smooth lubricated surface. And healthy ligaments hold the bones together. So, along with the cartilage, they enable the bones to glide evenly over one another when the joints are in motion.\r\n<h3>Weak and Injured Ligaments Add to the Arthritis Problem</h3>\r\nHowever, when the ligaments are weak, the bones will glide over one another in an uneven manner. And that causes one area of bone to bear additional weight on the articular cartilage when the joint is stressed. This uneven distribution expands with ongoing joint stress, weakening the ligaments further, and causing instability of the joint.\r\n\r\nThe increase in abnormal weight distribution inside the joint causes a breakdown of the articular cartilage. Without this surface, the joint loses its smooth gliding motion and becomes limited in its movement. With the ligaments unable to stabilize the joint, the muscles and their tendons will tense in an attempt to stabilize the weakened area. But they too will eventually weaken, producing “knots” and eliciting painful trigger points.\r\n\r\nThe unstable bony surfaces continue to rub roughly and unevenly, causing bone loss. This bony loss leads to joint space narrowing and exposure of the underlying subchondral bone.  And that precipitates a process of bone remodeling, in which the subchondral bone thickens. This accumulated or thickened bony overgrowth is called osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nArticular cartilage has no blood supply and therefore tends to heal slowly and imperfectly. <strong>Interestingly, cartilage also lacks a neural network and does not elicit pain itself.</strong> <em><strong>The pain in arthritis occurs from the pressure on the subchondral bone after the loss of cartilage tissue and from the stress on the tendons and ligaments of the joint.</strong></em>\r\n<h3>Ways to Help with Arthritis Pain</h3>\r\nThere are many medications and procedures that have been tried over the years for relief of pain and treatment of arthritis. But there is still no cure. Exercise, medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle modification may provide symptom relief, but they do nothing to regenerate the joint.\r\n\r\nThere are, however, treatments available that stimulate the regenerative processes in the joint to facilitate the restoration of degenerated cartilage to a healthy state--Regenerative Orthopedics. Stem Cell Therapy is one type of regenerative medicine. It is a  non-surgical treatment that supplies the affected joint with chondrogenic (cartilage forming) stem cells, which we obtain from both bone marrow and fat. Injecting these cells into the degenerated joint supports chondrogenesis or the process by which cartilage is developed. Let\'s explain the process further...\r\n<h4>The Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy: A Combination Treatment Far Above the Rest</h4>\r\nIn our practice, we stand apart from most other clinics when it comes to Stem Cell Therapy, because we use the Gold Standard. Instead of just one type, we use several different successful regenerative treatments in combination to effectively repair arthritic joints.\r\n\r\nAnd you don\'t have to be hospitalized or laid up for prolonged periods of type for these treatments either. They are non-surgical, so you can stay active. You don’t have to take extended time off of work, and you can still travel and be mobile! Those are such great benefits!\r\n\r\nAll Regenerative Orthopedic therapies, including Stem Cell Therapy, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Prolotherapy, are reparative and effective non-surgical alternatives! Prolotherapy alone is a technique to treat arthritis and to aid the body to heal. It prompts the body to create new collagen. And various trials and studies have shown the effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy in treating osteoarthritis, as well as ligament and tendon injuries.\r\n\r\nIn some arthritis cases, Prolotherapy is sufficient to bring the pain relief and repair needed. But in cases of arthritis where the degeneration is advanced, we may recommend the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. This treatment option combines Prolotherapy with components of blood, fat, and bone marrow.\r\n<h4><em>Four Types of Regenerative Therapies Combined for Amazing Reparative Results</em></h4>\r\nMany clinics use only one or two of these procedures. But we have discovered that Gold Standard combination acts as an amazing regenerative solution to reverse the damage of arthritis on the joint. We comprehensively treat the entire joint with multiple injections of the Platelet Rich Plasma portion of the blood. Plus, we use progenitor cells from an aspiration of adipose and bone marrow aspiration.\r\n\r\nThese regenerative treatments, along with Prolotherapy in and around the involved joint offer benefits in terms of pain relief, regenerative properties, and cartilage repair for people affected by arthritis. Prolotherapy involves the injection of a hyperosmolar dextrose solution into an injury site to elicit localized inflammation---which is the first step in healing the damaged area.\r\n\r\nThe dextrose solution acts as a proliferant via the induction of local inflammatory and wound healing cascades, including fibroblast cells that make collagen. With the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, the goal is to enhance the effects of prolotherapy and improve treatment outcomes in patients with advanced arthritic conditions.\r\n<h3>What is the Expected Outcome?</h3>\r\nPatients treated with the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy report significantly decreased pain. Plus, they experience significant gains in function and quality of life, exercise ability, and range of motion, as well as losses in stiffness and crepitus. These regenerative therapies in conjunction with Prolotherapy are a safe and effective treatment for arthritis. And it has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease and promote the regeneration of articular cartilage. This treatment option is essentially a new paradigm in the treatment of arthritis.\r\n\r\nIn our opinion, nothing comes close to the effectiveness of Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s because it can stimulate the regrowth of the injured tissue, and tighten the ligaments around the joint, which often reduces joint pain immediately. Proper exercise can then be resumed in order to bring the strength and flexibility of the surrounding muscles to a normal level.\r\n\r\nThe goal of treatment is not only pain relief but also the regeneration of joint structures--- including articular cartilage. This regeneration and repair allow the individual with arthritis to get back to the sport, activity, or way of life they love.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact us</a> to find out if you are a candidate for non-surgical Regenerative Orthopedics and the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy!\r\n\r\nWe have written a number of articles about <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">arthritis</a>. Click <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">here</a> to read more articles.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Is there Help for Arthritis Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1399-revision-v1','','','2021-03-23 00:05:35','2021-03-23 00:05:35','',1399,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1399-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4584,9,'2021-03-23 00:06:00','2021-03-23 00:06:00','<h2>Is There Help for Arthritis Pain without Needing to Have Surgery?</h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4581\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4581 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/arthritis-steals-500x500.png\" alt=\"Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <strong>Regenerative Orthopedics: Help Arthritis Pain without Surgery</strong>[/caption]\r\n\r\nArthritis is the most common joint disease in the world, representing a major cause of disability and an enormous financial and economic burden. Oftentimes, the result of arthritis is some type of surgery, and often joint replacement surgery. In this article, we will discuss arthritis, its cause, its progression, and ways to treat it. We will also talk about a non-surgical treatment option that is an amazing help for arthritis pain. Plus, it does not require hospitalization or surgery.\r\n<h3>Arthritis: The Disease and its Progression</h3>\r\nArthritis is a chronic disease that debilitates the articular joints. It occurs through a sequence of events that has at its core, a loss of joint cartilage. This affects other joint structures and eventually will lead to joint space narrowing and bony overgrowth. And the disease will continue to progress until joint movement becomes noticeably restricted.\r\n\r\nBony overgrowth with the appearance of bone spurs or osteophytes, detected by x-ray, has become the criterion for diagnosing advanced arthritis or radiographic osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nBut what occurs before the cartilage loss? Arthritis almost always begins with ligament weakness or injury. Joints are composed of two bones covered with articular cartilage. Healthy cartilage allows the joint to slide because it has a smooth lubricated surface. And healthy ligaments hold the bones together. So, along with the cartilage, they enable the bones to glide evenly over one another when the joints are in motion.\r\n<h3>Weak and Injured Ligaments Add to the Arthritis Problem</h3>\r\nHowever, when the ligaments are weak, the bones will glide over one another in an uneven manner. And that causes one area of bone to bear additional weight on the articular cartilage when the joint is stressed. This uneven distribution expands with ongoing joint stress, weakening the ligaments further, and causing instability of the joint.\r\n\r\nThe increase in abnormal weight distribution inside the joint causes a breakdown of the articular cartilage. Without this surface, the joint loses its smooth gliding motion and becomes limited in its movement. With the ligaments unable to stabilize the joint, the muscles and their tendons will tense in an attempt to stabilize the weakened area. But they too will eventually weaken, producing “knots” and eliciting painful trigger points.\r\n\r\nThe unstable bony surfaces continue to rub roughly and unevenly, causing bone loss. This bony loss leads to joint space narrowing and exposure of the underlying subchondral bone.  And that precipitates a process of bone remodeling, in which the subchondral bone thickens. This accumulated or thickened bony overgrowth is called osteoarthritis.\r\n\r\nArticular cartilage has no blood supply and therefore tends to heal slowly and imperfectly. <strong>Interestingly, cartilage also lacks a neural network and does not elicit pain itself.</strong> <em><strong>The pain in arthritis occurs from the pressure on the subchondral bone after the loss of cartilage tissue and from the stress on the tendons and ligaments of the joint.</strong></em>\r\n<h3>Ways to Help with Arthritis Pain</h3>\r\nThere are many medications and procedures that have been tried over the years for relief of pain and treatment of arthritis. But there is still no cure. Exercise, medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle modification may provide symptom relief, but they do nothing to regenerate the joint.\r\n\r\nThere are, however, treatments available that stimulate the regenerative processes in the joint to facilitate the restoration of degenerated cartilage to a healthy state--Regenerative Orthopedics. Stem Cell Therapy is one type of regenerative medicine. It is a  non-surgical treatment that supplies the affected joint with chondrogenic (cartilage forming) stem cells, which we obtain from both bone marrow and fat. Injecting these cells into the degenerated joint supports chondrogenesis or the process by which cartilage is developed. Let\'s explain the process further...\r\n<h4>The Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy: A Combination Treatment Far Above the Rest</h4>\r\nIn our practice, we stand apart from most other clinics when it comes to Stem Cell Therapy, because we use the Gold Standard. Instead of just one type, we use several different successful regenerative treatments in combination to effectively repair arthritic joints.\r\n\r\nAnd you don\'t have to be hospitalized or laid up for prolonged periods of type for these treatments either. They are non-surgical, so you can stay active. You don’t have to take extended time off of work, and you can still travel and be mobile! Those are such great benefits!\r\n\r\nAll Regenerative Orthopedic therapies, including Stem Cell Therapy, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Prolotherapy, are reparative and effective non-surgical alternatives! Prolotherapy alone is a technique to treat arthritis and to aid the body to heal. It prompts the body to create new collagen. And various trials and studies have shown the effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy in treating osteoarthritis, as well as ligament and tendon injuries.\r\n\r\nIn some arthritis cases, Prolotherapy is sufficient to bring the pain relief and repair needed. But in cases of arthritis where the degeneration is advanced, we may recommend the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy. This treatment option combines Prolotherapy with components of blood, fat, and bone marrow.\r\n<h4><em>Four Types of Regenerative Therapies Combined for Amazing Reparative Results</em></h4>\r\nMany clinics use only one or two of these procedures. But we have discovered that Gold Standard combination acts as an amazing regenerative solution to reverse the damage of arthritis on the joint. We comprehensively treat the entire joint with multiple injections of the Platelet Rich Plasma portion of the blood. Plus, we use progenitor cells from an aspiration of adipose and bone marrow aspiration.\r\n\r\nThese regenerative treatments, along with Prolotherapy in and around the involved joint offer benefits in terms of pain relief, regenerative properties, and cartilage repair for people affected by arthritis. Prolotherapy involves the injection of a hyperosmolar dextrose solution into an injury site to elicit localized inflammation---which is the first step in healing the damaged area.\r\n\r\nThe dextrose solution acts as a proliferant via the induction of local inflammatory and wound healing cascades, including fibroblast cells that make collagen. With the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy, the goal is to enhance the effects of prolotherapy and improve treatment outcomes in patients with advanced arthritic conditions.\r\n<h3>What is the Expected Outcome?</h3>\r\nPatients treated with the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy report significantly decreased pain. Plus, they experience significant gains in function and quality of life, exercise ability, and range of motion, as well as losses in stiffness and crepitus. These regenerative therapies in conjunction with Prolotherapy are a safe and effective treatment for arthritis. And it has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease and promote the regeneration of articular cartilage. This treatment option is essentially a new paradigm in the treatment of arthritis.\r\n\r\nIn our opinion, nothing comes close to the effectiveness of Regenerative Orthopedics. That\'s because it can stimulate the regrowth of the injured tissue, and tighten the ligaments around the joint, which often reduces joint pain immediately. Proper exercise can then be resumed in order to bring the strength and flexibility of the surrounding muscles to a normal level.\r\n\r\nThe goal of treatment is not only pain relief but also the regeneration of joint structures--- including articular cartilage. This regeneration and repair allow the individual with arthritis to get back to the sport, activity, or way of life they love.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact us</a> to find out if you are a candidate for non-surgical Regenerative Orthopedics and the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Therapy!\r\n\r\nWe have written a number of articles about <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">arthritis</a>. Click <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=arthritis\">here</a> to read more articles.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Is there Help for Arthritis Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1399-revision-v1','','','2021-03-23 00:06:00','2021-03-23 00:06:00','',1399,'https://www.drfields.com/uncategorized/1399-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4585,8,'2021-03-24 17:24:10','2021-03-24 17:24:10','','iwp_log_605b75bae165e','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_605b75bae165e','','','2021-03-24 17:24:10','2021-03-24 17:24:10','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_605b75bae165e/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4586,8,'2021-03-24 17:26:18','2021-03-24 17:26:18','','iwp_log_605b763abf02d','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_605b763abf02d','','','2021-03-24 17:26:18','2021-03-24 17:26:18','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_605b763abf02d/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4587,8,'2021-03-24 17:26:46','2021-03-24 17:26:46','','iwp_log_605b76560e217','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_605b76560e217','','','2021-03-24 17:26:46','2021-03-24 17:26:46','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_605b76560e217/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4588,8,'2021-03-24 17:27:02','2021-03-24 17:27:02','','iwp_log_605b766652121','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_605b766652121','','','2021-03-24 17:27:02','2021-03-24 17:27:02','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_605b766652121/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4590,8,'2021-03-25 15:40:21','2021-03-25 15:40:21','<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"slider\">\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel slider-carousel\">\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-4.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-santa-monica-pier.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">New Article:</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. 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Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kili-top-header-2.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Congratulations\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup>\r\nsuccessfully climbed</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Mt. Kilimanjaro in\r\nTanzania, Africa.19,341 feet!!!</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sider-01-V8.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields, MD, DC\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup></span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Completed His 11th Ironman</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Sunday, November 24th in Cozumel Mexico</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"#\">Images &amp; Story Coming Soon</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-REHAB-SYMPOSIUM-Slider-11.MAR_-1.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Guest speaker at the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council meeting</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">March 15, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/peter-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"jumbotron-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box1\">\r\n\r\nWhat\'s\r\n<h3>New</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"COVID-19 Advice: Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Rotator Cuff Tendonitis\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/rotator-cuff-tendonitis/\">Rotator Cuff Tendonitis</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/allergic-reactions-and-problems-of-corrosion-with-joint-replacements/\">Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\r\n</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/treat-sciatica-pain-non-surgically/\">Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; – Why We are Different\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/stem-cell-therapy-at-orthoregen-why-we-are-different/\">Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/is-your-hip-bursitis-treatment-working/\">Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a style=\"color: #0a2745; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Magazine Article on Stem Cell\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/magazine-column/june-2019-townsend-article/\">Magazine Article on Stem Cell</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/how-arthritis-affects-the-older-athlete/\">How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Knee Tendonitis Treatment\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/knee-tendonitis-treatment/\">Knee Tendonitis Treatment</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"col-md-4 box2\">\r\n\r\nPatient\r\n<h3>Testimonials</h3>\r\n<strong>Video:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I wished I had come earlier and listened to what my physical therapist had told me to do because Dr. Fields has been a real solution for me.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"Testimonial\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-larry.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Larry</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to recover fast and get back out there.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-christopher.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n<h3>Chris, Pro Basketball Player</h3>\r\n<h4>PRP Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"Now I can go walking, I go to my ballet classs and I’m a happy camper because of Dr. Fields.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-mary.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Mary</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Hip</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>Written:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I need to say a big thank you to Dr Fields for getting me back on the tennis court. I am an avid tennis player who tried to ignore the terrible pain in my elbow.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Mindy</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Elbow</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I chose Dr. Peter Fields because he is an athlete and would have more direct knowledge of my particular circumstances than anyone else.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Robert</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Shoulder</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"After the final treatments ended I am still without all the pain and have more muscle strength in my legs.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Lois</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box3\">\r\n\r\nNews &amp;\r\n<h3>Events</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/chiropractic-rehab-symposium#!event-register/2020/3/13/2020-annual-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Articles/Health-News/Mexico-City-Lecture-2018\">Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Are you a Stem Cell Candidate?</a>\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&amp;promocode=CLT/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.png\" width=\"275\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"search-articles\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Search <b>Dr. Fields\'</b> Articles</h2>\r\n<form id=\"searchform\" action=\"/\" method=\"get\"><input class=\"search-field\" name=\"s\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"What\'s Your Condition?\" />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" /></form></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"intro\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">Welcome to OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>!</h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text welcome\"><a href=\"http://orthoregen.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup></span></a> is dedicated to providing the best of <span class=\"nowrap\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span> by offering non-surgical alternatives for joint and spine repair</p>\r\n<a class=\"primaryButton\" title=\"Read More About U\" href=\"Our-Office/Our-Philosophy\">Read More About Us</a>\r\n<a id=\"candidateButton\" title=\"Are you a good candidate?\" href=\"/contact/\">Are you a good candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"about\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 drfields\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dr-fields.png\" alt=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" width=\"460\" height=\"737\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7 about_holder\">\r\n<h1>Peter A. Fields, <span class=\"nowrap\">MD, DC</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text\">Medical Physician and Chiropractor\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> - 11x Ironman Triathlete</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"icon info\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-info.png\" alt=\"icon info\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>About</h3>\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC is one of a handful of physicians in the nation with both medical and chiropractic degrees...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/dr-fields-bio/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"Man Icon\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-ironman.png\" alt=\"Man Icon\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>11x Ironman</h3>\r\nDr. Peter A. Fields is also known as The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> He not only treats athletes in his practice but is an athlete himself. For over...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/the-athletic-doc/about-the-athletic-doc/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Call Us Today! 310-453-1234</a>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','2109-revision-v1','','','2021-03-25 15:40:21','2021-03-25 15:40:21','',2109,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4590',0,'revision','',0),(4591,8,'2021-03-29 18:03:36','2021-03-29 18:03:36','<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"slider\">\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel slider-carousel\">\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-4.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-santa-monica-pier.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">New Article:</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-11.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-9.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Get Back In The Game!</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Avoid Joint and Spine Surgery </span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stem Cell/PRP/Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Get Help Now!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Get Help Now!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item slide-article\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-ocean-mountains.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_second\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kili-top-header-2.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Congratulations\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup>\r\nsuccessfully climbed</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Mt. Kilimanjaro in\r\nTanzania, Africa.19,341 feet!!!</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sider-01-V8.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields, MD, DC\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup></span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Completed His 11th Ironman</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Sunday, November 24th in Cozumel Mexico</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"#\">Images &amp; Story Coming Soon</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-REHAB-SYMPOSIUM-Slider-11.MAR_-1.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Guest speaker at the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council meeting</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">March 15, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/peter-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"jumbotron-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box1\">\r\n\r\nWhat\'s\r\n<h3>New</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"COVID-19 Advice: Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Rotator Cuff Tendonitis\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/rotator-cuff-tendonitis/\">Rotator Cuff Tendonitis</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/allergic-reactions-and-problems-of-corrosion-with-joint-replacements/\">Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\r\n</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/treat-sciatica-pain-non-surgically/\">Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; – Why We are Different\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/stem-cell-therapy-at-orthoregen-why-we-are-different/\">Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/is-your-hip-bursitis-treatment-working/\">Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a style=\"color: #0a2745; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Magazine Article on Stem Cell\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/magazine-column/june-2019-townsend-article/\">Magazine Article on Stem Cell</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/how-arthritis-affects-the-older-athlete/\">How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Knee Tendonitis Treatment\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/knee-tendonitis-treatment/\">Knee Tendonitis Treatment</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"col-md-4 box2\">\r\n\r\nPatient\r\n<h3>Testimonials</h3>\r\n<strong>Video:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I wished I had come earlier and listened to what my physical therapist had told me to do because Dr. Fields has been a real solution for me.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"Testimonial\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-larry.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Larry</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to recover fast and get back out there.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-christopher.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n<h3>Chris, Pro Basketball Player</h3>\r\n<h4>PRP Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"Now I can go walking, I go to my ballet classs and I’m a happy camper because of Dr. Fields.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-mary.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Mary</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Hip</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>Written:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I need to say a big thank you to Dr Fields for getting me back on the tennis court. I am an avid tennis player who tried to ignore the terrible pain in my elbow.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Mindy</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Elbow</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I chose Dr. Peter Fields because he is an athlete and would have more direct knowledge of my particular circumstances than anyone else.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Robert</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Shoulder</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"After the final treatments ended I am still without all the pain and have more muscle strength in my legs.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Lois</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box3\">\r\n\r\nNews &amp;\r\n<h3>Events</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/chiropractic-rehab-symposium#!event-register/2020/3/13/2020-annual-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Articles/Health-News/Mexico-City-Lecture-2018\">Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\" style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 22px; text-align: center; padding: 25px 8%;\"> Are you a Stem Cell Candidate?</a>\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&amp;promocode=CLT/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.png\" width=\"275\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"search-articles\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Search <b>Dr. Fields\'</b> Articles</h2>\r\n<form id=\"searchform\" action=\"/\" method=\"get\"><input class=\"search-field\" name=\"s\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"What\'s Your Condition?\" />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" /></form></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"intro\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">Welcome to OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>!</h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text welcome\"><a href=\"http://orthoregen.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup></span></a> is dedicated to providing the best of <span class=\"nowrap\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span> by offering non-surgical alternatives for joint and spine repair</p>\r\n<a class=\"primaryButton\" title=\"Read More About U\" href=\"Our-Office/Our-Philosophy\">Read More About Us</a>\r\n<a id=\"candidateButton\" title=\"Are you a good candidate?\" href=\"/contact/\">Are you a good candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"about\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 drfields\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dr-fields.png\" alt=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" width=\"460\" height=\"737\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7 about_holder\">\r\n<h1>Peter A. Fields, <span class=\"nowrap\">MD, DC</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text\">Medical Physician and Chiropractor\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> - 11x Ironman Triathlete</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"icon info\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-info.png\" alt=\"icon info\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>About</h3>\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC is one of a handful of physicians in the nation with both medical and chiropractic degrees...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/dr-fields-bio/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"Man Icon\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-ironman.png\" alt=\"Man Icon\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>11x Ironman</h3>\r\nDr. Peter A. Fields is also known as The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> He not only treats athletes in his practice but is an athlete himself. For over...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/the-athletic-doc/about-the-athletic-doc/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Call Us Today! 310-453-1234</a>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','2109-revision-v1','','','2021-03-29 18:03:36','2021-03-29 18:03:36','',2109,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4591',0,'revision','',0),(4592,8,'2021-03-29 18:12:16','2021-03-29 18:12:16','<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"slider\">\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel slider-carousel\">\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-4.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-santa-monica-pier.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">New Article:</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-11.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Stem Cell / PRP / Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Fix Your Joints &amp; Spine Without Surgery</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Let\'s Get Started Today!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Let\'s Get Started Today!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/header-orthoregen-9.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Get Back In The Game!</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Avoid Joint and Spine Surgery </span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stem Cell/PRP/Prolotherapy</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Get Help Now!\" href=\"Contact-Us\"> Get Help Now!</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item slide-article\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/header-orthoregen-ocean-mountains.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_second\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By Peter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read Article\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">Read Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kili-top-header-2.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Congratulations\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup>\r\nsuccessfully climbed</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Mt. Kilimanjaro in\r\nTanzania, Africa.19,341 feet!!!</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sider-01-V8.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields, MD, DC\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup></span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Completed His 11th Ironman</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">Sunday, November 24th in Cozumel Mexico</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"#\">Images &amp; Story Coming Soon</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"slide\" class=\"item\" style=\"background-image: url(\'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-REHAB-SYMPOSIUM-Slider-11.MAR_-1.jpg\');\">\r\n<div class=\"carousel-caption\"><span class=\"header_text_first\">Peter A. Fields MD, DC</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_second\">Guest speaker at the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council meeting</span>\r\n<span class=\"header_text_third\">March 15, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ</span>\r\n<a class=\"btn-more\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/peter-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"jumbotron-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box1\">\r\n\r\nWhat\'s\r\n<h3>New</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dealing-with-covid-19/\">Keep Looking Forward Despite COVID-19</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"COVID-19 Advice: Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\" href=\"/articles/health-news/dont-fear-the-fear-itself/\">COVID-19 Advice: \"Don’t Fear the Fear Itself!\"</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Rotator Cuff Tendonitis\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/rotator-cuff-tendonitis/\">Rotator Cuff Tendonitis</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/allergic-reactions-and-problems-of-corrosion-with-joint-replacements/\">Allergic Reactions and Problems of Corrosion with Joint Replacements\r\n</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/treat-sciatica-pain-non-surgically/\">Treat Sciatica Pain Non-Surgically</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; – Why We are Different\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/stem-cell-therapy-at-orthoregen-why-we-are-different/\">Stem Cell Therapy at OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup> – Why We are Different</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/is-your-hip-bursitis-treatment-working/\">Is Your Hip Bursitis Treatment Working?</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a style=\"color: #0a2745; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Magazine Article on Stem Cell\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/magazine-column/june-2019-townsend-article/\">Magazine Article on Stem Cell</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/how-arthritis-affects-the-older-athlete/\">How Arthritis Affects the Older Athlete</a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"last\"><a title=\"Knee Tendonitis Treatment\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/regenerative-orthopedics/knee-tendonitis-treatment/\">Knee Tendonitis Treatment</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"col-md-4 box2\">\r\n\r\nPatient\r\n<h3>Testimonials</h3>\r\n<strong>Video:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I wished I had come earlier and listened to what my physical therapist had told me to do because Dr. Fields has been a real solution for me.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"Testimonial\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-larry.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Larry</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to recover fast and get back out there.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-christopher.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n<h3>Chris, Pro Basketball Player</h3>\r\n<h4>PRP Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"Now I can go walking, I go to my ballet classs and I’m a happy camper because of Dr. Fields.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"testimonial-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/testimonial-thumb-mary.png\" alt=\"Testimonial\" />\r\n<h3>Mary</h3>\r\n<h4>Stem Cell Hip</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>Written:</strong>\r\n<div class=\"owl-carousel testimonials-carousel wow fadeInUp\">\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I need to say a big thank you to Dr Fields for getting me back on the tennis court. I am an avid tennis player who tried to ignore the terrible pain in my elbow.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Mindy</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Elbow</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"I chose Dr. Peter Fields because he is an athlete and would have more direct knowledge of my particular circumstances than anyone else.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Robert</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Shoulder</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\r\n\"After the final treatments ended I am still without all the pain and have more muscle strength in my legs.\"\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Lois</h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"margin-left: 0;\">Knee</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 box3\">\r\n\r\nNews &amp;\r\n<h3>Events</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields\" href=\"https://www.acarehabcouncil.org/chiropractic-rehab-symposium#!event-register/2020/3/13/2020-annual-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 REHAB SYMPOSIUM - Regenerative Orthopedics with Dr. Peter Fields</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" title=\"Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Articles/Health-News/Mexico-City-Lecture-2018\">Dr. Fields Lectured in Mexico City </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\" style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; padding: 25px 8%;\"> Are you a Stem Cell Candidate?</a>\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&amp;promocode=CLT/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.png\" width=\"275\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"search-articles\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\"> Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Search <b>Dr. Fields\'</b> Articles</h2>\r\n<form id=\"searchform\" action=\"/\" method=\"get\"><input class=\"search-field\" name=\"s\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"What\'s Your Condition?\" />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" /></form></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"intro\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">Welcome to OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>!</h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text welcome\"><a href=\"http://orthoregen.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup></span></a> is dedicated to providing the best of <span class=\"nowrap\">Regenerative Orthopedics</span> by offering non-surgical alternatives for joint and spine repair</p>\r\n<a class=\"primaryButton\" title=\"Read More About U\" href=\"Our-Office/Our-Philosophy\">Read More About Us</a>\r\n<a id=\"candidateButton\" title=\"Are you a good candidate?\" href=\"/contact/\">Are you a good candidate?</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"about\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 drfields\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dr-fields.png\" alt=\"Regenerative Orthopedics Leader\" width=\"460\" height=\"737\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7 about_holder\">\r\n<h1>Peter A. Fields, <span class=\"nowrap\">MD, DC</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"intro_text\">Medical Physician and Chiropractor\r\nThe Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> - 11x Ironman Triathlete</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"icon info\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-info.png\" alt=\"icon info\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>About</h3>\r\nPeter A. Fields, MD, DC is one of a handful of physicians in the nation with both medical and chiropractic degrees...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/dr-fields-bio/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div class=\"about_icon\"><img title=\"Man Icon\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icon-ironman.png\" alt=\"Man Icon\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"about_text\">\r\n<h3>11x Ironman</h3>\r\nDr. Peter A. Fields is also known as The Athletic Doc<sup>®</sup> He not only treats athletes in his practice but is an athlete himself. For over...\r\n\r\n<a class=\"secondaryButton\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/about/the-athletic-doc/about-the-athletic-doc/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Call Us Today! 310-453-1234</a>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','2109-revision-v1','','','2021-03-29 18:12:16','2021-03-29 18:12:16','',2109,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4592',0,'revision','',0),(4593,8,'2021-03-30 19:57:05','2021-03-30 19:57:05','<h4>Stem Cell Treatment for Joints and Spine - Alternative To Joint Replacement</h4>\r\n<div id=\"youtubeleft\" class=\"youtube-click-div \">[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=\"YoXRC87KNuM\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" anchor=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/stemcell.jpg\" alt=\"Stem Cell Knee\"]\r\n<strong>Knee Treatment</strong></div>\r\n<div id=\"youtubeleft\" class=\"youtube-click-div \">[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=\"IajO8GpFeng\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" anchor=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/stemcell1.jpg\" alt=\"Stem Cell Hip\"]\r\n<strong>Stem Cell Hip</strong></div>\r\n<i>Regenerating a person\'s joints and spine is not something of the future: <strong>it is happening today!</strong> Last year in the US, there were 3.5 million total joint replacements and another 35 million joint surgeries. Surgery can always be done but never un-done, which is why people in increasing numbers are seeking non-surgical alternatives to joint and spine surgery. Cutting out a part of a joint or injecting it with steroids is not the answer. Stem Cell Treatment for Joints is the answer. </i>\r\n\r\nWatch the testimonials on this page, or see many more on our <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/Testimonials/Cellular-Regeneration-Testimonials/\">Testimonials Page</a>.\r\n<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n<h4>Who Needs Stem Cell Treatment?</h4>\r\nStem Cell Treatment for Joints and Spine is a great alternative for people who have been told they need joint replacement surgery. At OrthoRegen<sup>®</sup>, we utilize the Gold Standard in Stem Cell Treatments, which is an effective non-surgical alternative, and one that very well may help you<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <em>Avoid Joint Replacement Surgery</em></span>.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>If you have been told</strong> that you have any of these conditions...\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Bone-on-bone</li>\r\n 	<li>Severe arthritis</li>\r\n 	<li>A degenerated joint</li>\r\n 	<li>Your cartilage has been worn away,</li>\r\n 	<li>The only option left is to have your joint replaced...</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n...you now have another option.\r\n\r\nThat\'s because your Stem Cells have the potential to regenerate into any type of body tissue. Their use in regenerative medicine is growing in popularity in the medical world as an <em>alternative to invasive orthopedic surgeries including total joint replacement</em>. The remarkable thing about Stem Cells is the fact that when you inject them into a specific area of the body, they know what kinds of cells your body needs – for example, meniscus cells or cartilage cells.\r\n<h4>What is our Stem Cell Procedure for Joints and Spine?</h4>\r\nOur Stem Cell technique we use for joints and spine is <strong><em>The Gold Standard</em></strong> for stem cell regeneration. We use all four kinds of regenerative Orthopedics for this procedure to help you avoid invasive surgery. Many other clinics only use one or two of these procedures, but not all four.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>We use bone marrow stem cells as well as adipose (fat) stem cells.</li>\r\n 	<li>Both solutions are then centrifuged and concentrated to get a solution with the highest amount of stem cells. We inject both of these sources of stem cells into the joint.</li>\r\n 	<li>We then use <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/prp-treatment/\">PRP Prolotherapy</a> to accelerate their healing.</li>\r\n 	<li>In addition, we use <a title=\"Prolotherapy\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/dextrose-prolotherapy/prolotherapy-treatment-overview/\">Dextrose Prolotherapy</a> on the outside of the joint to help stabilize the ligaments and tendons that hold the joint in place.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUsing two sources of stem cells (bone and fat) as well as PRP Prolotherapy and Dextrose Prolotherapy is <strong><em>The Gold Standard</em></strong> for stem cell regeneration.\r\n\r\nAgain, this procedure is usually used for cases where you have been told to have their joint replaced, have bone-on-bone, advanced arthritis, severe meniscus or labral tear or other aggressive injuries. This is only recommended after a very thorough history and physical exam. It is important to have an x-ray to confirm what is known from the above exams. Not everyone is a candidate for this procedure, but many are.\r\n\r\nWhy is it so important that you know about this alternative to joint replacement surgery? Because <strong><em>once surgery is done, it cannot be un-done!</em></strong>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.carecredit.com/go/762HNB/bb3poscustacqbtnclk08132020/?dtc=Ds5X&promocode=CLT/\"><img width=\"275\" style=\"max-width:100%; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https://www.carecredit.com/sites/pc/image/carecredit_button_applynow_280x100_a_v1.jpg\"/></a>\r\n<h4>Why Stem Cell Therapy Works: Types of Stem Cells</h4>\r\n<strong>Bone Marrow Stem Cells</strong>\r\nStem cells are contained within bone marrow. This has been shown in studies for many years now. Harvesting them from one’s own body eliminates the possibility of cross reaction or rejection since it is your own body supplying the stem cells.  This autologous (meaning \"obtained from oneself\") bone marrow aspirate contains not only mesenchymal stem cells (cells that are able to develop into the tissues such as bone and cartilage) but also progenitor cells, which are a different type of stem-like cell.\r\n\r\nBone marrow also contains other cells that produce growth factors and cytokines (cells that affect the behavior of other cells). These cytokines aid in fibroblastic proliferation. Fibroblasts are cells that synthesize the structural framework.  Stem cells have the ability to form tissues like bone, cartilage, labrum, meniscus, ligaments and more.  All this allows for repair and remodeling of cartilage, bone and other soft tissue structures such as meniscus, labrums, ligaments and tendons.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Adipose Stem Cells </strong>\r\nOn the other hand adipose tissue is also a rich source of adult stem cells. These cells, harvested from one’s own fat, have an extensive proliferative capacity and can differentiate into multiple cell lines. Stem cells derived from adipose tissue can differentiate ligaments, bone, cartilage, muscle or ligaments. This type of stem cell is now being used in musculoskeletal medicine to regenerate not only the above tissues but to provide a scaffolding to hold the stem cells in place and allow them to grow. Adipose-derived stem cells are similar to, but not identical to bone marrow cells.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-732 size-full\" title=\"stem cell treatment los angeles\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stem-Cell1.jpg\" alt=\"Stem Cell1\" width=\"215\" height=\"167\" />Not all injuries require stem cells to heal. The success rate with traditional Prolotherapy (both Dextrose and PRP) is in the 90%+ range for all patients. However, for those cases of advanced arthritis, severe meniscus tears or labral tears, bone-on-bone, aggressive injuries or where one has been told to have their joint replaced, some may need to use Stem Cell Prolotherapy to regenerate the defective joint. I use this in combination with <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/prp-treatment/\">PRP Prolotherapy</a> (to accelerate the stem cell healing) and with <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/regenerative-techniques/dextrose-prolotherapy/prolotherapy-treatment-overview/\">Dextrose Prolotherapy</a> (to strengthen and stabilize the surrounding support structures).\r\n\r\nAs more and more research comes out, what is known by a few physicians is being proven. A recent research study was conducted and titled, “Transplanted bone marrow and fat mesenchymal stem cells with platelet-rich fibrin glue scaffold stimulates full-thickness cartilage defects to heal.”\r\n<h4>Research On Stem Cell Treatment for Joints</h4>\r\nSeveral human studies using bone marrow and fat stem cells for articular cartilage lesions have been done. Articular cartilage is a type of cartilage that covers joint surfaces and is most susceptible to injury compared to other types of cartilage. Researchers at Cairo University School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reported on the use of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and a platelet-rich fibrin scaffold to heal full-thickness cartilage defects in five patients. The researchers studied the treatment results from the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with success.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-735 size-full\" title=\"stem cell treatment los angeles\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stem-Cell2.jpg\" alt=\"Stem Cell2\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" />Articular Cartilage has limited repair capacity and marrow-stimulation procedures such as micro fracture, osteochondral grafts and autologous cartilage implantations have had limited success in articular cartilage defects. The researchers from this study chose mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow because these have the ability to differentiate into cartilage cells. In the case of these five patients the bone marrow was harvested from the iliac crest (hip bone).\r\n\r\nPlatelets were used as a scaffold because platelets contain various growth factors that stimulate cartilage regeneration. The researchers expected that the biological effect of multiple growth factors on tissue regeneration is greater than that of a single growth factor.\r\n<h3><strong>Stem Cell Treatment Results</strong></h3>\r\nThe patients showed significant functional improvement. Two of the patients underwent arthroscopy after the transplantation and showed near normal articular cartilage. Three postoperative MRIs revealed complete healing and congruent cartilage tissue, whereas two patient MRIs showed incomplete (it was partial and not 100% complete) congruity in the cartilage tissue.\r\n\r\nThe researchers concluded that the transplantation of autologous culture-expanded bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells in platelet rich-fibrin glue shows great promise in the treatment of full-thickness articular cartilage defects, particularly large-sized defects (&gt;4 cm).  The positive 1 year clinical outcomes support further randomized controlled clinical trials of this treatment modality with larger numbers of patients and longer follow-up periods.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"buttonlink\" href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Schedule Your Appointment Today!</a>\r\n<h4>How Can Stem Cell Therapy Help Your Joints or Spine</h4>\r\nIf you\'ve been told that you need to have joint replacement surgery -- whether that\'s knee replacement surgery, hip replacement surgery, shoulder replacement surgery (or any other joint), or if you\'ve been told that you need to have spine surgery due to arthritis, bone-on-bone, or other conditions, you owe it to yourself to examine all other alternatives to surgery before going under the knife.\r\n\r\nJoint Replacement Surgery and Spine Surgery are very invasive procedures, and each comes with its own long list of reasons to avoid it at all costs: hospital stays, potential (dangerous) complications, long recovery times, and the need to have the procedure redone at some point. Make an appointment with Dr. Peter Fields for an evaluation to see if you are a good candidate for my Gold Standard Stem Cell Treatment for Joints and Spine. Click the blue button on this page, or call <a href=\"tel:+[phone_raw]\">[phone]</a>, to make an appointment now.','Stem Cell Treatment','','inherit','closed','closed','','431-revision-v1','','','2021-03-30 19:57:05','2021-03-30 19:57:05','',431,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4593',0,'revision','',0),(4594,8,'2021-03-31 16:56:27','2021-03-31 16:56:27','','iwp_log_6064a9bb20828','','publish','closed','closed','','iwp_log_6064a9bb20828','','','2021-03-31 16:56:27','2021-03-31 16:56:27','',0,'https://www.drfields.com/iwp_log/iwp_log_6064a9bb20828/',0,'iwp_log','',0),(4596,9,'2021-03-31 18:40:01','2021-03-31 18:40:01','<h2>What is Behind Joint Pain?</h2>\r\nSimply put, joint pain is due to weakness. Most of the joint pain we experience, whether from pain located in the neck, back, hip or knee, is due to weakness. More specifically, the weakness is coming from an injury of the ligaments and tendons, which will then cause the joint to become unstable. A joint is literally only as strong as its weakest ligament. Why is that? Because once one of the ligaments becomes injured and weak, the whole joint then moves abnormally. It would be like having a loose nut on a bicycle handle bar. You know that when that bar has a loose nut, the bar will eventually turn to the right or turn to the left or even drop down. Then it becomes difficult to steer since everything is now off kilter. A weakened ligament makes a joint off kilter too. And the joint left in this condition will wear away and cause more and more damage, only worsening the cycle of abnormal movement and joint destruction.\r\n<h6>Pain-Free Joint Motion Requires Strong and Healthy Joint Structures</h6>\r\nMost of the joint tissue structures that become worn in this destructive pattern are structures with a poor blood supply which unfortunately compromises the healing ability of the joint once it sustains an injury. These structures include cartilage, discs, labrum, ligaments, meniscus and tendons. When muscles are injured, they don’t have this difficulty in healing, because they fortunately have a great blood supply and can repair easily. Muscles, bone, and all of these other joint structures work together to stabilize the joint. In order for the joint to function correctly, all of the structures need to be strong and healthy.\r\n<h6>Ligaments Are Key to Maintaining Joint Health and Integrity</h6>\r\nLigaments are an integral part of proper functioning of the joint, but they are also unfortunately, one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal pain. The ligaments are a sensory organ, meaning they are full of free nerve endings. When they are injured, they generate pain. When the ligament is injured, the joint harmony between ligaments, muscles and bony structures is disrupted, interfering with mobility and joint stability. The integrity of the joint is disrupted, and abnormal forces are conveyed throughout the joint, causing damage to other structures in and around the joint. When the ligaments are left untreated, the body will try to stabilize the joint by causing chronic muscle spasms, joint swelling and eventually bone spur formation and degenerative arthritis. <em><strong>And there you have the cycle of chronic joint pain.</strong></em>\r\n<h6>Ligament Injury May Lead to Other Painful Joint Conditions</h6>\r\nThe cycle of joint pain which begins with ligament injury will continue, because joint instability instigated by injured ligaments also has the potential to lead to a number of other painful conditions. Ligament injury to the knee, for example, may give rise to jumper’s knee, osteochondral defects, iliotibial band syndrome, chondromalacia patella, osteoarthritis, bone spurs and more.\r\nPainful joint conditions, such as these, are often treated with medications to temporarily reduce the pain and inflammation. But what happens when you turn off the pain signal, while the joint is still injured, and without addressing the underlying source of injury, such as the ligament injury? The individual or athlete who continues to work, play and remain active on an injured joint, will cause further damage!\r\n<h6>How Can An Injured Joint Be Repaired?</h6>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics stimulates blood flow to the joint structures, enhances healing, and repairs the joint. Regenerative Orthopedics is a regenerative technique used to stimulate repair of injured joint tissue and relieve joint pain. It works by stimulating ligaments and tendons to proliferate at the injection site and promotes the three stages of healing: inflammation, proliferation and remodeling.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedic treatments trigger healing via inflammation. After the solutions are injected at the injury site, a cellular reaction takes place in which various cells including fibroblasts, endothelial cells and myofibroblasts form new blood vessels and ultimately lay down collagen which enhances tissue repair and strength.The collagenous connective tissue produced, is new tissue identical to the collagen fabric of normal connective tissue, resulting in ligament attachments that are stronger.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, blood flow is stimulated by movement and exercise. Since there is basically no downtime with Regenerative Orthopedics, exercise and movement are encouraged. Motion causes an increase of blood flow to the affected joint, providing the damaged ligament tissue with the nutrients and metabolites necessary for tissue repair and healing.\r\n\r\nA ligament is not completely healed until all of the signs and symptoms of ligament injury are gone (which include pain, tenderness, crepitus, inhibited or excessive motion), and the individual has restored function.\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics treats joint pain at its source, including all of the difficult to heal joint structures. Ligaments, and other involved joint structures are comprehensively treated with this therapy, which results in a healed and strengthened joint, and resolves joint pain.','What is Behind Joint Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1395-revision-v1','','','2021-03-31 18:40:01','2021-03-31 18:40:01','',1395,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4596',0,'revision','',0),(4597,9,'2021-03-31 18:40:56','2021-03-31 18:40:56','Joint Pain','Joint Pain','Joint Pain','inherit','open','closed','','joint-pain','','','2021-03-31 18:40:56','2021-03-31 18:40:56','',1395,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/joint-pain.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4598,9,'2021-03-31 19:16:52','2021-03-31 19:16:52','[caption id=\"attachment_4597\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"324\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4597\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/joint-pain-400x500.png\" alt=\"Joint Pain\" width=\"324\" height=\"405\" /> <strong>                   What\'s Behind Joint Pain?</strong>[/caption]\n<h2>What is Behind Joint Pain?</h2>\nSimply put, joint pain is due to weakness. Most of the joint pain we experience, whether from pain located in the neck, back, hip or knee, is due to weakness. More specifically, the weakness is coming from an injury of the ligaments and tendons, which will then cause the joint to become unstable.\n\n<em><strong> A joint is literally only as strong as its weakest ligament.</strong></em> Why is that? Because once one of the ligaments becomes injured and weak, the whole joint then moves abnormally. It would be like having a loose nut on a bicycle handlebar. You know that when that bar has a loose nut, the bar will eventually become loose. And right when you don\'t want it to, it will turn to the right or turn to the left or even drop down. Now everything is off-kilter and steering becomes nearly impossible.\n\nA weakened ligament makes a joint off-kilter too. And the joint left in this condition will wear away and cause more and more damage. It only worsens the cycle of abnormal movement and joint destruction.\n<h3>Pain-Free Joint Motion Requires Strong and Healthy Joint Structures</h3>\nMost of the joint tissue structures that become worn in this destructive pattern are structures with poor blood supply. And that, unfortunately, compromises the healing ability of the joint once it sustains an injury. These blood-poor structures include cartilage, discs, labrum, ligaments, meniscus, and tendons.\n\nWhen muscles are injured, they don’t have this difficulty in healing. Why? Because they, fortunately, have a great blood supply and can repair easily. Muscles, bone, and all of these other joint structures work together to stabilize the joint. But for the joint to function correctly, all of the structures need to be strong and healthy.\n<h3>Ligaments Are Key to Maintaining Joint Health and Integrity</h3>\nLigaments are an integral part of the proper functioning of the joint. But they are also, unfortunately, one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal pain. The ligaments are a sensory organ--meaning they are full of free nerve endings. When they are injured, they generate pain.\n\nWhen the ligament is injured, the joint harmony between ligaments, muscles, and bony structures is disrupted. And this disruption interferes with mobility and joint stability. The integrity of the joint is disrupted, and abnormal forces are conveyed throughout the joint, causing damage to other structures in and around the joint.\n\nAnd when the ligaments are left untreated, the body will try to stabilize the joint by causing chronic muscle spasms, joint swelling, and eventually bone spur formation and degenerative arthritis. <em><strong>And there you have the cycle of chronic joint pain.</strong></em>\n<h3>Ligament Injury May Lead to Other Painful Joint Conditions</h3>\nThe cycle of joint pain, which begins with ligament injury, will continue. Why is that? Because joint instability instigated by injured ligaments also can lead to a number of other painful conditions.\n\nLigament injury to the knee, for example, may give rise to jumper’s knee, osteochondral defects, iliotibial band syndrome, chondromalacia patella, osteoarthritis, bone spurs, and more. Painful joint conditions, such as these, are often treated with medications to reduce pain and inflammation temporarily.\n\nBut what happens when you turn off the pain signal with pain medications while the joint is still injured and without addressing the underlying source of injury, such as the ligament injury? The individual or athlete who continues to work, play and remain active on an injured joint will cause further damage!\n<h3>An Injured Joint Can Be Repaired Non-Surgically with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\nRegenerative Orthopedics works great at healing these blood-poor soft tissue structures. That\'s because it actually stimulates blood flow to the joint structures. And the result is enhanced healing and repair of the joint. Healing and regeneration are what Regenerative Orthopedics does.\n\nAs a regenerative technique, the treatment stimulates the repair of injured joint tissue and relieves joint pain. It works by stimulating ligaments and tendons to proliferate at the injection site and promotes the three stages of healing: inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling.\n\nRegenerative Orthopedic treatments trigger healing via inflammation. After the solutions are injected at the injury site, a cellular reaction takes place. And various cells, including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and myofibroblasts, form new blood vessels. The process ultimately lays down collagen, which enhances tissue repair and strength. The collagenous connective tissue produced is new tissue identical to the collagen fabric of normal connective tissue, resulting in stronger ligament attachments.\n\nAdditionally, blood flow is stimulated by movement and exercise. Since there is basically no downtime with Regenerative Orthopedics, exercise and movement are encouraged. Motion causes an increase in blood flow to the affected joint. And that provides the damaged ligament tissue with the nutrients and metabolites necessary for tissue repair and healing.\n\nA ligament is not completely healed until all of the signs and symptoms of ligament injury are gone. The symptoms include pain, tenderness, crepitus, and inhibited or excessive motion. The individual will experience restored function.\n\nRegenerative Orthopedics treats joint pain at its source, including all of the difficult to heal joint structures. Ligaments and other involved joint structures are comprehensively treated with this therapy. And the result of treatment is a healed and strengthened joint and resolved joint pain.\n\nContact Us\n\nFind out how you can get rid of your joint pain with Regenerative Orthopedics. <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact us</a> now.\n\nRead more of our <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=joint+pain\">articles</a> about joint pain resolution and joint repair <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=joint+pain\">here</a>.','What is Behind Joint Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1395-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-31 19:16:52','2021-03-31 19:16:52','',1395,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4598',0,'revision','',0),(4599,9,'2021-03-31 19:17:32','2021-03-31 19:17:32','[caption id=\"attachment_4597\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"324\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4597\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/joint-pain-400x500.png\" alt=\"Joint Pain\" width=\"324\" height=\"405\" /> <strong>                   What\'s Behind Joint Pain?</strong>[/caption]\r\n<h2>What is Behind Joint Pain?</h2>\r\nSimply put, joint pain is due to weakness. Most of the joint pain we experience, whether from pain located in the neck, back, hip or knee, is due to weakness. More specifically, the weakness is coming from an injury of the ligaments and tendons, which will then cause the joint to become unstable.\r\n\r\n<em><strong> A joint is literally only as strong as its weakest ligament.</strong></em> Why is that? Because once one of the ligaments becomes injured and weak, the whole joint then moves abnormally. It would be like having a loose nut on a bicycle handlebar. You know that when that bar has a loose nut, the bar will eventually become loose. And right when you don\'t want it to, it will turn to the right or turn to the left or even drop down. Now everything is off-kilter and steering becomes nearly impossible.\r\n\r\nA weakened ligament makes a joint off-kilter too. And the joint left in this condition will wear away and cause more and more damage. It only worsens the cycle of abnormal movement and joint destruction.\r\n<h3>Pain-Free Joint Motion Requires Strong and Healthy Joint Structures</h3>\r\nMost of the joint tissue structures that become worn in this destructive pattern are structures with poor blood supply. And that, unfortunately, compromises the healing ability of the joint once it sustains an injury. These blood-poor structures include cartilage, discs, labrum, ligaments, meniscus, and tendons.\r\n\r\nWhen muscles are injured, they don’t have this difficulty in healing. Why? Because they, fortunately, have a great blood supply and can repair easily. Muscles, bone, and all of these other joint structures work together to stabilize the joint. But for the joint to function correctly, all of the structures need to be strong and healthy.\r\n<h3>Ligaments Are Key to Maintaining Joint Health and Integrity</h3>\r\nLigaments are an integral part of the proper functioning of the joint. But they are also, unfortunately, one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal pain. The ligaments are a sensory organ--meaning they are full of free nerve endings. When they are injured, they generate pain.\r\n\r\nWhen the ligament is injured, the joint harmony between ligaments, muscles, and bony structures is disrupted. And this disruption interferes with mobility and joint stability. The integrity of the joint is disrupted, and abnormal forces are conveyed throughout the joint, causing damage to other structures in and around the joint.\r\n\r\nAnd when the ligaments are left untreated, the body will try to stabilize the joint by causing chronic muscle spasms, joint swelling, and eventually bone spur formation and degenerative arthritis. <em><strong>And there you have the cycle of chronic joint pain.</strong></em>\r\n<h3>Ligament Injury May Lead to Other Painful Joint Conditions</h3>\r\nThe cycle of joint pain, which begins with ligament injury, will continue. Why is that? Because joint instability instigated by injured ligaments also can lead to a number of other painful conditions.\r\n\r\nLigament injury to the knee, for example, may give rise to jumper’s knee, osteochondral defects, iliotibial band syndrome, chondromalacia patella, osteoarthritis, bone spurs, and more. Painful joint conditions, such as these, are often treated with medications to reduce pain and inflammation temporarily.\r\n\r\nBut what happens when you turn off the pain signal with pain medications while the joint is still injured and without addressing the underlying source of injury, such as the ligament injury? The individual or athlete who continues to work, play and remain active on an injured joint will cause further damage!\r\n<h3>An Injured Joint Can Be Repaired Non-Surgically with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics works great at healing these blood-poor soft tissue structures. That\'s because it actually stimulates blood flow to the joint structures. And the result is enhanced healing and repair of the joint. Healing and regeneration are what Regenerative Orthopedics does.\r\n\r\nAs a regenerative technique, the treatment stimulates the repair of injured joint tissue and relieves joint pain. It works by stimulating ligaments and tendons to proliferate at the injection site and promotes the three stages of healing: inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedic treatments trigger healing via inflammation. After the solutions are injected at the injury site, a cellular reaction takes place. And various cells, including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and myofibroblasts, form new blood vessels. The process ultimately lays down collagen, which enhances tissue repair and strength. The collagenous connective tissue produced is new tissue identical to the collagen fabric of normal connective tissue, resulting in stronger ligament attachments.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, blood flow is stimulated by movement and exercise. Since there is basically no downtime with Regenerative Orthopedics, exercise and movement are encouraged. Motion causes an increase in blood flow to the affected joint. And that provides the damaged ligament tissue with the nutrients and metabolites necessary for tissue repair and healing.\r\n\r\nA ligament is not completely healed until all of the signs and symptoms of ligament injury are gone. The symptoms include pain, tenderness, crepitus, and inhibited or excessive motion. The individual will experience restored function.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics treats joint pain at its source, including all of the difficult to heal joint structures. Ligaments and other involved joint structures are comprehensively treated with this therapy. And the result of treatment is a healed and strengthened joint and resolved joint pain.\r\n<h3>Contact Us!</h3>\r\nFind out how you can get rid of your joint pain with Regenerative Orthopedics. <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/contact/\">Contact us</a> now.\r\n\r\nRead more of our <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=joint+pain\">articles</a> about joint pain resolution and joint repair <a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/?s=joint+pain\">here</a>.','What is Behind Joint Pain?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1395-revision-v1','','','2021-03-31 19:17:32','2021-03-31 19:17:32','',1395,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4599',0,'revision','',0),(4600,9,'2021-03-31 21:53:38','2021-03-31 21:53:38','Hip joint','Hip Joint','Hip Joint','inherit','open','closed','','hip-2','','','2021-03-31 21:54:00','2021-03-31 21:54:00','',1403,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hip.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4601,9,'2021-03-31 22:37:08','2021-03-31 22:37:08','[caption id=\"attachment_4600\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"445\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4600 \" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hip-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hip\" width=\"445\" height=\"445\" /> <strong>              Hip Joint Injuries and Pain Getting in Your Way?</strong>[/caption]\n<h2>Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?</h2>\nA hip injury and pain can often get in the way of us enjoying life and doing all of the things we love to do. In this article, we will talk about the hip, how it works, the types of hip injuries, and how to best repair them so you can get back to what you love.\n<h4><em>Hip Strength and Stability</em></h4>\nThe hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint with massive ligaments, making the hip quite stable. The bony anatomy, muscles, labrum, and ligaments of the hip contribute to its strength and stability.\n\nThe ball and socket are sealed by the hip labrum, a ring of cartilage that helps with movement between the leg and the pelvis. The hip ligaments are primarily responsible for maintaining smooth hip motion. And they keep the hip in place while it moves in a pain-free, strong and stable fashion.\n<h3>What Causes Hip Injury?</h3>\nEven though the hip has been known for its strength and stability, hip injuries have become increasingly recognized as a source of pain and disability. This makes sense when one considers we move our hips at least one million times per year during activities of daily living. The high rates of wear and tear attributable to normal use of the hip alone can result in long-term problems.\n\nAdd to that sports activities, and the requirements on athletes to become bigger and stronger places more and more force on the hip. The increased requirements place tremendous forces year after year. And that adds to the growth in hip injuries. When the hip\'s soft tissue structures, such as the labrum, tendons, and ligaments, are subjected to forces beyond their normal range, injury and failure occur, resulting in hip injury and instability.\n<h3>Types of Hip Injuries</h3>\nHip injuries are common in sports activities like soccer, ice hockey, and football. But they also include overuse injuries from repetitive use in activities like cycling, yoga, hiking, aerobics, and more. Symptoms from overuse injuries often have an insidious onset and become residual and chronic.\n\nHip injuries cause instability of the hip, which results in abnormal movement between the structures of the hip joint. And it is associated with an array of hip conditions, including labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement, ligament tears, dislocations, and osteoarthritis.\n<h4><em>Dislocation of the Hip</em></h4>\nOne of the most common conditions is dislocation of the hip. Hip dislocations are seen in sports like football, rugby, hurling, and soccer. And they commonly occur posteriorly due to the greater strength of the anterior capsule of the joint. In this situation, the individual is hit in the front of the thigh, forcing the thigh/hip complex backward. The result is hip dislocation and injury to the ligamentum teres and the posterior capsule.\n\nA joint dislocation significantly disrupts all the structures that support the joint. Long-term consequences of posterior hip dislocations can include sciatic nerve injury, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and significant arthritis and cartilage damage.\n<h4><em>Anterior Hip Capsule Laxity</em></h4>\nLaxity of the anterior hip capsule is seen in sports injuries and overuse injuries. Activities that demand supraphysiologic joint motion such as figure skating, dance, and gymnastics are causative factors. The ileofemoral ligament of the anterior hip capsule may stretch out, causing a focal rotational type of instability. This type of instability can cause labral tears and associated pain.\n<h4><em>Overuse Injuries of the Hip and Femoroacetabular Impingement</em></h4>\nStances repeatedly taken by athletes such as hockey goalies and baseball catchers can cause overuse injuries and lead to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). However, the most common cause of FAI is simply some soft tissue injury, such as an iliofemoral or ischiofemoral ligament injury.\n\nOver time, hip instability from ligament injuries and a hip labral tear can cause premature arthritis and FAI. The association between hip instability from athletic injuries and the development of arthritis has been well documented.\n<h3>Treating Hip Injury</h3>\nA thorough understanding of hip anatomy and instability is essential to managing hip instability and initiation of treatment. In most cases, the physician should be able to find the correct cause of instability with history taking, clinical examination, and radiographs.\n\nImaging such as MRI and MRI arthrography is also helpful. The evaluation of the hip range of motion, including flexion, internal/external rotation in flexion, abduction, and adduction, should be performed compared to the contralateral hip to confirm the presence of instability.\n<h3>Non-Surgical Treatment of the Hip with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\nThe majority of hip injury and instability cases can be managed non-surgically. Surgical intervention is required in cases of large acetabular fractures. Standard therapeutic approaches (pain medications, corticosteroid injections, and arthroscopy) employed to address hip instability have often been ineffective. That\'s because they do not repair the underlying cause of the problem, the injured ligaments and labrum.\n\nNon-surgical regenerative therapies, including Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, are alternative modalities that can repair the instability by stimulating the natural regenerative processes in and around the hip joint. These treatments facilitate the restoration of the degenerated ligaments and labrum to a healthy state, improving joint support, function and reducing pain and symptoms.\n\nPlus, they get you back to doing what you love without the need for surgery and extended time off.\n\n<strong><a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\">Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</a>.</strong>','Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1403-autosave-v1','','','2021-03-31 22:37:08','2021-03-31 22:37:08','',1403,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4601',0,'revision','',0),(4602,9,'2021-03-31 22:29:25','2021-03-31 22:29:25','[caption id=\"attachment_4600\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"445\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4600 \" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hip-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hip\" width=\"445\" height=\"445\" /> <strong>              Hip Joint Injuries and Pain Getting in Your Way?</strong>[/caption]\r\n<h2>Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?</h2>\r\nA hip injury and pain can often get in the way of us enjoying life and doing all of the things we love to do. In this article, we will talk about the hip, how it works, the types of hip injuries, and how to best repair them so you can get back to what you love.\r\n<h4><em>Hip Strength and Stability</em></h4>\r\nThe hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint with massive ligaments, which make the hip quite stable and able to prevent many injuries. The bony anatomy, muscles, labrum, and ligaments of the hip all contribute to its strength and stability.\r\n\r\nThe ball and socket are sealed by the hip labrum, a ring of cartilage that helps with movement between the leg and the pelvis. The hip ligaments are structures that are primarily responsible for maintaining smooth hip motion, keeping the hip in place, while it moves in a pain-free, strong and stable fashion.\r\n<h3>What Causes Hip Injury?</h3>\r\nEven though the hip has been known for its strength and stability, hip injuries have become increasingly recognized as a source of pain and disability. This makes sense when one considers we move our hips at least one million times per year during activities of daily living. The high rates of wear and tear, attributable to normal use of the hip alone can result in long-term problems.\r\n\r\nAdd to that sports activities, and the requirements on athletes to become bigger and stronger, places more and more force on the hip. The increased requirements place tremendous forces year after year. And that adds to the growth in hip injuries. When the soft tissue structures of the hip, such as the labrum, tendons, and ligaments are subjected to forces beyond their normal range, injury and failure occur, resulting in hip injury and instability.\r\n<h3>Types of Hip Injuries</h3>\r\nHip injuries are common in sports activities like soccer, ice hockey, and football. But they also include overuse injuries from repetitive use in activities like cycling, yoga, hiking, aerobics, and more. Symptoms from overuse injuries often have an insidious onset and become residual and chronic.\r\n\r\nHip injuries cause instability of the hip, which results in abnormal movement between the structures of the hip joint. And it is associated with an array of hip conditions, including labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement, ligament tears, dislocations, and osteoarthritis.\r\n<h4><em>Dislocation of the Hip</em></h4>\r\nOne of the most common conditions is dislocation of the hip. Hip dislocations are seen in sports like football, rugby, hurling, and soccer. And they commonly occur posteriorly due to the greater strength of the anterior capsule of the joint. In this situation, the individual is hit in the front of the thigh, forcing the thigh/hip complex backward. The result is hip dislocation and injury to the ligamentum teres and the posterior capsule.\r\n\r\nA joint dislocation significantly disrupts all the structures that support the joint. Long-term consequences of posterior hip dislocations can include sciatic nerve injury, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and significant arthritis and cartilage damage.\r\n<h4><em>Anterior Hip Capsule Laxity</em></h4>\r\nLaxity of the anterior hip capsule is seen in sports injuries and overuse injuries. Activities that demand supraphysiologic joint motion such as figure skating, dance, and gymnastics are causative factors. The ileofemoral ligament of the anterior hip capsule may stretch out causing a focal rotational type of instability. This type of instability can cause labral tears and associated pain.\r\n<h4><em>Overuse Injuries of the Hip and Femoroacetabular Impingement</em></h4>\r\nStances repeatedly taken by athletes such as hockey goalies and baseball catchers can cause overuse injuries and may lead to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). However, the most common cause of FAI is simply some type of soft tissue injury such as an iliofemoral or ischiofemoral ligament injury.\r\n\r\nOver time, hip instability from ligament injuries as well as a hip labral tear can cause premature arthritis and FAI. The association between hip instability from athletic injuries and the development of arthritis has been well documented.\r\n<h3>Treating Hip Injury</h3>\r\nA thorough understanding of hip anatomy and instability is essential to the management of hip instability and initiation of treatment. In the majority of cases, the physician should be able to find the correct cause of instability with history taking, clinical examination, and radiographs.\r\n\r\nImaging such as MRI and MRI arthrography is also helpful. Evaluation of hip range of motion including flexion, internal/external rotation in flexion, abduction, and adduction should be performed with comparison to contralateral hip, to confirm the presence of instability.\r\n<h3>Non-Surgical Treatment of the Hip with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nThe majority of hip injury and instability cases can be managed non-surgically. Surgical intervention is required in cases of large acetabular fractures. Standard therapeutic approaches (pain medications, corticosteroid injections, and arthroscopy) employed to address hip instability have often been ineffective. That\'s because they do not repair the underlying cause of the problem, the injured ligaments, and labrum.\r\n\r\nNon-surgical regenerative therapies including Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy are alternative modalities that can repair the instability by stimulating the natural regenerative processes in and around the hip joint. These treatments facilitate the restoration of the degenerated ligaments and labrum to a healthy state, improving joint support, function and reducing pain and symptoms.\r\n\r\nPlus, they get you back to doing what you love without the need for surgery and extended time off.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\"><strong>Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</strong></a>','Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1403-revision-v1','','','2021-03-31 22:29:25','2021-03-31 22:29:25','',1403,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4602',0,'revision','',0),(4603,9,'2021-03-31 22:37:55','2021-03-31 22:37:55','[caption id=\"attachment_4600\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"445\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4600 \" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hip-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hip\" width=\"445\" height=\"445\" /> <strong>              Hip Joint Injuries and Pain Getting in Your Way?</strong>[/caption]\r\n<h2>Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?</h2>\r\nA hip injury and pain can often get in the way of us enjoying life and doing all of the things we love to do. In this article, we will talk about the hip, how it works, the types of hip injuries, and how to best repair them so you can get back to what you love.\r\n<h4><em>Hip Strength and Stability</em></h4>\r\nThe hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint with massive ligaments, making the hip quite stable. The bony anatomy, muscles, labrum, and ligaments of the hip contribute to its strength and stability.\r\n\r\nThe ball and socket are sealed by the hip labrum, a ring of cartilage that helps with movement between the leg and the pelvis. The hip ligaments are primarily responsible for maintaining smooth hip motion. And they keep the hip in place while it moves in a pain-free, strong and stable fashion.\r\n<h3>What Causes Hip Injury?</h3>\r\nEven though the hip has been known for its strength and stability, hip injuries have become increasingly recognized as a source of pain and disability. This makes sense when one considers we move our hips at least one million times per year during activities of daily living. The high rates of wear and tear attributable to normal use of the hip alone can result in long-term problems.\r\n\r\nAdd to that sports activities, and the requirements on athletes to become bigger and stronger places more and more force on the hip. The increased requirements place tremendous forces year after year. And that adds to the growth in hip injuries. When the hip\'s soft tissue structures, such as the labrum, tendons, and ligaments, are subjected to forces beyond their normal range, injury and failure occur, resulting in hip injury and instability.\r\n<h3>Types of Hip Injuries</h3>\r\nHip injuries are common in sports activities like soccer, ice hockey, and football. But they also include overuse injuries from repetitive use in activities like cycling, yoga, hiking, aerobics, and more. Symptoms from overuse injuries often have an insidious onset and become residual and chronic.\r\n\r\nHip injuries cause instability of the hip, which results in abnormal movement between the structures of the hip joint. And it is associated with an array of hip conditions, including labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement, ligament tears, dislocations, and osteoarthritis.\r\n<h4><em>Dislocation of the Hip</em></h4>\r\nOne of the most common conditions is dislocation of the hip. Hip dislocations are seen in sports like football, rugby, hurling, and soccer. And they commonly occur posteriorly due to the greater strength of the anterior capsule of the joint. In this situation, the individual is hit in the front of the thigh, forcing the thigh/hip complex backward. The result is hip dislocation and injury to the ligamentum teres and the posterior capsule.\r\n\r\nA joint dislocation significantly disrupts all the structures that support the joint. Long-term consequences of posterior hip dislocations can include sciatic nerve injury, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and significant arthritis and cartilage damage.\r\n<h4><em>Anterior Hip Capsule Laxity</em></h4>\r\nLaxity of the anterior hip capsule is seen in sports injuries and overuse injuries. Activities that demand supraphysiologic joint motion such as figure skating, dance, and gymnastics are causative factors. The ileofemoral ligament of the anterior hip capsule may stretch out, causing a focal rotational type of instability. This type of instability can cause labral tears and associated pain.\r\n<h4><em>Overuse Injuries of the Hip and Femoroacetabular Impingement</em></h4>\r\nStances repeatedly taken by athletes such as hockey goalies and baseball catchers can cause overuse injuries and lead to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). However, the most common cause of FAI is simply some soft tissue injury, such as an iliofemoral or ischiofemoral ligament injury.\r\n\r\nOver time, hip instability from ligament injuries and a hip labral tear can cause premature arthritis and FAI. The association between hip instability from athletic injuries and the development of arthritis has been well documented.\r\n<h3>Treating Hip Injury</h3>\r\nA thorough understanding of hip anatomy and instability is essential to managing hip instability and initiation of treatment. In most cases, the physician should be able to find the correct cause of instability with history taking, clinical examination, and radiographs.\r\n\r\nImaging such as MRI and MRI arthrography is also helpful. The evaluation of the hip range of motion, including flexion, internal/external rotation in flexion, abduction, and adduction, should be performed compared to the contralateral hip to confirm the presence of instability.\r\n<h3>Non-Surgical Treatment of the Hip with Regenerative Orthopedics</h3>\r\nThe majority of hip injury and instability cases can be managed non-surgically. Surgical intervention is required in cases of large acetabular fractures. Standard therapeutic approaches (pain medications, corticosteroid injections, and arthroscopy) employed to address hip instability have often been ineffective. That\'s because they do not repair the underlying cause of the problem, the injured ligaments and labrum.\r\n\r\nNon-surgical regenerative therapies, including Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy, are alternative modalities that can repair the instability by stimulating the natural regenerative processes in and around the hip joint. These treatments facilitate the restoration of the degenerated ligaments and labrum to a healthy state, improving joint support, function and reducing pain and symptoms.\r\n\r\nPlus, they get you back to doing what you love without the need for surgery and extended time off.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https://www.drfields.com/articles/prolo-news/\">Click here for more articles by Dr. Fields</a>.</strong>','Is Hip Injury and Pain Getting in Your Way?','','inherit','closed','closed','','1403-revision-v1','','','2021-03-31 22:37:55','2021-03-31 22:37:55','',1403,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4603',0,'revision','',0),(4604,9,'2021-04-05 22:40:09','2021-04-05 22:40:09','<h2>Failed Back Surgery Syndrome</h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4606\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4606\" src=\"https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/failed-back-surgery-500x500.png\" alt=\"Failed Back Surgery\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /> <strong>                 A Solution for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome </strong>[/caption]\n\nBy the time people reach midlife, more than half of them will experience significant episodes of low back pain. That’s how common low back pain is! And because of the prevalence, low back pain often leads to surgery.\n\nSurgery for back pain may give the sufferer some relief, but many continue to experience a significant amount of pain. But wasn\'t the surgery done to put an end to the pain? And if surgery was performed to stop the pain, why would there still be pain after the surgery to relieve it?\n\nBack surgery requires removing some of the spine structures that help to stabilize the spine. So when they are removed, their absence will weaken the spine.\n\nAlso, in surgeries that involve fusion of the spinal vertebrae, the areas above and below the fusion often degenerate. It makes sense that movement needs to occur somewhere.  And the areas above and below the fusion take on a lot of the stress.\n\nThe various back surgeries alter the spinal dynamic and make the patient more susceptible to new pain. <strong>Unfortunately, ten to forty percent of lower back surgeries for disabling pain end up in the person needing repeat surgery due to ongoing pain</strong>.\n\n<em><strong>New or persistent back or leg pain after back surgery is a condition known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.</strong></em> The numbers are so overwhelming that this condition has its own diagnosis.\n<h3>A Little Background on the Low Back and Low Back Pain</h3>\nThe lumbar spine is composed of five vertebrae separated by discs and supported by strong muscles and ligaments. Cumulative trauma through years of certain activities or sports can result in small tears of the ligaments.\n\nIf a major trauma transpires, the ligament injury can be of such severity that ligament healing never occurs, leaving the vertebrae unstable and without the support they need. The instability and ligament laxity cause ongoing low back pain.\n\nThis pain is what sends people by the droves to orthopedic surgeons. If the back pain leads to back surgery, important muscles and ligaments are cut, adding to an already unstable lumbar structure.\n<h3>Explain What Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Involves</h3>\nBack surgery may be considered “successful” by the surgeon just because the anatomic area was surgically “fixed correctly.” However, the patient may still suffer from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. And they continue to experience the defining symptoms, which include persistent back and/or leg pain.\n\nPain that occurs right after surgery is often due to sensitized nerves. Many nerves have to be cut by the surgeon to get to the area of the vertebrae being repaired. And sometimes, those nerves become inflamed and/or compressed. In cases where the post-surgical pain becomes chronic and ongoing, the pain is often from spinal instability.\n\nAnd the instability may be from causes, including removing too much bone or due to damage to the spinal ligaments. <strong>Any time surgery is performed on the spine; it will alter the mechanics of the spine. </strong>And this will result in more force being generated at and around the areas where the surgery is done.\n\nThe pain and discomfort of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) cause a major negative impact on the ability of those with the syndrome to manage everyday life activities. Even simple ones like standing, lifting, and traveling.\n\nPhysicians see many patients who have had back surgery or multiple surgeries who continue to have pain. Sometimes the surgery fixes the pain for a year or so. But then the pain returns. And the individual who had the surgery is terrified about going through another surgery. Plus, they are also afraid of the prospects of living in pain and on pain medication. A horrifying predicament!\n<h3>With so much progress technologically, how does FBSS still happen?</h3>\nSometimes surgery is done when it was never indicated. Surgery may be recommended based on MRI findings primarily. And that means it is not after a thorough history and review of symptoms to match the MRI. This results in performing surgery on a structure that looked bad on MRI but which was actually not the true cause of pain.\n\nAdditionally, while operating on one condition, another condition may be overlooked. For example, the surgeon m remove a disc. But its removal does not address the underlying instability, causing disc degeneration and stenosis. If the issue causing the problem in the first place is never addressed, disappointing results and pain will result.\n\nPlus, the surgeon may even operate on the wrong spinal levels. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome may result from outright inappropriate surgeries, inadequate surgeries where the underlying pathology is not addressed, or even unnecessary surgeries.\n<h3>Fusion Surgery Can Result in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome</h3>\nFailed Back Surgery Syndrome may result after fusion surgery. Once the joints are fused, motion in the spine has to come from somewhere else, creating added stress on the sections above and below the spine. It is then only a matter of time before arthritis and pain develop in the adjacent segments.\n\nFusion surgery is recommended because there is too much movement or instability in the spine. The surgeon is looking to place artificial material to fuse the area together to keep it from moving permanently. But this doesn’t always resolve the pain. Plus, it will eventually cause degeneration at the levels below and above the fusion.  And this will frequently leave the back pain sufferer with more back pain and arthritis because of the surgery.\n<h3>How Is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Treated</h3>\nPatients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome experience prolonged pain. And because of that, treatment often includes narcotics, steroids, and even anti-depressants, since the prolonged pain often results in depression. All of these medications come with their own set of problems.\n\nSpinal cord stimulation is also utilized and allows for relief in a subset of FBSS patients with radicular leg pain. These patients, however, continue to experience difficulties in function and quality of life.\n<h3>Regenerative Orthopedics Help with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome</h3>\nRegenerative Orthopedics refers to therapies that stimulate the body to heal itself, such as Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy. These regenerative injection therapies stimulate the body to repair without the need for surgery. Our bodies have amazing regenerative capabilities. This is a novel approach because we are triggering the body to strengthen the tissue independently without the use of artificial hardware.\n\nAn initial consultation to discuss these treatments would be recommended for those patients who are taking narcotics or for those with spinal cord stimulators. Regenerative Orthopedics therapies resolve the problems that damaged the spine. And for optimal healing, other therapies that are suppressing the ability of the body to heal need to be limited or stopped. Regenerative Orthopedic therapies are reparative treatments and are alternatives to surgery. They can also help when surgery has already been done but failed to address the root issue.\n\nWe strongly recommend looking into regenerative therapies first for those with back pain who have not had surgery yet. One of the wonderful things about Regenerative Orthopedics for back pain is that the individual can maintain activity and get back to the activities they enjoy without extensive downtime. Treatments and exercise programs are individually tailored to promote healing and return people to their active lives. It’s really an amazing transformation to see people regain their mobility and independence!\n<h4>Regenerative Orthopedics helps almost all types of back pain</h4>\nRegenerative Orthopedics helps almost all types of back pain: herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, chronic subluxation of the sacroiliac joints, and more. And these treatments may save you from unnecessary surgery because the treatments address the problems causing the instability and offer a way of repair when other treatments often fail.\n\nRegenerative Orthopedics treatments correct the underlying problem of spinal instability. Without this correction, the patient is more likely to continue on the course of pain and symptom chasing pain management therapies that only temporarily calm the pain. Remember, spinal instability is a progressive disorder, meaning that the area will continue to degenerate until regenerative treatments are used to restore them.','Failed Back Surgery Syndrome','','inherit','closed','closed','','1389-autosave-v1','','','2021-04-05 22:40:09','2021-04-05 22:40:09','',1389,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4604',0,'revision','',0),(4605,9,'2021-04-05 21:27:45','2021-04-05 21:27:45','<h2>Failed Back Surgery Syndrome</h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy the time people reach midlife, more than half of them will experience significant episodes of low back pain. That’s how common low back pain is, and because of the prevalence, low back pain often leads to surgery. The surgery may give the back pain sufferer some relief, but many continue to experience a significant amount of pain. You may wonder, if surgery was done to stop the pain, then why would there still be pain after the surgery to relieve it? Back surgery requires the removal of some of the structures of the spine that help to stabilize the spine. So when they are removed, the spine will be weakened. Also, in surgeries that involve fusion of the spinal vertebrae, the areas above and below the fusion often degenerate, since movement needs to occur somewhere. The various back surgeries alter the spinal dynamic and make the patient more susceptible to new pain. Unfortunately, ten to forty percent of lower back surgeries for disabling pain end up in the person needing repeat surgery due to ongoing pain. New or persistent back or leg pain after back surgery is a condition known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. The numbers are so overwhelming that this condition has its own diagnosis.\r\n<h6>A Little Background on Low Back Pain</h6>\r\nThe lumbar spine is composed of five vertebrae separated by discs and supported by strong muscles and ligaments. Cumulative trauma through years of certain activities or sports can result in small tears of the ligaments. If a major trauma transpires, the injury to the ligament can be of such severity that ligament healing never occurs, leaving the vertebrae unstable and without the support they need. The instability and ligament laxity cause ongoing low back pain. This pain is what sends people by the droves to orthopedic surgeons. If the back pain leads to back surgery, important muscles and ligaments are cut, adding to an already unstable lumbar structure.\r\n<h6>Explain What Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Involves?</h6>\r\nA back surgery may be considered “successful” by the surgeon just because the anatomic area was surgically “fixed correctly.” However, the patient may still suffer from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, and continue to experience the defining symptoms which include persistent back and/or leg pain. Pain that occurs right after surgery is often due to sensitized nerves. Many nerves have to be cut by the surgeon in order to get to the area of the vertebrae being repaired, and sometimes those nerves become inflamed and/or compressed. In cases where the post-surgical pain becomes chronic and ongoing, the pain is often from spinal instability from causes which may include the removal of too much bone or due to damage to the spinal ligaments. Any time surgery is performed on the spine, it will alter the mechanics of the spine, and this will result in more force being generated at and around the areas where the surgery is done.\r\n\r\nThe pain and discomfort of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) cause a major negative impact on the ability of those with the syndrome to manage everyday life activities such as standing, lifting and traveling. Physicians see many patients who have had back surgery or multiple surgeries who continue to have pain. Sometimes the surgery fixes the pain for a year or so, but then the pain returns. The individual who had the surgery is both terrified about going through another surgery, and is also afraid of the prospects of living in pain and on pain medication.\r\n<h6>With so much progress technologically, how does FBSS still happen?</h6>\r\nSometimes surgery is done when it was never indicated. Surgery may be recommended based on MRI findings primarily and not after a thorough history and review of symptoms to match up to the MRI. This results in performing surgery on a structure that looked bad on MRI, but which was actually not the true cause of pain.\r\n\r\nWhile operating on one condition, another condition may be overlooked. A disc may be removed, for example, but the underlying instability, causing disc degeneration and stenosis were not addressed. If the issue causing the problem in the first place is never addressed, disappointing results and pain will result. Wrong spinal levels may even be operated on. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome may be the result of outright inappropriate surgeries, inadequate surgeries where the underlying pathology is not addressed, or even unnecessary surgeries.\r\n<h6>Fusion Surgery</h6>\r\nFailed Back Surgery Syndrome may result after fusion surgery. Once the joints are fused together, motion in the spine has to come from somewhere else, creating added stress on the sections above and below the spine. It is then only a matter of time before arthritis and pain develop in the adjacent segments.\r\n\r\nFusion surgery is recommended because there is too much movement or instability in the spine. The surgeon is looking to place artificial material to permanently fuse the area together, to keep it from moving. But this doesn’t always resolve the pain, and will eventually cause degeneration at the levels below and above the fusion, frequently leaving the back pain sufferer with more back pain and arthritis because of the surgery.\r\n<h6>How Is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Treated</h6>\r\nPatients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome experience prolonged pain and because of that treatment often includes narcotics, steroids and even anti-depressants, since the prolonged pain often results in depression. All of these medications come with their own set of problems. Spinal cord stimulation is also utilized and allows for some relief in a subset of FBSS patients with radicular leg pain. These patients, however, continue to experience difficulties in function and quality of life.\r\n<h6>Regenerative Orthopedics Help with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome</h6>\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics refers to therapies that stimulate the body to heal itself, such as Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy. These regenerative injection therapies stimulate the body to repair, without the need for surgery. Our bodies have amazing regenerative capabilities. This is a novel approach because we are triggering the body to strengthen the tissue on its own, without the use of artificial hardware.\r\n\r\nFor those patients who are taking narcotics, or for those with spinal cord stimulators, an initial consultation to discuss these treatments would be recommended. Regenerative Orthopedics therapies resolve the problems that damaged the spine, and for optimal healing, other therapies that are suppressing the ability of the body to heal need to be limited or stopped. Regenerative Orthopedic therapies are reparative treatments and are alternatives to surgery. They can also help when surgery has already been done, but failed to address the root issue.\r\n\r\nFor those with back pain who have not had surgery yet, we strongly recommend looking into regenerative therapies first. One of the wonderful things about Regenerative Orthopedics for back pain is, the individual can maintain activity and get back to the activities they enjoy, without the need for extensive downtime. Treatments and exercise programs are individually tailored to promote healing and return people to their active lives. It’s really an amazing transformation to see people regain their mobility and independence!\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics is helpful for almost all types of back pain: herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, chronic subluxation of the sacroiliac joints, and more. Regenerative Orthopedics may save you from an unnecessary surgery, because the treatments address the problems causing the instability, and offer a way of repair when other treatments often fail.\r\n\r\nRegenerative Orthopedics treatments correct the underlying problem of spinal instability. Without this correction, the patient is more likely to continue on the course of pain and symptom chasing pain management therapies that only temporarily calm the pain. Remember, spinal instability is a progressive disorder, meaning that the area will continue to degenerate until regenerative treatments are used to restore them.','Failed Back Surgery Syndrome','','inherit','closed','closed','','1389-revision-v1','','','2021-04-05 21:27:45','2021-04-05 21:27:45','',1389,'https://www.drfields.com/?p=4605',0,'revision','',0),(4606,9,'2021-04-05 21:28:36','2021-04-05 21:28:36','Failed Back Surgery','Failed Back Surgery','Failed Back Surgery','inherit','open','closed','','failed-back-surgery','','','2021-04-05 21:28:36','2021-04-05 21:28:36','',1389,'https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/failed-back-surgery.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),