REGENERATIVE HAIR LOSS CLINIC & MUSCULOSKELETAL INJECTION THERAPY UK
RECOVERY ENERGISE ENHANCE
JOINT PAIN & INJURY TREATMENT BIRMINGHAM
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN & INJURY TREATMENT UK
Muscle & Joint Pain
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Whether you are suffering from back pain, chronic joint pain, joint injury or suffering a ligament/tendon injury - it can be a painfully long process, but here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine in Birmingham and Solihull recovery can be made easier. In addition to manual therapy and physical rehabilitation therapy, we have many different treatment options available to facilitate and speed up your injury recovery or treat your chronic joint pain.
Have you tried many other treatments such as physiotherapy or chiropractic but not completely achieved the full recovery you want? Here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we may have just the solution for you.
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Dynamic Regenerative Medicine has a fantastic reputation within the treatment of pain and sports injuries in Solihull & Birmingham and has gained this reputation from helping thousands of patients from all over the UK get back on their feet. We have been performing regenerative treatments such as PRP injection therapy for almost a decade now and have been seeing ongoing fantastic results.
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Here at our musculoskeletal pain and sports injury clinic in Henley In Arden Solihull, we are offering and providing state-of-the-art specialist non-surgical treatments including treatments used in regenerative medicine. It is our aim here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine to get you back to full fitness, or just the activities you enjoy.
WHAT TREATMENTS DO WE OFFER FOR JOINT PAIN & INJURIES?
Here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we can provide standard conservative treatments such as osteopathy, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and we can also provide more specialist treatments such as regenerative injection treatments in Pure-PRP (platelet-rich plasma), high-quality hyaluronic acid (HA), and cell micro-graft transfer, alongside common anti-inflammatory injections. These popular regenerative treatments are used for joint or tissue injuries and conditions to speed up recovery and restore the normal balance of biological tissue. The effects of the P-PRP and hyaluronic acid injections mean that we can aim to decrease pain and stiffness and improve functional strength lost from injury.
Our philosophy is on joint preservation and joint and tissue health, not waiting until it is too late and then having to settle for surgery. Dynamic Regenerative Medicine is a member of the IACR (International Association of Cartilage Restoration and Repair) & the BKS (Biological Knee Society) and here we believe in catching injuries and joint problems early.
Today PRP and HA treatments are extremely popular treatments used in musculoskeletal practice. They are safe and clinically accepted treatments for a wide range of spinal, chronic joint pain and injury patients, with fantastic clinical success and good evidenced-based scientific backing. Like any treatment, successful outcomes are based on many different factors, from an accurate diagnosis to current health status to all predisposing factors. In addition to this, correctly adopted injury rehabilitation.
The use of biological platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions has become more prevalent in recent years. Current literature has demonstrated that PRP injections are safe and can have the unique potential to accelerate the repair process of damaged tissues and facilitate tissue healing. As PRP is the most popular treatment, below will outline some basic information on PRP injection treatment, with some further links you can follow for additional guidance.
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Find out more about HYALURONIC ACID INJECTION TREATMENT here.
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​Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Guided Injections
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Here at the Dynamic Clinic, we know how important it is to gauge a good understanding of what it is that could be going on and to what extent. This is for many reasons, like ensuring that the appropriate treatment is carried out and to the correct area. Here, musculoskeletal ultrasound can be used and guided injections ensure that you are hitting the correct area, so your treatment can be as effective as possible, with minimal pain and reactions. Find out more here Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Guided Injections.
Musculoskeletal Pain & Injury Treatment Warwickshire
Within musculoskeletal medicine, many different types of injuries and problems can develop for many different reasons. We appreciate that the majority of cases that are not progressive and degenerative can be fortunately self-remitting and treated simply via good conservative management. However, in many cases, pain and injury may need additional support via specialist treatments to assist with healing and repair.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are extremely popular treatments, simply because they are simple, safe and beneficial long term. They can be used in the treatment of many musculoskeletal issues and injuries including that of tendinitis, muscle injuries, joint injury and arthritis. Typically, 2-3 injections may be required, separated by 3-4 weeks apart. This may vary depending on your problem.
What are PRP injection treatments?
PRP is blood plasma with a higher concentration of platelets than is generally found in the blood. These platelets contain bioactive proteins that initiate the healing of connective tissues such as bone, tendons, and ligaments. Further information can be found here.
Clinical Update: Why PRP Should Be Your First Choice for Injection Therapy in Treating Osteoarthritis
What are PRP treatments used for?
Here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we fully understand how valuable PRP treatment is in managing injury and chronic joint pain, or just simply preventative treatments to preserve joint health and maintain optimal function. We, therefore, use the technique of PRP injections to help relieve pain, reduce inflammation and most important speed up the repair of damaged tissue, and facilitate recovery in many musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries. These may include arthritis, tennis elbow, knee injuries, shoulder tendinitis, and other damaged tendons or ligaments. Many see significant improvements immediately after PRP treatment when paired with a rehabilitation program.
How does Platelet Rich Plasma PRP Work?​
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If you are a candidate for PRP, a qualified and experienced clinician will draw a small sample of your blood and simply extract your platelets on-site, ready for use.
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While platelets are best known for clotting blood, they also contain hundreds of proteins called growth factors that are important in facilitating the healing process.
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Dynamic Regenerative Medicine will create a plasma containing a higher concentration of platelets, including growth factor proteins than typically found in your blood.
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The resulting PRP plasma, made up of your own platelets and proteins, is then injected into the site of the problem or injury – typically the same day your blood is drawn. It is a very simple, straightforward, fast treatment that is safe and does not generally require any downtime. Further information on the PRP process can be found here.
What is the difference between cortisone and PRP, and what is more effective?
To simplify, cortisone is an anti-inflammatory treatment that is used to reduce inflammation. The positive with cortisone is that it is good at reducing pain, but the negatives are that it generally is only short-lived and is not a good long-term solution for managing pain and injury. Although relatively good at reducing pain short term, another downside is that cortisone is a steroid treatment which can have negative implications for weakening tissue health and further contributing towards tissue degradation and degeneration. PRP on the other hand is a pro-inflammatory treatment that works to simulate a repair process of damaged tissue, generally, strengthen tissue health. Many clinical studies comparing cortisone and PRP are finding PRP treatment to be safer with better long-term outcomes in pain reduction and improved tissue healing, along with improved function. A few recent examples are below:
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16 additional recent comparison studies throughout 2022-21 can be found here.
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WHICH CONDITIONS BENEFIT MOST FROM PRP TREATMENT?
PRP treatment is very effective for chronic joint conditions, like knee osteoarthritis, where it is used to reduce inflammation/pain and to stimulate a repair process. It is also very recently used for many soft tissue injuries like ligament and tendon sprains/strains that have failed other conservative treatments including:
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Rotator cuff injuries, including partial-thickness
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Shoulder pain and instability
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Tennis and golfer’s elbow
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Hamstring and hip strains
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Knee sprains and instability
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Knee: patellar tendonitis
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Ankle sprains
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Achilles tendonitis & plantar fasciitis
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Knee, hip, and other joint osteoarthritis
Additionally, PRP can be effective for many cases of osteoarthritis by stimulating the healing of cartilage and reducing pain and disability. This includes:
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Knee arthritis
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Hip joint arthritis
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Shoulder arthritis
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Ankle arthritis
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Bursitis
Preview video of a PRP injection performed by Dynamic Regenerative Medicine for knee tendinitis.
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NOTE: minor discomfort is felt during this procedure. Downtime is minimal.
PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) INJECTIONS FOR TENDON INJURIES
Structure of a tendon
Tendons are made of cells called tenocytes, water, and fibrous collagen protein. These proteins weave together to make a strong durable structure that naturally anchors to the bone.
How do tendons become injured?
Tendons can transmit great forces and thus can be injured if they are overused or overexerted. If this occurs, micro-tears start to form in the collagen.
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How do tendons heal after an injury?
Injured tendons heal by scarring — this affects their strength and hence increases the risk of re-injury. Also, because tendons do not have a good blood supply, they tend to heal slower than other soft tissues.
Why is my tendon injury not healing?
As tendons have a poor blood supply, there is only a minimal inflammatory response. Without inflammation, the tendon repair system is limited and an abnormal response occurs called angiofibroblastic degeneration. This degenerative response to the micro-tears in collagen is the essence of tendinopathy or tendinosis. Often pain, localised tenderness, swelling, and impaired performance occurs.
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How have tendons been treated traditionally?
Traditional therapies do not address the inherently poor healing properties of tendons. Corticosteroid is sometimes injected but adverse effects such as atrophy and permanent structural damage to tendons can occur. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) can provide some benefit, but are not addressing the problem and can cause gastrointestinal upset.
How does PRP treatment work for tendon injuries?
PRP injections are used to stimulate the inflammatory process which in turn encourages and facilitates the healing process of damaged of irritated tissues. PRP treatment focuses on restoring normal tissue health and function while avoiding further degeneration and chronic issues.
PRP has been shown to accelerate muscle healing and reduce injury time. The early blood clot can be substituted by PRP with its physiological concentration of growth factors which stimulates the healing process.
PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) INJECTIONS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS
There is strong ongoing scientific clinical research into the use of PRP treatment regarding its fantastic potential to treat other musculoskeletal injuries including - bursitis, knee injuries and of course osteoarthritis. PRP treatment for osteoarthritis still appears to be the most popular use for PRP therapy. This is probably due to the simple case that osteoarthritis is still the biggest cause of disability worldwide.
Over the past decade, much has been written and established about the regenerative potential of PRP therapy. This is an effective biological treatment involving a high concentration of platelets. Platelets are specialised blood cells that contain bioactive proteins that help us with healing and recovery. It has been found that simple and safe injection to the area/s of tissue damage and injury with high concentrations of platelets can encourage and facilitate healing processes and speed up recovery from pain and injury, including joint arthritis.
Because the injection contains a high concentration of platelets, which can be 5 – 10 times more than the untreated blood, it is well documented that these platelets can reduce inflammation in joint arthritis and even have regenerative properties. More and more people now are turning towards PRP therapy as opposed to cortisone injections. This is why it is commonly used within sports medicine too. Looking at all the literature and current clinical practice evidence – we can see that cortisone injection appeared to be good short-term for pain relief, but not so good long-term. On the contrary, PRP treatment although in some cases does not work straight away has more beneficial properties long term. Better still, we understand that PRP treatment is completely natural and has no side effects, whereas cortisone is chondro-toxic, meaning, that it can be damaging to cartilage and soft tissue long-term. So this begs the question, why are we having cortisone, If there is a potential for tissues becoming worse off long term?
Ongoing positive results have been observed by many various researchers and clinicians in clinical practice for the benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in mild to moderate osteoarthritis. PRP has clearly demonstrated its supremacy in comparison to hyaluronic acid (HA) and placebo in various clinical trials and is undoubtedly the best option available for symptomatic treatment in joint pain related to osteoarthritis. However, together PRP/HA is showing excellent clinical outcomes... The release of bioactive protein growth factors from PRP occurs immediately and lasts for around three weeks and the clinical effect tends to allow for better functional mobility. Prolonged and sustained release of growth factors from platelets have been shown to help in much better biological healing and sustained clinical effects. PRP in combination with biocompatible carriers could be one way of achieving this.
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Further information on cartilage damage can be found here.
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WHAT DOES A CONSULTATION INVOLVE?
During your consultation with us, this gives us the opportunity to discuss your arising complaint/condition and then to discuss possible treatment options and expectations. Below is a simple consultation flow:
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discuss your condition
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what treatment you have had so far
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clinical assessment (where applicable) - having a look at the area and examining
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ultrasound scanning (where applicable)
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diagnosis
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refer for further investigations if necessary
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Please note that treatment can indeed follow on from consultation if happy to do so and enough time has been set aside to do so.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment can also be provided by some Medical Insurance Companies. Enquire for details.
In regenerative practice, we are very proud to say we are the UK’s leading provider of advanced PRP treatment and have been providing this fantastic treatment with great clinical success for almost 10 years, providing over 13,000 treatments to date. We are extremely proud of the significant help and success this has provided to many people, changing lives.
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Our Clinic Director and Clinical Scientist Mr Adam Whatley is continuing ongoing clinical research in this fascinating area of platelets and stem cells, and offering the best level of clinical practice to all patients. PRP treatment has been ongoingly praised for its safety and effectiveness for many different conditions in varied areas of clinical medicine. Risks and adverse complications associated with PRP treatment are practically non-existent.
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Mr Adam Whatley, is extremely experienced in the field and hugely passionate. Furthermore, he a clinical scientist, carrying out research-based clinical trials in this area of Regenerative Medicine.
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For further information please contact us on 01564 330773 or alternatively email us at clinic@dynamicregenmedicine.co.uk