TREATMENT FOR JOINT PAIN & INJURY IN BIRMINGHAM

CONSULTATION, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN & INJURY

WELCOME TO THE UK'S MOST ADVANCED REGENERATIVE PAIN & INJURY CLINIC BIRMINGHAM

Providing diagnosis and individually focused treatment for painful conditions in Birmingham and Warwickshire

ARE YOU SUFFERING WITH CHRONIC PAIN OR A STUBBORN INJURY?

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. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, our specialist clinics in Birmingham and Warwickshire 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 conservative treatments such as physiotherapy or chiropractic but not completely achieved the full recovery you want? At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we may have just the solution for you.

We have a fantastic reputation within the treatment of pain conditions and sports injuries, and have gained this reputation from helping many thousands of patients from all over the UK get back on their feet. Within musculoskeletal medicine, we have been performing regenerative treatments such as PRP injection therapy for well over a decade now and thrilled to have been seeing ongoing fantastic results, long term.

At our musculoskeletal pain and sports injury clinics in Henley In Arden Warwickshire and Edgbaston Birmingham, we provide state-of-the-art specialist non-surgical treatments including many treatments used in regenerative medicine. It is our aim here at Dynamic Regenerative Medicine to get you out of pain, back to full fitness, or just the activities you enjoy.

PRP and Sports Medicine

PRP and Athletes

FAQ's

Biologics in Joint Health

TREATMENTS WE OFFER FOR JOINT PAIN & INJURIES?

At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we can provide standard conservative treatments such as osteopathy, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, which are all very effective ways of treating and manging pain and injury. Alongside this, we regularly 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 health preservation and tissue health & function, not waiting until it is too late and then having to settle for surgery. The body naturally has a very unique and fascinating way of healing damaged tissue, but in some occasions this balance gets interrupted. Our aim is to find out what is interruption may be and then to treat it. 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, regenerative ortho-biological therapies like 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 over the pat 10 years and more has demonstrated PRP injections as safe and effective treatment that has the unique potential to accelerate the repair process of damaged tissues and facilitate tissue healing. As PRP is the most popular treatment we do here at our pain and injury clinics in Birmingham, below will outline some basic information on PRP injection treatment, with some further links you can follow for additional guidance.

Hyaluronic Acid Injection

Back Pain & Facet Joint

Knee Meniscus Injury

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Trigger Point Therapy

Learn about our PRP Treatment in Birmingham

Learn abou Hyaluronic Acid Injection Treatment

Corticosteroid Injections

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Guided Injections

At our pain and injury clinics in Birmingham and Warwickshire 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. Musculoskeletal ultrasound can be used to ensure this, and also guided injections assist with ensuring that you are hitting the correct area so your treatment can be as effective as possible with minimal pain and adverse reactions. Find out more here Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Guided Injections.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Injections

High concentration HA treatment

HA combined with cortisone

How effective is cortisone and HA combined?

Ortho-biologics Treatment in Musculoskeletal Pain & Injury

MICROGRAFT STEM CELL TRANSFER below

HYALURONIC ACID INJECTION treatment

Within musculoskeletal medicine and sports 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.

Clinical Update: Why PRP Should Be Your First Choice for Injection Therapy in Treating Osteoarthritis

What are PRP injection treatments?

PRP (platelet rich plasma) 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 at our main PRP page.

What are PRP treatments used for?

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. Therefore we use the popular 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 PRP treatment work?

If you are a suitable candidate for PRP, a qualified and experienced musculoskeletal clinician will draw a small sample of your blood and simply extract your platelets on-site, ready for use.
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.
Dynamic Regenerative Medicine will create a plasma containing a higher concentration of platelets, including growth factor proteins than typically found in your blood.
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 THERAPY, 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, this more so if often repeated. PRP on the other hand is a pro-inflammatory treatment that works to simulate a repair process of damaged tissue and to promote 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:

PRP Injection Can Be a Viable Alternative to Corticosteroid for Conservative Treatment of Rotator Cuff Disease 2022

Efficacy of Local Injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) vs Methylprednisolone in Plantar Fasciitis 2022

Tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis): Study Comparing the Local Infiltrations of Leucocyte Enriched PRP to steroid 2022

Joint injection with PRP compared to Cortisone in knee osteoarthritis: Double-blinded randomised trial with one-year follow-up 2022

Comparison of Functional Outcome Between Corticosteroid Vs Platelet-Rich Plasma in Frozen Shoulder 2022

16 additional recent comparison studies throughout 2022-21 can be found here.

Please note that more and more studies are being published very regularly. These will also be published on of site for reference and reading.

THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE HERE IS BASED ON HIGH AMOUNTS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE.

PRP Process

PRP Injection Treatment

PRP Advice

Advanced PRP Treatment

PRP Patient Information

Regenerative Treatment for Pain & Injuries

Post-PRP Rehab

PRP FAQs

Adipose Stem Cell Vs PRP Therapy

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 often used for many soft tissue injuries like ligament and tendon sprains/strains that have failed other conservative treatments, or just wanting to boost recovery from stubborn injuries. Treatments include:

Additionally, PRP can be effective for many cases of osteoarthritis by stimulating the healing of cartilage and reducing pain and disability. This includes:

Knee arthritis
Hip joint arthritis
Shoulder arthritis
Ankle arthritis
Bursitis

Sports Injury Clinic

Sport & Exercise Medicine

Efficient Mechanisms of PRP Treatment for Musculoskeletal Disease & Damage

RESEARCH STUDIES & PRP EVIDENCE

Preview video of a PRP injection performed by Dynamic Regenerative Medicine for elbow tendinitis.

NOTE: minor discomfort is felt during this procedure and downtime is minimal.

Advanced PRP Injection Treatment

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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.

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 huge blood supply they tend to heal slower than other soft tissues.

Why is your tendon injury not healing?

As tendons have a reduced blood supply in comparison to muscle for example, there is not a fast healing and inflammatory and response. Without inflammation, the tendon repair system is reduced and an abnormal response can sometimes occur called angio-fibroblastic 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.

How are tendons treated traditionally?

Manual and physical therapies are often used in conservative practice. Traditional therapies do not address the inherently poor healing properties of tendons. Corticosteroid is sometimes injected, and are good for reducing pain and inflammation short term but adverse effects such as atrophy and permanent structural damage to tendons can occur in repeated cases. 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 often used to stimulate the pro-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. It is a very popular treatment for long term benefits. This is a very common treatment at our pain and injury clinics in Birmingham and Warwickshire.

Further information

PRP vs Cortisone

PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) INJECTIONS FOR MUSCLE INJURIES

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.

Skeletal Muscle Injury and Repair

Piriformis syndrome

Further information

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 many 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 well established about the fantastic regenerative potential of PRP therapy, as well as its pain reducing capabilities. 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 PRP injection contains a very 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 in stimulating chondrogenesis (cartilage cell turnover). 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 minimal 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?

PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) INJECTIONS FOR KNEE ARTHRITIS

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.

Further information on cartilage damage can be found on the links below. here by following this link.

PRP Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

Cartilage Regeneration with Biologics Treatment

PRP Treatment in Cartilage Health

Double-blind randomised study Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Relevant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Co-Administered Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections

Traumeel Injection for Pain & Injury

Autologous Micrograft Stem Cell Treatment

WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR PRP INJECTION TREATMENT?

Over the past 10-15 years numerous clinical research and peer-reviewed papers have been published about platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment. Please follow this LINK to see a selection of some recently published papers for musculoskeletal medicine.

RESEARCH STUDIES & PRP EVIDENCE

Frequently asked questions

Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we understand the importance of safety when it comes to any medical treatment. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a safe and effective treatment option that has been used for decades to stimulate the body's natural healing process. PRP therapy involves using the patient's own blood to extract platelets, which are then injected into the affected area. Since PRP therapy uses the patient's own blood, there is little to no risk of an allergic reaction or transmission of diseases. Our highly trained medical professionals follow strict safety protocols to ensure that every patient receives the safest and most effective PRP therapy. If you have any concerns about the safety of PRP therapy, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PRP treatment, also known as Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy, is a minimally invasive procedure that involves careful extraction and injection of concentrated platelets from the patient's own plasma into the affected area to promote healing and regeneration. While some patients may experience mild discomfort during the injection process, the procedure itself is typically well-tolerated and does not involve any significant pain. Most of our patients only experience mild discomfort that is very well tolerated. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, our team of experienced musculoskeletal professionals over many years of PRP clinical practice have developed a very special technique to ensure treatment is quick and easy, with minimal downtime. We will take every measure to ensure your comfort during the PRP treatment. If you have any concerns about PRP treatment, our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have and help you make an informed decision about your health.

Most patients experience little to no downtime after PRP treatment. Some patients may experience mild discomfort or stiffness/swelling at the injection site, but this typically resolves within a few days. It is recommended to avoid strenuous activity for the first 24-48 hours after treatment, but patients can resume their normal activities shortly after. As with any medical procedure, it is important to follow the post-treatment instructions provided by your healthcare provider to ensure optimal results.

Both cortisone (corticosteroid) and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) are both very beneficial treatments for joint pain and injuries, but they work in different ways. Cortisone is a steroid injection that reduces inflammation in the joint, providing pain relief. However, cortisone injections are only a temporary solution and can have negative side effects if used too frequently. PRP, on the other hand, uses the body's own platelets to promote healing and regeneration in the joint and of damaged tissue. This treatment is a more natural and long-lasting solution for joint pain and injuries. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we specialise in PRP treatments for joint pain and injuries. Our team of musculoskeletal professionals use the latest technology and techniques to help patients achieve optimal health and wellness. Further information can be found here:

What Is The Difference Between Cortisone & PRP Injection, and what is the most effective? (dynamicregenmedicine.co.uk)

Yes, most of our patients (90%) do usually drive after PRP treatment. However, it is important to note that some patients may experience mild stiffness or discomfort after the procedure, which can affect their ability to drive. In some cases it may be recommended that you arrange for someone to drive you home after your treatment, and avoid driving for at least a few hours after the procedure. If you have any concerns about driving after PRP treatment, please contact us for more information.

WHAT DOES A PAIN & INJURY CONSULTATION INVOLVE?

During your pain & injury consultation, this gives us the opportunity to discuss your arising pain complaint or condition and then to discuss possible treatment options and expectations. Below is a simple consultation flow:

discuss your condition
what treatment you have had so far
clinical assessment (where applicable) - having a look at the area and examining
ultrasound scanning (where applicable)
diagnosis (refer for further investigations if necessary)
treatment options
treatment plan
review/monitoring

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.

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WHY CHOOSE DYNAMIC REGENERATIVE MEDICINE FOR YOUR PAIN OR INJURY TREATMENT?

Dynamic regenerative medicine. Injection therapy for pain and joint conditions

At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal pain and injury, providing many different treatment options. We are also incredibly proud to say we are one of the UK’s leading regenerative musculoskeletal clinics. Alongside physiotherapy, osteopathy & musculoskeletal medicine, we have been providing fantastic non-surgical, non-invasive regenerative treatments like PRP therapy with ongoing success for over 10 years, providing many 1000's of treatments to patient suffering with pain and injury. We are extremely proud of the huge help and support this has provided to so many people.

Our Clinic Director and Clinical Specialist Mr Adam Whatley has specialist clinical background in musculoskeletal medicine and regenerative medicine, with a particular interest in pain and injury. Mr Adam Whatley is also continuing with ongoing clinical research in the exciting area of regenerative medicine for musculoskeletal pain and injury, and to offer the best level of clinical practice to all patients. Further information can be found here on our clinicians profiles.

Furthermore, we offer the highest quality and concentration at very affordable prices. This is for two reasons, 1) we are a top UK distributor for regenerative kits, which allows us to significantly reduce prices, and 2) we truly believe that that payment has to be justifiable as you are using the patient’s own cells.

Mr Adam Whatley is extremely experienced in the field and hugely passionate.

Furthermore, as a medico-legal expert & a clinical scientist, he believes highly in patient safety and also working within research-based clinical trials in this exciting area of Regenerative Medicine. Further information can be found by visiting the profile section here.

Here’s why patients trust us:

✔️ 15+ years of pain & injury treatment experience

✔️ Clinically proven techniques and protocols

✔️ Highly trained medical specialists

✔️ Personalised care and assessment

✔️ Convenient locations in Edgbaston, Birmingham & Henley In Arden

✔️ Excellent success rates and patient satisfaction

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