Why Stem Cell Therapy Might Be Your Answer To Chronic Pain

This article is sponsored by The Art of Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine.

Having performed more than 25,000 procedures throughout the last decade, Dr. Jarrad Teller and Dr. Michael Schina of the Art of Pain Management (AOPM) are just getting started. Ten years ago, Dr. Teller, a chiropractor with degrees in physiotherapy and kinesiology, partnered with Dr. Schina, a vascular and trauma surgeon. Together, the pair has created one of the most successful interventional pain management practices in the tri-state area thanks to their multifaceted approach to patients. Modalities of treatment that are used by AOPM include yoga, meditation, vitamins and herbs, diet programs and spine and joint injections.

“Two years ago, our office began using stem cells to treat arthritic conditions. Previously, injections with cortisone and local anesthetic temporarily relieved a patient's pain. With stem cell injections, the patient's injury began to heal and osteoarthritis improved."

What is stem cell therapy?

Stem cell therapy utilizes multi-potent cells that are capable of differentiating and growing into various types of tissue in the body. Stem cells act as beacon cells that find areas of inflammation (areas of need in the body) and reprogram the body's own stem cells to regenerate tissue. Stem cell function requires a healthy milieu. That is why blood analysis and correction of abnormalities prior to stem cell therapy is so important.

Common stem cells treatments

Osteoarthritis of the spine (neck and back), shoulder, knee, hip and ankle are the most common conditions that AOPM treats. Other conditions for which patients seek treatment include COPD, autoimmune disorders and spinal injuries, in addition to unexplained illnesses.

Why stem cell therapy?

With traditional pain management that utilizes cortisone injections, yoga, meditation, lifestyle changes and diet, about half of patients fail to improve. This is largely related to the fact that cortisone treats only the patient's symptoms and does nothing to alleviate the underlying osteoarthritis. For the other half of patients, stem cell therapy offers the potential to improve the osteoarthritis by regenerating tissue and may be a viable option.

Learn more about the Art of Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine here.

Art of Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine

3300 Grant Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19114

610-352-1710