Md post author 4 months ago.
Post stem cell injection recovery.
Post procedure ancillary care.
You may or may not need additional treatments or a booster prp to reach your goal of reduced pain and increase function.
Centeno pioneered orthopedic stem cell procedures in 2005 and is responsible for a large amount of the published research on stem cell use for orthopedic applications.
Although stem cell therapies are minimally invasive with little recovery time you should still be taking good care of yourself afterwards.
The most important part of any stem cell therapy is adhering to your post procedure restrictions which are covered before your procedure.
Stem cell injections are a popular new form of regenerative therapy that can help with a variety of conditions including tendon and ligament injuries joint pain and osteoarthritis.
In the early stages of recovery after injection weeks 1 4 you may start with gentle myofascial release kinesiology taping tdn ultrasound and tens gentle stretching rom isometrics and mat based core.
Many of these same restrictions also apply to platelet rich plasma injections.
Stem cell therapy post procedure instructions.
Set yourself up for success.
Aftercare instructions for stem cell injections rule 1.
Depending on where your stem cells were injected your recovery will be tailored to provide for optimal healing.
After struggling with an achilles injury for 1 1 2 years and trying everything to heal it steroid physical therapy wearing a boot no activity stretching etc i decided to have stem cell therapy at thrive md.
In this phase the stem cell injection will likely have caused a short term inflammatory response lasting 3 7 days.
Your doctor may want to use stem cells taken from your own.
Centeno disccuses the prp injection recovery time and what to expect as well as what activities are allowed after the procedure.
Patients can additionally take tylenol but are asked to avoid nsaids.
A stem cell transplant lets new stem cells take over from your damaged marrow so your body can produce healthy cancer free blood cells.
For the procedure to have the best chance to yield lasting benefit our physician strongly recommends.
As a result expect the joint to be sore for one to three days.
Phase 1 immediate post injection care 0 2 weeks.
Your physician may prescribe pain medicines that will not hinder the healing caused by the procedure.
The stem cell injection produces a micro injury in the joint.
It was a short procedure and an afternoon of post op recovery which after 6 8 weeks resulted in a full recovery from my injury.
Please keep a weekly log on how you are feeling.
