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PRP Treatments & Stem Cell Therapy for
Shoulder Injuries

Stop the pain, frustration and dysfunction without surgery and start living better today.

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If you’re suffering from a shoulder injury, you’re not alone. After knee injuries, shoulder issues are the most common among active adults.

We understand how damage to this joint and the structures that surround it can make the activities you enjoy painful or simply impossible. Thankfully, targeted stem cell and PRP shoulder injections can heal tears and degenerative damage without the pain or hassle of surgery.

Commonly Treated Shoulder Injuries

  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Tendonitis
  • Arthritis of the Shoulder Joint
  • Labral Tears or Degeneration
  • AC Joint Separation
  • Recurrent Shoulder Dislocations

Alternatives To Shoulder Surgery

Recovering from shoulder surgery can be a long and painful process. Fortunately for many shoulder injuries, there are non-invasive treatment options that can help get you back to the everyday activities you love – quickly.

PRP injections and stem cell therapy for shoulders may provide a better alternative to surgery with shorter recovery and longer-lasting results.

A Better Solution For Rotator Cuff Tears

Rotator cuff injuries are usually complex, degenerative tears. Unlike a clean cut made by scissors, rotator cuff tears tend to be a collection of multiple cracks and tears – similar to rotten shoe leather. Surgery for these tears can have a long recovery and may ultimately fail because the tendon is still brittle or “rotten.”

Many shoulder injuries like these lend themselves perfectly to customized orthobiologics treatments that actually make the tendon stronger. With guided stem cell and PRP injections, we are able to use the reparative cells from your own body to target the damaged tissue and initiate an inflammatory response. By doing so, the natural healing process goes into overdrive and helps your body’s biological repairmen do what they do best – heal your injury naturally.

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They told me I needed rotator cuff surgery because I had a partial tear. Well, that didn’t sound like my favorite thing to do.~ Terry Wood

Stem Cell and PRP Therapy Helps Grandpa Play Catch Again

An unfortunate rotator cuff injury had this Utah news anchor and grandfather on the path to surgery. After receiving a recommendation from a previous patient, he instead scheduled a consultation with Dr. Albano. Three months later, he regained full range of motion and was back playing catch with his grandchildren.

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FAQs

What is the difference between stem cell therapy and PRP (platelet rich plasma) treatments? Expand

Stem cells are usually harvested from a patient’s healthy fat tissue or bone marrow. To harvest PRP, we draw your blood and then concentrate the platelets. We then precisely inject the stem cells and concentrated platelets into the damaged area, and both orthobiologics go to work to help repair the damaged tissues.

We typically use both stem cells and PRP when treating patients. However, there are times when we use just PRP. Every treatment plan varies according to the individual needs of our patients.

Where exactly are these stem cells obtained? Expand

We work with two different types of cells. The first type of cell comes from your own healthy fat tissue and bone marrow. These are defined as autologous, as they come from your own body.

There are many living stem cells in these tissues (much more in fat than in bone marrow). The fat is typically obtained from women in the lateral thighs and buttocks. In men, it is typically obtained from the flank or abdomen.

The second type of cell does not come from your body. These cells are allogeneic cells and include placental, amniotic or umbilical cord tissue. These tissues contain healthy growth factors that boost your body’s natural healing mechanisms. Typically discarded, these tissues are gathered safely and ethically and no babies are harmed in the process.

Do you use amniotic, placental, umbilical tissues or exosomes (signal proteins)? Expand

Yes. All of these tools are available to you. There are pros and cons with every tissue that we use, but the advantage of using these products is that they are available in a bottle and we don’t have to harvest tissue from you.

The primary negative aspect of these tissues is cost. If we need a high volume of cells for a particular procedure, it’s usually financially impractical to use only these tissues.

The second negative with these tissues is the lack of living stem cells. We have independently tested many of these products and have never been able to grow any of them in the lab. While these allogenic materials have other living cells and growth factors that are highly beneficial, our tests indicate that the stem cells are not able to reproduce and are likely not alive. That is why we typically use these cells in conjunction with autologous cells (PRP, fat, and bone marrow stem cells).

It’s important to note that the amniotic, placental, umbilical tissue and exosomes are not embryonic cells. Embryonic cells are from embryos (or babies) and the amniotic, placental and umbilical tissue is typically discarded after delivery.

Instead of discarding this allogenic material, the amniotic, placental and umbilical tissues we use are gathered safely and ethically. We only use products from companies that have the highest standards and these tissues are repeatedly tested to ensure that there are no known pathogens in the samples, including various infectious agents.

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with these tissues prior to your visit so that we can help you make an informed decision regarding your treatment options. To do this, please look through the rest of our website and research other sites, as well.

What can affect the results of stem cell therapy? Expand

For years, the medical establishment has put an emphasis on reducing inflammation and has employed liberal use of anti-inflammatory drugs, usually in the form of NSAIDs, like ibuprofen and naproxen, or steroids. We now know that inhibiting your body’s natural inflammatory response prevents repair cells from reaching your injury.

Reliance on NSAIDs can actually cause further injury by masking pain and allowing further damage to injured tissues. Our targeted orthobiologics treatments are designed to do the opposite of overused NSAIDs. These treatments don't block inflammation - instead, they provoke a healing inflammatory response to increase the number of repair cells in the injured area.

We highly stress that you do not use NSAID’s during your recovery process.
In addition, smoking significantly hinders your body’s healing response. To achieve the best possible outcome from your procedure, it is best to discontinue smoking six months prior to your procedure.

To learn more, read our blog Not All Inflammation is Bad: The Benefits of Inflammation in The Healing Process.

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Stop giving restrictive injuries and debilitating pain control over your life.

With a little help from Dr. Joseph Albano and targeted orthopedic stem cell treatments, you have the power to heal, feel stronger than before and return to the life you love.

Find out if stem cells are right for you.

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