Orthobiologic Care - Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics

Providing State-Of-The-Art, Non-Surgical Options For Arthritis, Chronic Pain, And Joint And Tendon Damage.

What Is Orthobiologic Medicine?

Using the body’s own healing mechanisms to treat joint and tendon injury. Campbell Clinic is pleased to offer its patients rapidly growing options to decrease inflammation and promote healing in surgical and non-surgical conditions by using the body’s own healing mechanisms to treat joint and tendon injury.

What Conditions Does Orthobiologic Medicine Treat?

Orthobiologic therapy is a safe and effective alternative remedy to surgery, steroid injections, and physical therapy for treating joint, tendon, and muscle issues. Orthobiologics are a group of treatment options that use substances naturally found in the body in an intensified concentration. These substances improve the healing of injured muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints.

Orthobiologic procedures are used to treat many injuries and conditions, including:

Arthritis
Degenerative joint disease
Ligament or tendon sprains
Cartilage injuries

Orthobiologic Medicine And Surgical Healing

These innovative treatments are also being used before, during, or after certain surgical procedures to encourage healing. At Campbell Clinic, orthobiologics is backed by orthopaedic research and colleague collaboration to ensure we remain at the forefront of this ever-evolving field of medicine.

Treatment options include:

Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment (PRP) - $650 per session

Bone Marrow Aspirate Stem Cell Concentrate (BMAC) - $3,900 per session

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy - $200 per session

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)

Platelets contain a large reservoir of growth and reparative properties that are critical for healing. Through processing, the clinic is able to develop an injectable using one’s own blood, which contains very concentrated proteins and growth factors to help ramp up your healing process. PRP has been studied extensively and used in a variety of joint, ligament, and tendon conditions. It has been shown to have longer lasting effects than cortisone or hyaluronidase injections. There are various sub-categories of blood-derived solutions where different properties of cells or proteins may be removed or concentrated, depending on the patient’s condition.

Bone Marrow Aspirate Stem Cell Concentrate (BMAC)

BMAC is the gold standard and has the most extensive literature as a source for stem cells, more recently referred to as medicinal signaling cells. The process includes removing the bone marrow from the pelvis, processing and concentrating the solution, and then injecting it in the specified area. Frequently, PRP is utilized in conjunction with BMAC as an additional source of growth factors. This procedure is done under local anesthesia in the clinic setting and at times, the outpatient surgery center.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the body’s natural healing process. It sends waves into a concentrated area to help relieve pain and promote healing of injured tendons, ligaments, and other soft tissues. This therapy can also target and treat deeper tissues if needed.

There are two types of shockwave therapy:

Focused shockwave therapy sends waves into a small area.
- Reaches deep tissues
- Precise & targeted application
- Typically, 4-6 (sometimes more depending on if there are tears in the tissue or if the pain is chronic) treatments are necessary
- Resolution of some symptoms by third treatment
Radial pressure wave therapy delivers shockwaves over a broader area, for instance, along the length of an injured tendon.
- Treats large areas
- Muscle massage with vibrating applicator
- Typically, 3-5 treatments are necessary
- Improvement often noticed after the first session

Campbell Clinic offers non-invasive Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy treatments, allowing you to experience relief with minimal downtime. Most patients notice improvements after just a few sessions and can quickly get back to doing what they love.

Benefits of Shockwave Therapy

Both radial pressure wave and focused shockwave therapy provide significant pain relief and improve function for various musculoskeletal conditions. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy also offers other benefits, such as:

Short treatment time (minutes)
Non-invasive with no significant adverse effects
Effective in a few treatments
Alternative to medication

Prolotherapy

This form of treatment has been available for decades and involves various injectables that stimulate a site of injury or degenerative condition. Subsequently, there is a response by the body re-initiating its own healing cascade to decrease pain and facilitate healing.