Stem Cell Therapy
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Stem Cell Therapy – A Natural, Non-Surgical Way to Heal and Get Back to Living
If you’re dealing with ongoing pain, a lingering injury, a “bone-on-bone” joint, or have been told surgery is your only option, stem cell therapy may offer a different path forward. This minimally invasive treatment is designed to support natural healing, using autologous stem cells from your own body to help repair damaged tissue, reduce inflammation, and restore mobility so you can get back to the life you enjoy.
thriveMD offers stem cell therapy in several locations in Vail and Denver. Schedule your free consultation today.
Conditions Treated with Stem Cell Therapy
Stem cell therapy in Vail and Denver, Colorado, offers a non-surgical, minimally invasive approach to helping heal a wide range of injuries and chronic conditions, particularly degenerative aging.
Joint Pain
Spine Pain
Stem cell treatment can target central and lower back pain caused by injuries or degenerative conditions. It helps repair damage to facet joints, reduce inflammation, and support disc health. For patients with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), treatment may improve disc hydration and height, offering a potential alternative to more invasive procedures like spinal fusion.
Soft Tissue Pain
Stem cells can aid in the healing of ligament, soft tissue, and tendon injuries, including strains, partial tears, tennis elbow, and golfer’s elbow. Treatment may also improve recovery times, reduce pain, and help patients return to normal activity more quickly.
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Issues
Stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction works by regenerating tissue and improving blood flow. Using the patient’s own cells and growth factors, this treatment supports stronger, more natural erections, enhanced performance, and overall sexual health.
Advantages of Stem Cell Therapy
No Risk of Rejection
Autologous stem cells are harvested from and reintroduced into your own body.
Regenerates Tissue
Stem cell therapy helps rebuild your own healthy tissue
Minimally Invasive
Procedures are outpatient and generally don’t require post-operative pain medication.
No General Anesthesia
Due to being minimally invasive, only mild oral medications are necessary.
No Surgery Required
Stem cell therapy helps many patients avoid invasive surgeries like knee replacements and back surgeries.
Less Recovery Time
There’s no need to consider demanding recovery typical to surgery. Stem cell patients can return to work in 1-2 days and typically don’t require bracing or crutches.
Less Risk
Because stem cells are taken from your own body, there is no risk of communicable disease transmission.
Positive Results
Patients experience many benefits, including increased mobility and significant pain reduction.
Meet Our Providers
thriveMD is proud to offer exceptional service by leading practitioners in the field of regenerative and longevity medicine. Their extensive and diverse experience in multiple areas of medicine allows them to quickly adopt newer, ever-evolving, technology-rich treatments to identify and treat health concerns using the most advanced therapies available today.
Learn more about our doctors who are dedicated to helping patients not just feel better, but stay healthier, longer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Take the first step toward feeling your best.
What are stem cells?
Stem cells are the construction workers of the body’s repair mechanism. They neutralize inflammation and accelerate healing, and have the potential to regenerate injured cartilage tissue, tendons, bone, muscle, ligaments and vertebral annular disc cartilage.
The primary role of stem cells is to maintain and initiate the healing of damaged tissue and replenish dying or damaged cells. Stem cells find that damaged tissue and have the potential to initiate its repair or regeneration.
What is stem cell therapy?
Stem cell therapy, also referred to as stem cell treatment or cell therapy, helps the body repair itself naturally by stimulating your body’s own natural healing processes. This technique begins by harvesting a patient’s own stem cells found in both adipose (fat) tissue and bone marrow, concentrating the cells into a small injectable volume and then reintroducing the cells into the area of concern. The process, backed by research, stimulates the body to repair and replace tissue that has broken down over time or has been traumatized from injury or overuse.
How does stem cell therapy work?
Harvesting biologics (cells) during stem cell procedures can be done via different processes:
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is harvested through a peripheral blood draw.
- Bone marrow is obtained from the patient’s iliac crest (pelvic bone) under live x-ray guidance. The cells are then concentrated using a centrifuge process. Local anesthetic is utilized.
- Adipose (fat) tissue is obtained through a mini liposuction procedure. Adipose tissue is the most abundant source of adult stem cells, with the highest concentration of stem cells per volume (up to 1,000 times as much as bone marrow).
At thriveMD, we believe patient goals are best achieved by using a combination of all three above mentioned biologics.
Am I a candidate for stem cell therapy?
thriveMD determines whether you are a candidate for stem cell therapy during a one-on-one consultation at one of our Colorado facilities. Steps such as careful physical examination and review of appropriate imaging (x-ray and/or MRI) take place.
To learn more about what can make your condition suitable, please view one of the specific sections below.
Is stem cell therapy safe?
Yes. The risks of stem cell therapy are minimal and often misunderstood. By using adult stem cells from your own adipose (fat) tissue and bone marrow, the body accepts the new tissue as its own, eliminating the risk of rejection. Also, because the stem cells are from your own body, there is no risk of contracting a transmittable infectious disease from a donor patient. Other risks associated to joint replacement surgery, such as the increased risk of heart attack in the first month post knee and hip replacement procedures, is avoided as well.
Like any procedure, there is a minute risk of infection at the liposuction site of the fat collection and at the injection site. To minimize that risk, you will be provided with 7-day course of antibiotics.
How much does stem cell therapy cost?
Pricing depends on your individual treatment plan and will be determined with your provider. Financing is available through Cherry. Please contact us to schedule an appointment to discuss stem cell therapy rates.
Where do adult stem cells come from?
Do you have an idea of the natural healing potential that is available in your body? Read on to find out where your body stores these powerful stem cells!
Adult stem cells are autologous, i.e. harvested from your own body as a part of your stem cell procedure. They are undifferentiated cells found among differentiated cells within the body. Their primary role is to maintain and repair the tissue in which they are located.
Adult stem cells are found in the highest concentration in adipose (fat) tissue. In smaller concentrations, they are additionally found in your bone marrow. Beyond what is used for harvesting, stem cells are also found in blood, skin, muscles, and organs.
Adipose tissue provides the largest volume of adult stem cells (1,000 to 2,000 times the number of cells per volume found in bone marrow). Bone marrow provides some stem cells, but more importantly provides a large volume of growth factors to aid in the repair process. In addition to adult stem cells, fat tissue also contains numerous other regenerative cells that are important to the healing process.
Stem cells derived from adipose fat tissue have been shown to be a much better source for the repair of cartilage degeneration and recent studies have demonstrated its superior ability to differentiate into cartilage. There are some myths and misconceptions about stem cells and where the cells come from, as outlined in this blog by Dr. Brandt.
Take the Next Step in Your Healing Journey
If you believe you or someone you care about could be a candidate for stem cell therapy administered by a trusted clinic, please contact us today.