relief of pain in the knee, low back & joints
Bone Marrow Cell Therapy
Medicinal Signaling Cells (MSCs) called pericytes, formerly known as Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells, are harvested from you, the adult. This is accomplished with a simple procedure known as a bone marrow aspiration. Although it sounds terrible, the procedure is quite tolerable and is performed in the office with the use of local anesthetic. The procedure consists of collecting a sample of blood from bone marrow which is rich in MSCs, this is referred to as bone marrow aspiration. The sample of blood collected from the bone marrow is then placed in a centrifuge which separates the sample into components which include plasma (protein-rich water), red and white blood cells, and MSCs or pericytes. The separation of the sample results in the ability to then extract the concentrated cell from the remainder of bone marrow products. The concentrated cells have been termed as Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate, otherwise known as BMAC.
Once the concentrated BMAC has been obtained, it is ready for injection into the site of interest. Knee pain, secondary to osteoarthritis, is the most common indication for the use of BMAC at In2it Medical. This is followed closely by low back and sacroiliac (SI), shoulder, elbow, ankle, foot, hand and wrist complaints.
Some common reasons why people choose to participate in this type of procedure are:
Not ready for surgery
Cannot have surgery secondary to cardiac or allergy issues
There is not a good surgery for their painful condition
Unstable joints
Ligament or tendon injury
Desire to return to activity quickly with minimal recovery time
Natural and safe
The whole process from bone marrow aspiration to treatment of the problematic area takes 1.5-2 hours depending on the treated area.