The platelets in our blood are one of the most important factors for healing. Using blood collection and centrifuge techniques, the practitioner extracts platelet-rich plasma and injects a concentrated amount to the site of injury. This delivers an amount up to 10 times what the body would deliver to the site of injury through the vascular system.

Also called proliferative therapy or proliferation therapy. The practitioner injects a dextrose solution to the site of injury. Dextrose is a sugar which induces the body’s natural wound healing cascade. The wound healing cascade is a series of steps where the body uses certain proteins and healing factors to collect what it needs to heal the tissue and then heal it. The injection may also contain Vitamin B12, salt, and either Lidocaine or Marcaine, which are numbing agents that make the injection more comfortable.

Vitamin B12 is a vitamin that plays a role in brain function and red blood cell production. It is often combined with prolotherapy mentioned above, but can be administered on its own.

Trigger points are specific locations within muscle where the muscle doesn’t relax so they form knots, which can be painful since they pinch local nerves and can become inflamed. Traditional medicine might use corticosteroid injections in trigger points to relieve pain; instead we tend to use one or more of the ingredients mentioned above to reduce inflammation and stimulate healing. For trigger point pain we can also provide massage therapy or dry needling through our in-house partner, Grant Chiropractic & Physical Therapy.

Hormone replacement therapy is most common among women after menopause. It is used to replace estrogen which is no longer produced after menopause and which is used for multiple body functions. Yet, the “hormone” that we replace can potentially be any hormone that you might be lacking. In males this might be testosterone (for treating erectile dysfuction among other reasons), but there are other hormones which your body could also be lacking. One way to tell is by getting a test called a zyto scan through our in-house partner, Fresh Start Wellness.

This therapy uses acoustic waves to trigger biological healing. It uses a machine to generate the waves which are pointed towards the site of injury using the wand (like magic of course — it actually looks more like a gun on some devices, and technically it’s called an applicator). Unlike the therapies mentioned above this is not administered by injection. It is particularly useful for chronic pain from myoskeletal conditions (muscle and skeletal injuries).

PEMF stands for pulsed electromagnetic field therapy. This therapy uses a device to deliver pulsed energy waves toward a site of injury in the body. It is also known as low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS).

Cold lazer therapy uses light at a specific frequency which is directed at a site of injury to stimulate healing. It’s called a “cold” laser because the device is specifically designed to prevent heating or burning the tissue while still being able to use the light.