Orthobiologics are natural, tissue-derived compounds that have the potential to help your body heal more quickly and restore function. They’re used alongside other treatments, like physical therapy and pain management techniques, as an alternative solution to surgery for arthritis, injured muscles and many other common orthopedic pains.

A ORTHOBIOLOGIC CELL procedure harnesses and amplifies the body’s natural mechanism for healing (and anti-inflammation). This mechanism uses adult autologous healing cells derived from your own bone marrow.

In the procedure, the physician will aspirate bone marrow from the iliac crest of your pelvis, concentrate it, then  deliver the concentrate to the injury site of spine. In all, the process takes less than 45 minutes.

Because your procedure will utilize a concentrated preparation of your own cells, the procedure is considered “autolo-gous point-of-care”. The procedure is fast, and in most cases can be completed with minimal sedation.

The ideal recipient of a ORTHOBIOLOGIC CELL  procedure is a patient that wants to use their body’s own regenerative potential as an option to possibly delay or avoid invasive surgery.\

If other treatment options like anti-inflammatory medications or certain types of physical therapy have not worked for you in the past, orthobiologics might be a good option to try.

Here are some questions to consider when exploring whether orthobiologic therapies could be right for you:

• Has physical therapy not yet provided the relief and restored function you’d expected?
• Has bracing failed to work for you?
• Do you have a tendon injury or arthritis?
• Has anti-inflammatory medication failed to relieve your pain in the past?
• Have cortisone injections failed?

If you answered yes to the above questions, you may benefit from orthobiologics. Our SPARC care team will work with you to help determine the best personalized treatment plan to help you reduce pain and get back to the activities you enjoy.