Clearer answers for persistent joint, tendon, and nerve pain
Dr. Chad Borys helps people with ongoing shoulder, knee, hip, back, tendon, and nerve pain understand what is actually driving their symptoms. From there, treatment follows the diagnosis — not a default protocol.
Dr. Chad Borys is a former collegiate soccer player and lifelong mountain biker, climber, and skier. That background shapes how he thinks about what recovery actually has to look like. The goal is never just less pain. It is doing the things you built your life around.
He is a Naturopathic Physician in Bellingham, WA focused on musculoskeletal pain and regenerative medicine. He works with people dealing with chronic orthopedic pain in the shoulder, knee, hip, back, and tendons, where the priority is an honest diagnosis before any treatment is considered.
His clinical training includes more than 300 hours of advanced instruction in prolotherapy, PRP, and ultrasound-guided procedures, and mentorship in non-surgical orthopedic medicine. He has also completed clinical service-learning in Honduras through the HHP Foundation — hands-on training in under-resourced settings that demand diagnostic precision without the safety net of advanced imaging. He uses diagnostic ultrasound routinely — not just to guide injections, but to understand what is actually happening in the tissue before deciding on any treatment.
Too many people are told their pain is permanent, age-related, or only fixable with surgery — before anyone has looked closely enough to find out.
The problem
Chronic orthopedic pain is commonly managed rather than diagnosed. Patients cycle through cortisone, rest, and physical therapy without anyone identifying the specific structure generating the pain — and without knowing whether the tissue is still a reasonable candidate for recovery.
The approach
Dr. Borys starts with an exam and, when appropriate, diagnostic ultrasound to find the pain generator. Treatment follows the diagnosis — not the other way around. When regenerative options make sense, the evidence behind them is explained plainly, including what they can and cannot do.
What to expect
By the end of your first visit you should have a clear explanation of what is driving your pain, which treatment options fit your situation, and a realistic picture of what to expect — whether that is a regenerative injection, a loading program, or a referral to someone else.
Know whether your treatment is actually working
Healing should never be a guessing game. Dr. Borys uses DataBiologics to track your pain, mobility, and function before and after each regenerative procedure — so you can see measurable data on your progress at every step.
- Honest expectations. Outcome data from real patients helps set a realistic picture of what your treatment can achieve — before you commit.
- Care that adapts to you. If your numbers aren't moving the way they should, your plan changes — no one-size-fits-all protocols.
- Clear conversations. You and Dr. Borys make decisions together, grounded in your own results rather than guesswork.
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