Articles on regenerative medicine, naturopathic care, and the latest research behind PRP therapy, prolotherapy, and lasting pain relief.
A cortisone shot for tennis elbow can feel like a quick fix — but the research shows the trade-off is real. Here is how cortisone and PRP compare over weeks, months, and years, so you can choose with your eyes open.
If an MRI shows a torn meniscus, surgery may sound like the obvious fix. For the common age-related kind of tear, strong research shows surgery usually is not the answer. Here is what that means for your knee.
Can PRP help adhesive capsulitis? Review the evidence, expected recovery, alternatives, and how frozen shoulder is evaluated in Bellingham.
Recent research reveals a surprising connection between blood sugar levels and knee pain. Understanding the link between metabolic health and inflammation can unlock more lasting relief.
A multi-center randomized clinical trial adds to the evidence that PRP injections can help relieve knee osteoarthritis symptoms in selected patients, with signals that it may slow disease progression.
Persistent outer hip pain is often misdiagnosed as bursitis when the true culprit is gluteal tendinopathy. A randomized controlled trial suggests PRP may offer more durable relief than cortisone for this condition.
How does PRP compare to corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis offers valuable insight.
Cortisone injections are fast and familiar, but the long-term picture is more complicated than most patients are told. What cortisone does, where PRP outperforms it, and how to think about the choice.
Platelet-rich plasma therapy uses your own blood to stimulate tissue repair. A plain-language explanation of how it is made, what it does, and which conditions have the strongest evidence.
Radial shockwave therapy is a non-invasive way to jump-start healing in stubborn tendon pain — no needles, little to no downtime. What radial shockwave does, what the research supports, and which conditions respond best.
Prolotherapy is one of the oldest regenerative injection treatments — and still one of the most useful for loose, painful joints and chronic ligament and tendon problems. What it is, what the evidence shows, and how to decide between prolotherapy and PRP.
A 2026 systematic review of 13 randomized controlled trials found that PRP can match or outlast steroid injections for sciatica and lumbar facet joint pain — while injections into the disc itself, and most stem cell products, showed limited or mixed results.
A 2026 randomized controlled trial found that adding ultrasound-guided PRP to physical therapy shrank tendon tears and improved shoulder function more than physical therapy alone in patients with partial supraspinatus tears.
The belief that pain is an unavoidable consequence of aging is widespread — and mistaken. Pain is a signal worth investigating, and relief is often within reach.
Back pain is rarely explained by a single injury, and imaging findings don’t always match the pain. The first step toward lasting relief is identifying what is actually generating it.
New guidelines from the American College of Physicians advocate for alternative therapies — exercise, acupuncture, massage, and mindfulness — before pharmaceutical interventions for back pain.