Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain every day. This pain can be caused from a variety of reasons, including arthritic joint pain, past injuries, or complications from TMJ.
The good news is that you are not alone, but also that there may be something to help you. Have you heard of regenerative injection therapy?
If you have symptoms of chronic pain this procedure may help ease your suffering.
Keep reading to find out more about what it is and what the benefits may be for you.
What is Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT)?
Regenerative injection therapy, also known as RIT or prolotherapy, is a minimally invasive procedure. It involves an injection that will stimulate the body’s healing processes to repair and/or strengthen impaired areas of the body.
You will be numbed with a small anesthetic and then amniotic fluid will be injected straight into the problem area.
When our bodies are injured or weak in other ways, it is harder to heal naturally. The blood supply becomes limited and the healing can take a long time or won’t even happen at all.
Because ligaments and tendons have a lot of nerves, the pain can become worse when the healing process does not happen as it should. This is where RIT can help!
RIT can help increase blood circulation to the area that needs extra healing strength and regenerative growth factors will start to help the injury fix itself.
How is Amniotic Fluid Used?
Amniotic fluid is the liquid that is all around an unborn baby during pregnancy. It is a by-product of the birthing process as well.
During a C-section procedure, the amniotic fluid is taken out and then processed in a processing facility. No harm is done to the baby or to the mother!
The fluid is made of different things, including stem cells, which can help repair the body by developing into different types of cells.
Benefits of RIT for Chronic Pain
When tissues become injured, the brain is notified that healing needs to start happening. Your body will remove the damaged tissue and replace it with healthy tissue, but this can be painful. When it takes a long time, the pain can be chronic.
Anti-inflammatory or steroid treatments help the inflammation, but it can make the healing process take too long. This is why people start to get uncomfortable.
RIT will replicate the tissue healing process by injection into the tissue directly. This helps to bypass everything else that can go wrong and cause the pain.
The main benefits of regenerative injection treatment are:
- Easier movement and functionality
- Improvement in muscle strength
- Less pain overall
- Less invasive form of treatment
With a person that has TMJ or another form of chronic pain, this treatment can help a person get back to a comfortable life. This is a helpful and safe alternative for chronic pain management!
Would Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT) Work For You?
Chronic pain can easily interfere with almost all parts of your life, but the good news is that you don’t have to live with it.
Regenerative injection therapy can help you gain back control and minimize your discomfort.
Contact the Head Pain Institute® Today!
Do you want to see if RIT is the right fit for you? Call one of our specialists at the Head Pain Institute® at 480-945-3629 to schedule a consultation. We would love to help you combat your pain.
