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How much does a stem cell therapy cost?

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:50:47 +0000

Depending on your condition, stem cell therapy can range in the thousands; however, most individuals conclude that stem cell treatment costs are comparable to surgery after considering the out-of-pocket expenses and insurance deductible minimums.
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What is the difference between stem cell therapy and PRP?

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:49:58 +0000

Platelet rich plasma, commonly called PRP, is not a stem cell treatment. It is a solution created from processing a patient’s blood that supports cell activity. An Orthopedic Stem Cell formulation, on the other hand, comes from bone marrow and contains stem cells, immune cells, and a host of factors that can heal your joint. There is an explosion in interest for these types of bio-restorative treatments for joint pain. Damaging steroid injections and invasive surgeries are so common, and often lead to bad long term consequences for people seeking pain relief. iOBX is excited about giving patients more options. With so many choices, it can be challenging to understand the advantages and disadvantages for each type of treatment.
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How long does a stem cell treatment last?

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:48:17 +0000

The cells that you were implanted with will continue to work, heal, and form new cells in your area of treatment for up to one year. This does not, however, mean it will take you up to a year to experience relief. Most iOBX patients start noticing improvement within just six weeks following their procedure. As for how long you can expect it to last depends on your area being treated. Different joints respond differently to stem cell therapy. There are several long term studies (up to 10 years) showing the effectiveness of a bone marrow & adipose stem cell procedures for a number of joints, including the knee, hip, and spine.
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Do stem cells work with just one treatment?

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:43:29 +0000

Every case is different, but the majority of our patients only need one stem cell treatment. A tiny percentage of patients may require a second “booster” treatment which is determined in your consultation with our board-certified physician.

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Do Stem Cells work for treating bone on bone?

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:37:37 +0000

Bone on bone is one of our specialties, with a 90% success rate on those treatments, please call us at 980.859.2340 to find out if you would be a good candidate.

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Do you treat patients from out of town?

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:33:27 +0000

Because of national recognition, we have become accustomed to routinely treating out of town patients. Please call us 980.859.2340 to learn more about our out of town concierge program, which has been designed to eliminate the burden of travel logistics and inconveniences. This includes a full-time patient concierge liaison on our team who is dedicated to booking your travel, handling all transportation, booking hotel arrangements if needed, and making sure your overall experience is as seamless as possible. In fact, we have an unparalleled program for patients within a 3-hour radius of Charlotte where we will come and pick you up and also make sure you get safely back home after treatment should you be determined to be a candidate and decide to proceed with one of our Premium Stem Cell treatments.

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Is this covered by Insurance/Medicare?

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:26:44 +0000

Unfortunately, Insurance and Medicare do not cover treatment yet despite our 93% success rate, which is much higher than many treatments, they do currently cover. While this may seem expensive, most individuals conclude that stem cell treatment costs are comparable to surgery once you take into account the out of pocket expenses and insurance deductible minimums. Another thing to consider when evaluating the actual cost of stem cell treatment is that most workers’ compensation claims, VAMCA, and individuals health savings accounts (HSA) will cover stem cells.

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What conditions do you treat using stem cells?

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:36:03 +0000

The following is a non-exhaustive list of issues we specialize in, which include acute injuries and pain, chronic injuries and pain, and many other types of orthopedic problems:

Acute Orthopedic Problems

Tendon tears or stretching (examples: rotator cuff tear or Achilles tendon pain)
Acute Tendon Disease (ex: calcific tendonitis)
Ligament tears or stretching (examples: shoulder, elbow, hip, knee (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL), foot and ankle
Joints (cartilage injury, knee meniscus, wrist meniscus, shoulder and hip labrum, dislocation, etc).

Chronic or Acute on Chronic Orthopedic Problems

Osteoarthritis (ex: knee arthritis)
Tendon Disease (ex: “tennis elbow”)
Ligament Disease (ex: plantar fasciosis)
Back and Neck Pain (ex: disc pain, facet pain, “sciatica”)
Fracture Healing (in conjunction with your Orthopedic Surgeon)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (in conjunction with your Rheumatologist)

In summary, we can deliver biologics with image-guided precision (frequently using a combination of technologies) to virtually any orthopedic-related structure.

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What exactly do you do?

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:36:27 +0000

Over the last 5-10 years a new field in Orthopedics has begun to blossom, called Orthopedic Restorative/Regenerative Medicine whereby doctors use ultra-minimally invasive techniques to place biological treatments with imaging guided precision. This has been in large part because of technological advancements that are enabling physicians to help facilitate their patients’ own bodies ability to heal itself using their own biological cells, mediators and facilitators. This includes the use of your body’s own stem cells and other “stem-like” cells.

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What makes you different?

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:35:31 +0000

Our model helps the body naturally heal itself. We use FDA-compliant cellular and acellular biologic-based treatments like stem cells and platelet-rich plasma. This allows the body to restore healing in problematic and painful areas or joints. It’s much easier to extract stem cells and spin them around in a machine then it is to manually process a customized stem-cell solution as we do.

Our commitment to quality care has always been about helping others achieve complete healing instead of cutting corners. This is why our board-certified physicians spend 90 minutes during your initial consultation, using state-of-the-art machinery, to fully understand the complexity of your condition and recommend the best treatment option available to you. Our proprietary process results in a success rate of over 90%. Finally, and most importantly, you are our main focus 100% of the time.

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