Arizona orthopaedic practice offering same-day bone marrow stem cell injections placed under X-ray guidance, plus joint, sports medicine and hormone services.
Valley Bone & Joint Specialists is an orthopaedic practice with clinics in Gilbert, Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona. Its stem cell service is described as a form of regenerative medicine using the patient's own cells rather than donor material.
The procedure is set out clearly on the site. Marrow is taken from the patient's own bone, usually from the hip area. It is then concentrated in a laboratory to increase the number of cells, and injected into the affected joint or tissue under X-ray guidance so the placement can be seen. The site states the whole appointment usually takes less than an hour and that patients go home the same day.
Preparation and aftercare instructions are published. Patients are asked to stop non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (medicines such as ibuprofen, known as NSAIDs) two weeks before the procedure, and to avoid putting weight through the treated area for at least two weeks afterwards. The wider practice also offers hip and knee care, sports medicine, injection therapy, bracing, hormone replacement and general joint pain management.
Cells come from the patient, not from a donor or umbilical cord product.
The practice lists clinics in Gilbert, Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona, with published hours of Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. The stem cell procedure is done as a day case with no overnight stay. The year the practice was founded, languages spoken and any service for patients travelling from abroad are not stated.
No prices are published for the stem cell procedure or for consultation. Cost would need to be confirmed with the office.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.