A Fairbanks orthopaedic, sports medicine and spine practice that lists stem cell injections among the treatments it offers.
McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine is a practice in Fairbanks, Alaska. Its site gives the address 3745 Geist Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709.
The sports medicine section of the site says the practice offers advanced treatments including stem cell injections, platelet rich plasma (prepared from the patient's own blood), hydrodissection and osteopathic manipulative treatment. It also lists diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, preparticipation physical examinations, concussion assessment and management, chronic musculoskeletal pain management, orthopaedic urgent care and team physician services. The site does not state where the cells used in its stem cell injections come from, nor how they are prepared.
The practice's spine section is more cautious about the same treatments. It lists prolotherapy, platelet rich plasma, stem cell treatments and placental tissue matrix as approaches that it says have shown some promise, while stating that they are still considered experimental for spine applications and that results in the spine have been less promising. Readers should note that the site itself draws this distinction.
Dr Malcolm is named on the site as the sports medicine physician skilled in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound. The telephone number appears as 907-458-3338 on the sports medicine page and as 907-456-3338 on the spine page; the site does not state when the practice was founded or what languages are spoken.
The site describes its sports medicine and spine services as covering the following.
The site lists stem cell injections among the advanced treatments its sports medicine service offers, but does not say what the cells are or where they come from.
One clinician is named on the sports medicine pages read.
The site gives a single Fairbanks address for the practice, at 3745 Geist Road. It describes an orthopaedic practice combining sports medicine, spine care and orthopaedic urgent care, with diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound used in the clinic. The pages read describe no laboratory, theatre or cell processing arrangements and state no accreditation.
The pages read say nothing about the cost of stem cell injections or any other treatment, and give no indication of whether they are covered by insurance.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the Stem Cell Directory directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.