Cedar Rapids non-surgical pain and rehabilitation practice offering mesenchymal stem cell injections, platelet-rich plasma, laser and spinal decompression therapy.
Progressive Rehabilitation Medicine is a private clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, led by Sunny R. Kim, MD. It presents itself as a non-surgical, minimally invasive pain and rehabilitation practice, and states that it draws patients from across the Midwest, including Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Its regenerative service is mesenchymal stem cell therapy. Mesenchymal stem cells are a type of cell found in bone marrow, fat and birth tissue. The clinic's pages refer to cells derived from umbilical cord Wharton's jelly (the gel-like tissue inside the umbilical cord, donated after birth), from bone marrow and from fat tissue, as well as platelet-rich plasma made from the patient's own blood. Because donor birth-tissue products are involved, it is worth asking specifically which product would be used in your case, who supplies it, and whether it is regulated as a drug requiring approval.
Alongside injections the clinic offers a supporting rehabilitation programme, including a specialised post-injection rehabilitation protocol, deep tissue laser therapy, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy and DRX9000 spinal decompression. The site does not publish a comprehensive list of conditions treated, but names osteoarthritis and joint pain among the problems it considers for stem cell therapy.
The site does not publish a full list of conditions treated. Ask directly what published evidence supports the use of these injections for your own diagnosis.
Both donor birth-tissue cells and cells taken from the patient's own body are described. Ask which would be used for you and what it costs.
The clinic is at 6005 Rockwell Drive NE, Suite B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402. Published hours are Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm and Friday 8am to 2pm. The site says patients travel from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Year of establishment, languages spoken and any dedicated international-patient service are not stated.
No prices or consultation fees are published. Stem cell injections are generally not covered by insurance, so ask for a written total cost including any follow-up rehabilitation sessions.
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.