Denton County Living Well Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 10

graines, and FDA cleared for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. This amazing medical breakthrough provides a non-drug treatment of acute and chronic pain with no side effects! Furthermore, the NIP Procedure™ increases circulation and oxygenation of the blood about 50-60% through vasodilation. Minimally Invasive SpineCARE® strives to be on the forefront of the advancement of medicine for the sake of their patients. It is the full understanding of the importance of the discovery, and practice, of unlocking the body’s secrets to heal itself, and using the adult stem cell treatment approach, that allows them to do so. In this process, called adult (mesenchymal, multipotent) stem cell therapy, the patients’ own stem cells are harvested from bone marrow and adipose tissue to allow for the healing

and regenerating process for both minimally invasive surgical and non-invasive procedures. Adult stem cell therapy is used in treating the injured, damaged, or painful areas due to aging or degeneration in the spine, knees, hips, shoulders, feet and ankles. Once injected, they function as the building blocks for tissue re-growth and increased blood flow to the ailing areas. The goal of the treatment is to replace damaged cells and to promote the growth of new blood vessels and tissues in order to help the target organ function at a largely improved capacity. The risk of rejection by the patient’s body is virtually non-existent, since the adult stem cells received are directly from the patient. Minimally Invasive SpineCARE® uses a highly advanced method of extracting the adult stem cells from the patient, and recycling them in their own bodies without manipulation during the procedure. This process makes our stem cell treatment safe, ethical, and effective in fulfilling positive medical outcomes. It is important to note that adult stem cell therapy Chiropractor is not controversial because it involves the use of a patient’s own blood and is Spine Physician Assistant NOT derived from embryos. At Minimally Invasive SpineCARE® (MISC), patients find the most minimally invasive answers to their back and neck pain problems. For some patients, this means no cutting at all. When possible, the physicians and surgeons at MISC initially use the least invasive treatments to help patients manage their back and neck pain. Only when noninvasive procedures are ruled out do they begin considering minimally invasive surgical treatments as necessary options for painful back and neck conditions. Services include pain mapping and other diagnostic services, adult stem cell therapy,

Erica Whitlock, DC Samir Desai, Spine PA-C, MH