Jillian Maloney, N Strand, C Wie, S Pew, A Dawodu, T Dunn, B Johnson, A Eells, O Viswanath, J Freeman, S Covington
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Persistent spinal pain syndromes are pervasive and lead to functional impairment, increased healthcare utilization, potential disability, and high societal costs. Spinal (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacroiliac joint) pain includes mechanical, degenerative, inflammatory, oncologic, and infectious etiologies. Regenerative medicine is a novel biotechnology targeting mechanical, degenerative, and inflammatory conditions believed to cause pain. Preparations including platelet-rich plasma, mesenchymal stem cells (adipose tissue and bone marrow aspirate concentrates), and growth factors are derived from an autologous donor...
December 19, 2023: Current Pain and Headache Reports