PRP and stem cell therapy for joints, tendons, soft-tissue healing and hair — with the evidence and the regulatory status set out plainly.
Consult with Our SpecialistsAvoid invasive surgeries and prolonged downtimes. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell therapies concentrate your body's most powerful growth factors and regenerative cells, delivering them precisely to areas of pain, injury, or aging for accelerated, natural repair.
Unlike conventional treatments that simply manage pain or mask symptoms, orthobiologic therapies work with your body's own biology to promote genuine tissue regeneration — from the inside out.
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Our orthobiologic protocols are tailored to your specific condition and goals.
These are the problems people most often come to us with. Which treatment suits which problem — and whether either suits you — is a question for an examination.
Knees, shoulders, hips and the smaller joints. This is the best-studied use of regenerative therapy, and the evidence is genuinely mixed: some trials report better pain and function, others find no advantage. It is worth considering in well-selected cases. It does not replace a joint replacement that is actually needed.
Tennis elbow, rotator cuff, Achilles and similar injuries that have not settled with rest, physiotherapy and time. PRP has the longer track record here. We would want to know what you have already tried before suggesting anything.
Supporting healing after injury or procedures. The honest position is that this is an area of active research rather than settled practice, and we will not promise you a faster recovery.
We offer both PRP and stem cell therapy for hair. PRP has the better evidence, so it is usually where we start. We have written the full comparison, including where each one stands with the FDA.
They get sold together and they are not interchangeable, so it is worth being clear which one you would be having.
PRP is made from your own blood on the day. A vial is drawn, spun in a centrifuge, and the platelet-rich layer is injected where it is needed. Because it comes from you and is minimally handled, it is not regulated as a drug. It also has the better evidence base — particularly for knee osteoarthritis and for hair.
Stem cell therapy, as offered here and at most clinics in this field, uses donor-derived material. That is a different regulatory position entirely, and the section below sets it out rather than glossing over it.
For a good many problems, PRP is the sensible place to start. We will say so when we think it.
Most commonly joint pain and osteoarthritis, tendon and ligament injuries that have not settled with conservative care, soft-tissue healing, and hair thinning. We also discuss it for general recovery and tissue repair. Which of these is reasonable for you depends on the examination, not the list.
No. The donor-derived products used in this field are treated by the FDA as biological products that require a licence before they can be sold, and none holds one for these uses. We will tell you this before you decide anything.
PRP is made from your own blood on the day, and has the better evidence base, particularly for knee osteoarthritis and for hair. Stem cell therapy uses donor-derived material and has less published human evidence. They are not interchangeable, and PRP is often the sensible place to start.
We offer it, and we will be straight about where it stands: no stem cell or exosome product is approved for hair loss, and the published evidence is limited. For hair we usually suggest starting with PRP, which has better data behind it.
The evidence for joint pain is the strongest part of this field, and it is still mixed. Reviews report improvements in pain and function in some trials and no advantage in others, with wide variation in how products are prepared. It is reasonable to try in well-selected cases, and it is not a substitute for a knee replacement that is genuinely needed.
That depends entirely on the problem and the joint. Anyone quoting you a package before examining you is selling, not planning.
It varies with the site treated and the number of sessions, so we quote at consultation. Insurance does not cover it. Ask for the total cost of a course in writing, from us or from anyone else.
People with an active infection, certain cancers, or uncontrolled bleeding disorders. Pregnancy and breastfeeding are reasons to wait. We screen before anything is scheduled, and we say no when it is the right answer.
Our clinic is in Jacksonville Beach. We also see patients from across Duval County and the beaches, including Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Ortega and Fernandina Beach.
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