Knee pain is one of the most common ailments we treat. It can occur as a result of injury or other medical conditions, like degenerative joint diseases. No matter the cause, the result is almost always inflammation, pain, stiffness, and loss of mobility. In our practice, we have seen excellent outcomes with the use of medicinal signaling cell (MSC) therapy for knee pain. With the BeautiFill, we are able to easily harvest healthy fat tissue in order to extract MSCs for re-implantation/injection.

In the last decade or so, medicinal signaling cell (MSC) therapy has become more widely used in regenerative medicine to treat injuries and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. In particular, MSC  therapy for back pain has been very effective for reducing pain from inflammation due to mechanical factors such as loss of tissue, and increasing overall function. At Piedmont PMR, our outpatient procedure options can utilizes your body’s natural healing power to help repair tissue, speed healing, and therefore reduce pain.

Medicinal signaling cells (MSC) are important partners for the raw building blocks of our bodies – the cells that eventually become specialized to perform functions that keep us alive and healthy. Because they are essentially a “blank slate,” signaling cells are important in the study of regenerative medicine, disease treatment, and healing. In order to extract them for use in medicine, we must know where MSCs come from in the body and how best to harvest them. So, where do they come from? Let’s find out.