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Get Your Records
In order to determine whether you are a candidate for our procedures, we need to form a comprehensive picture of your injury to provide the best possible care. Review of recent medical records and imaging is an important part of this process. To have your records sent to us, talk to your doctor. Our patient coordinators are additionally available to assist you with the record request process at (843) 352-0674. In the event that you don’t have or can’t get your records, we will help you arrange to get any imaging needed to complete your comprehensive evaluation.
Patient Evaluation
Once we have your records, we’ll schedule a patient evaluation. During this short medical evaluation, our expert medical staff will determine the location and extent of your injury, and they will set a treatment plan designed to give you the best results.
All of our non-surgical procedures are minimally invasive and and performed as same-day, outpatient procedures.
Follow-Up
We’ll schedule follow-ups with our team of medical professionals to ensure your continued improvement post-procedure. We’ll also help you schedule any rehabilitation or physical therapy required.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet Lysate are Platelet procedures that contain healing growth factors from your own blood that promote your body’s natural ability to repair itself. The use of PRP to treat joint, tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries is becoming well known, thanks to exposure from professional athletes. Platelet injections have a stimulating effect on the repair cells within the targeted area, making those cells work harder to perform their natural job of healing the body.
Like all procedures using Regenexx injectates, this procedure is performed with high-level image guidance to ensure the most accurate placements of cells into the desired area. Procedures using Regenexx SCP injectate are more concentrated and purer than PRP created by the typical machines used at most regenerative medicine clinics. This increases its ability to stimulate the body’s natural healing response. Platelet procedures are commonly used for soft tissue injuries, mild arthritis, spine conditions, and around nerves.
How Does Regenexx Create a Better Platelet Rich Plasma in a Lab?
Most physicians who provide PRP treatments don’t go above and beyond the limitations of a simple automated machine. In our clinical experience, Regenexx lab processing in each of our doctor’s medical practices can accomplish much more than a standard bedside centrifuge, allowing for customized processing to best address the patient’s condition.
A flexible lab can achieve higher concentrations of platelets.
Customized types of PRP to address the specific needs of a patient.
Lab processing techniques can separate and concentrate the desired components from the whole blood and eliminate the undesirable cells.
Regenexx is a world leader in the field of orthopedic regenerative medicine based on scientific publications and is arguably the world’s most advanced platform for in-office interventional orthobiologics.
More than 173,063 highly specific image-guided procedures using Regenexx injectates have been performed since Regenexx pioneered the field of interventional orthopedics, using your body's own cells to treat common orthopedic problems in 2005.
The published research on procedures using Regenexx injectates accounts for approximately 44% of the world’s research on the use of bone marrow concentrate for orthopedic conditions (cumulative n of patients published & treated with bone marrow concentrate as of 1/1/2019)
Dr. Goltra and Amy are the best for diagnosing the cause of the pain then applying the spinal injection in the right…read more
John Poillion
6 years ago
Thank you Dr. Goltra— came in the office on yesterday with excruciating pain, what a difference a day makes. I’m actually walking…read more
Joanna Harrell
5 years ago
I was recommended to them by a very good friend who is a vascular surgeon in the area. I called Lauren and…read more
S S
10 years ago
I was very impressed from the moment I walked in. I was treated well and was greeted quickly. Dr. Goltra was fabulous…read more
Jayne Gillespie
5 years ago
Dr. Goltra’s care and expertise was superb. He guided me to healing a very painful herniated disc in my neck without a…read more
Liz Brisacher Sharp
6 years ago
Dr. Goltra and his staff represent a level of care,courtesy, concern and professionalism not commonlyseen in Medicine today.All the while delivering exceptional…read more
Thomas Wieters
7 years ago
Changed my life. Misdiagnosed for 7 years until I met him and Dr Patel from MUSC. No back pain since, simply amazing…read more
Steve Migliara
8 years ago
My husband has been coming to Dr Goltra for some time now and every experience has been a great one. The office…read more
Lisa Strickland
8 years ago
I was incredibly nervous for my appointment, but staff made it a great experience. Amy was so great, and every single person…read more
Bailey
10 years ago
Both my husband and I have seen Dr. Goltra for back pain. He is very professional, thorough, and gentle.My Husband is pain…read more
Catherine Roland
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
Procedures using Regenexx injectates use your body’s natural healing abilities to help repair damage to bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. Regenexx’s proprietary, research-based methods and patented protocol allow us to concentrate your cells and apply them precisely to your injured area.
Regenexx is unique in that it maintains an active patient registry that continually prompts patients to update their progress or side effects post-procedure using Regenexx injectates. We keep records on tens of thousands of procedures performed by physicians in the licensed Regenexx network in our outcomes database. To ensure transparency, we provide procedure tracking results and patient-reported outcomes on our website, giving you the information needed to make an informed decision about your treatment options with Regenexx.
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
Regenexx Platelet Lysate injectate is utilized in blood-based procedures similar to Platelet Rich Plasma, but with many preferred characteristics for many orthopedic uses.
“Lysate” comes from the Latin word lysis, which translates as “to break open.” So Platelet Lysate is made up of platelets that have been broken open in some way. Platelets contain alpha granules, which are small packets where their growth factors live. When you break open a platelet, the growth factors are released all at once rather than being released over a longer term. As a result, you can benefit from a higher dose of growth factors, in a shorter period of time, with a platelet lysate (PL) than if you used platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Similar to an immediate release pill, which releases a drug more quickly than a sustained release pill that releases a drug over a longer timeframe.
Platelet Lysate is made possible by utilizing a flexible Regenexx lab platform, which allows us to customize our regenerative orthopedic solutions to best meet the patient’s needs.
How We Use Platelet-Rich Plasma vs. Platelet Lysate?
PRP, or platelet-rich plasma, can be a beneficial solution for treating mild arthritis in joints, ligament tears, or small tendons. We’ve found that Platelet Lysate has preferred characteristics for use around nerves. For this reason, it is used extensively in the spine, where we encounter irritated nerves due to disc bulges. It’s also a useful option for treating nerve-related issues like carpal tunnel syndrome, or other similar types of conditions. To see how Regenexx-PL injectate is used there, watch the video below, which shows a precision, ultrasound-guided, nerve hydrodissection.
Regenexx is a world leader in the field of orthopedic regenerative medicine based on scientific publications and is arguably the world’s most advanced platform for in-office interventional orthopedics.
More than 173,063 highly specific image-guided procedures using Regenexx injectates have been performed since Regenexx pioneered the field of interventional orthopedics, using your body's own cells to treat common orthopedic problems in 2005.
The published research on procedures using Regenexx injectates accounts for approximately 44% of the world’s research on the use of bone marrow concentrate for orthopedic conditions (cumulative n of patients published & treated with bone marrow concentrate as of 1/1/2019)
Both my husband and I have seen Dr. Goltra for back pain. He is very professional, thorough, and gentle.My Husband is pain…read more
Catherine Roland
5 years ago
Dr. Goltra’s care and expertise was superb. He guided me to healing a very painful herniated disc in my neck without a…read more
Liz Brisacher Sharp
8 years ago
I was incredibly nervous for my appointment, but staff made it a great experience. Amy was so great, and every single person…read more
Bailey
7 years ago
Changed my life. Misdiagnosed for 7 years until I met him and Dr Patel from MUSC. No back pain since, simply amazing…read more
Steve Migliara
5 years ago
I was recommended to them by a very good friend who is a vascular surgeon in the area. I called Lauren and…read more
S S
6 years ago
Dr. Goltra and his staff represent a level of care,courtesy, concern and professionalism not commonlyseen in Medicine today.All the while delivering exceptional…read more
Thomas Wieters
10 years ago
I was very impressed from the moment I walked in. I was treated well and was greeted quickly. Dr. Goltra was fabulous…read more
Jayne Gillespie
8 years ago
My husband has been coming to Dr Goltra for some time now and every experience has been a great one. The office…read more
Lisa Strickland
6 years ago
Thank you Dr. Goltra— came in the office on yesterday with excruciating pain, what a difference a day makes. I’m actually walking…read more
Joanna Harrell
10 years ago
Dr. Goltra and Amy are the best for diagnosing the cause of the pain then applying the spinal injection in the right…read more
John Poillion
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
Procedures using Regenexx injectates use your body’s natural healing abilities to help repair damage to bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. Regenexx’s proprietary, research-based methods and patented protocol allow us to concentrate your cells and apply them precisely to your injured area.
Regenexx is unique in that it maintains an active patient registry that continually prompts patients to update their progress or side effects post-procedure using Regenexx injectates. We keep records on tens of thousands of procedures performed by physicians in the licensed Regenexx network in our outcomes database. To ensure transparency, we provide procedure tracking results and patient-reported outcomes on our website, giving you the information needed to make an informed decision about your treatment options with Regenexx.
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
Regenexx SD injectate Uses Bone Marrow Concentrate, Which Contains Your Own Stem Cells. This procedure using Regenexx SD injectate is commonly referred to as stem cell therapy.
Regenexx SD injectate is Bone Marrow Concentrate, which contains stem cells. These repair cells from your own body live inside all of us in various tissues, poised to leap into action to repair damage as it occurs. As we age or have big injuries, we may not be able to recruit enough of these cells to the site to fully repair the area. The procedure using Regenexx SD injectate helps overcome this problem by harvesting Bone Marrow from an area of the back of the hip that contains a dense population of these important cells and then concentrating those cells before precisely injecting them into the injured area using advanced imaging guidance. The goal of the procedure is to reduce pain and improve function by promoting the body’s own ability to heal naturally. This Patented Bone Marrow Concentrate Protocol can be used for a wide range of orthopedic conditions. Your doctor will evaluate your condition and your imaging to determine whether a bone marrow concentrate or platelet-based treatment is the best option for your orthopedic condition.
Procedures using Regenexx injectates use advanced lab processing techniques that produce higher and more customized concentrations of cells that can impact patient outcomes.
Regenexx is a world leader in the field of orthopedic regenerative medicine based on scientific publications and is arguably the world’s most advanced platform for in-office interventional orthopedics.
More than 173,063 highly specific image-guided procedures using Regenexx injectates have been performed since Regenexx pioneered the field of interventional orthopedics, using your body's own cells to treat common orthopedic problems in 2005.
The published research on procedures using Regenexx injectates accounts for approximately 44% of the world’s research on the use of bone marrow concentrate for orthopedic conditions (cumulative n of patients published & treated with bone marrow concentrate as of 1/1/2019)
Dr. Goltra and Amy are the best for diagnosing the cause of the pain then applying the spinal injection in the right…read more
John Poillion
10 years ago
I was very impressed from the moment I walked in. I was treated well and was greeted quickly. Dr. Goltra was fabulous…read more
Jayne Gillespie
8 years ago
My husband has been coming to Dr Goltra for some time now and every experience has been a great one. The office…read more
Lisa Strickland
5 years ago
I was recommended to them by a very good friend who is a vascular surgeon in the area. I called Lauren and…read more
S S
10 years ago
Both my husband and I have seen Dr. Goltra for back pain. He is very professional, thorough, and gentle.My Husband is pain…read more
Catherine Roland
8 years ago
I was incredibly nervous for my appointment, but staff made it a great experience. Amy was so great, and every single person…read more
Bailey
5 years ago
Dr. Goltra’s care and expertise was superb. He guided me to healing a very painful herniated disc in my neck without a…read more
Liz Brisacher Sharp
7 years ago
Changed my life. Misdiagnosed for 7 years until I met him and Dr Patel from MUSC. No back pain since, simply amazing…read more
Steve Migliara
6 years ago
Dr. Goltra and his staff represent a level of care,courtesy, concern and professionalism not commonlyseen in Medicine today.All the while delivering exceptional…read more
Thomas Wieters
6 years ago
Thank you Dr. Goltra— came in the office on yesterday with excruciating pain, what a difference a day makes. I’m actually walking…read more
Joanna Harrell
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
Procedures using Regenexx injectates use your body’s natural healing abilities to help repair damage to bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. Regenexx’s proprietary, research-based methods and patented protocol allow us to concentrate your cells and apply them precisely to your injured area.
Regenexx is unique in that it maintains an active patient registry that continually prompts patients to update their progress or side effects post-procedure using Regenexx injectates. We keep records on tens of thousands of procedures performed by physicians in the licensed Regenexx network in our outcomes database. To ensure transparency, we provide procedure tracking results and patient-reported outcomes on our website, giving you the information needed to make an informed decision about your treatment options with Regenexx.
*DISCLAIMER: Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx lab processes have a success and failure rate. Patient reviews and testimonials on this site should not be interpreted as a statement on the effectiveness of treatments for anyone else.
These procedures are designed to treat common orthopedic conditions and help people avoid surgery using cells from their own body.
A physician in the licensed Regenexx network uses image guidance to inject customized concentrations of the patient’s own cells, from either blood or bone marrow concentrate, into the precise area(s) of injury.
Is a nonsurgical procedure using Regenexx lab processes right for me?
Deciding if a nonsurgical procedure is right for you starts with learning your candidacy for treatment.
Schedule a consultation with a physician in the licensed Regenexx network who will evaluate your condition or injury, explain your candidacy for a nonsurgical procedure, and answer your questions.
Some reasons patients choose to learn their candidacy for a procedure include:
Struggling with a condition that’s not improving
Unsure about a diagnosis or treatment plan from another doctor
Desire to avoid or put off orthopedic surgery, prefer a treatment that is less invasive than surgery
Desire to use their own cells for treatment and avoid implants, permanent hardware, grafts, and/or removal of tissue
Will my body be fully restored after a procedure using Regenexx lab processing?
Although we are able to provide you with results data for procedures and your specific candidacy for a procedure, no one can guarantee a full restoration of your body to the way it was prior to injury.
Like all medical procedures, procedures using Regenexx injectates have a success and failure rate. You can review what patients report for pain reduction and joint function improvement for up to six years post-procedure by exploring Patient Results.
Are procedures using Regenexx injectates safe?
Using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS and OHRP) guidelines for complications reporting, complications to date have been in the mild to moderate category and rare.
Mild: requires no medical treatment. For example transient swelling.
Moderate: requires treatment. For example, opting for a treatment other than a procedure using Regenexx lab processes if it failed.
We have published an extensive safety and complications tracking study of bone marrow concentrate, which contains adult stem cells, in patients. This study did not show any serious procedure-related complications and it did not show that any patient developed a cancer related to bone marrow concentrate use. View our Safety Paper.
Is a procedure using Regenexx lab processes painful?
Procedures using Regenexx SCP and PL injectates start with a basic blood draw. Regenexx SD injectate, a bone marrow concentrate procedure, requires a bone marrow aspirate with local anesthetic. A bone marrow aspirate is significantly less invasive than a bone marrow biopsy. Some patients are given an oral sedative to help to ease anxiety and relax the muscles prior to the bone marrow draw.
Procedures are performed with comfort considerations for the patient. Local anesthesia is used to numb the area(s) of treatment. After a procedure, the joint and injection site(s) may feel sore. Your physician may prescribe pain medicine or recommend acetaminophen. You will be asked to keep the joint as still as possible for 30-60 minutes after the procedure and limit activity on the joint for the first day post-procedure. Your physician may also recommend a brace, wrap, or walking boot to support the area treated.
How soon after a nonsurgical procedure using Regenexx lab processing can I resume normal activities?
Generally, patients return to normal daily activities as tolerated. Most patients resume light activities after 5 to 7 days and return to sports at 6 to 8 weeks. Further improvement may continue over several months. Your physician will discuss what post-procedure may be like for you based on your specific condition or injury and the recommended procedure.
Can more than one body area be treated at the same time?
Some patients are able to have more than one area treated at the same time. This is on a case-by-case basis and determined by several factors including: evaluation and recommendation of the physician, the amount of blood or bone marrow that would need to be drawn and concentrated to treat multiple areas of injury, and the overall comfort of the patient.
What is the difference between procedures using Regenexx SCP injectate and Regenexx SD injectate?
A procedure using Regenexx SCP injectate is a blood based procedure. SCP means “Super Concentrated Platelets” and is a type of highly-concentrated platelet rich plasma (PRP) procedure.
A procedure using Regenexx SD injectate is a bone marrow concentrate (BMC) based procedure; bone marrow concentrate contains the patient’s own stem cells. SD means “Same Day” as the cells are harvested, highly-concentrated, and reinjected on the same day.
How do “stem cell therapy” or other “stem cell procedures” compare to a procedure that uses Regenexx SD injectate?
Regenexx does not call procedures using Regenexx SD injectate “stem cell procedures.” Unfortunately, that term has been co-opted by sellers of products which are manufactured from birth tissue (typically amniotic fluid or membrane), and then bottled, labeled as “stem cells”, and then shipped nationwide.
A procedure using Regenexx SD injectate is a bone marrow concentrate (BMC) based procedure; bone marrow concentrate contains the patient’s own stem cells. This procedure uses customized concentrations of the patient’s own cells for treatment and is specific to their individual condition or injury needs.
How long will a procedure using Regenexx injectates last?
You can review what patients report for pain reduction and joint function improvement for up to six years post-procedure by exploring our Patient Results.
There are many factors that contribute to the effects of a procedure over time including: specific condition or injury treated, severity of the condition or injury, candidacy for procedure, and the lifestyle and activity levels of the patient. A physician in the licensed Regenexx network will discuss what post-procedure may be like for you based on your specific condition or injury and the recommended procedure.
Is physical therapy needed after the procedure using Regenexx injectates?
Your physician may recommend additional types of conservative care to support your post procedure recovery. These care recommendations may include: physical therapy, myofascial release, home exercises, and bracing or taping.
How much do procedures using Regenexx lab processes cost?
These procedures are customized for each patient and their specific injury needs. The price and any insurance or benefits you may have are reviewed during your consultation appointment. Generally, platelet procedures using Regenexx SCP injectate cost considerably less than procedures using bone marrow concentrate (Regenexx SD injectate).
What do insurance plans cover or reimburse?
Medical insurance plans may cover evaluation appointments, diagnostic testing (if recommended), imaging (X-ray or MRI), physical therapy (if recommended) and bracing (if recommended). While other employer specific benefits typically cover the procedure using Regenexx lab processing.
Your plan paperwork or benefits documents can help verify any coverage or employer specific benefits you may have as well as in-network benefits for specialist services within your plan.
Do employers include or offer Regenexx Benefits?
Yes, some employers do include Regenexx Benefits for their employees. If your employer includes Regenexx Benefits you will find more details about your specific plan in your employee benefits documents. You may have received a Regenexx benefits card and/or welcome letter in the mail and your employer will have a Regenexx Benefits website link where you can access additional information about your specific Regenexx Benefits. You can also search to see if your employer or group offers Regenexx Benefits, here.
Do Medicare or Medicaid cover procedures using Regenexx injectates?
Unfortunately, neither Medicare nor Medicaid choose to cover regenerative procedures at this time.
Why do other clinics and providers charge less?
Other providers may offer their patient less costly methods of treatment requiring less time from the provider, basic medical equipment, and offering little to no customization.
Other clinics may also:
Restrict patient access to a board-certified physician.
Allow non-physician practitioners to handle evaluations and/or procedures.
Base recommendations solely on limited information, such as verbal details or imaging.
Use off-the-shelf pharmaceuticals or drugs instead of customized injectates.
Offer standardized approaches rather than customizing the dosage for individual injuries or conditions.
Use less concentrated injectates.
Perform injections without image guidance (blind injections).
Provide limited follow-up care or post-procedure support.
What are the side effects and risks with Regenexx nonsurgical procedures?
An injection-based procedure produces a micro injury. After a procedure, the joint and injection site(s) may feel sore.
Using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS and OHRP) guidelines for complications reporting, complications to date have been in the mild to moderate category and rare.
Mild: requires no medical treatment. For example transient swelling.
Moderate: requires additional treatment. For example, opting for a treatment other than a procedure using Regenexx lab processing.
We have published an extensive safety and complications tracking study of bone marrow concentrate, which contains adult stem cells, in patients. This study did not show any serious BMC related complications. View our Safety Paper.