If chronic joint or tendon pain has started to slow you down, you may have wondered whether surgery is your only path forward. Regenerative medicine offers another route to consider first. This branch of orthopedic and sports medicine uses signals and cells from your own body to support tissue repair, giving many patients a non-surgical option worth exploring before an operating room becomes part of the conversation.
At Modern Edge Sports & Orthopedic Medicine, Dr. Michael Wong, DO, brings board-certified expertise and training through UPMC to every regenerative medicine treatment plan. He personally reviews your imaging and activity goals, then builds a protocol suited to your specific joint, tendon, or soft tissue concern rather than offering the same treatment to every patient.
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PRP injections, or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, use a concentrated sample of your own platelets to support your body’s natural repair process. After a simple blood draw, Dr. Mike prepares the sample and delivers it directly into the injured tissue under ultrasound guidance. Many patients explore PRP injections for knee, shoulder, elbow, or tendon pain when they want a non-surgical option to try before or alongside other treatments.
For more advanced joint wear or tendon damage, BMAC injections (bone marrow aspirate concentrate) draw progenitor cells from your own bone marrow to support tissue repair at a deeper level. Dr. Mike performs the aspiration and injection in a single visit using ultrasound guidance, and this option is often considered when previous treatments have provided only partial relief.
Shockwave therapy delivers focused acoustic waves to injured tendons and soft tissue to stimulate local blood flow and encourage the breakdown of old scar tissue. It’s typically provided as a short series of in-office sessions and is often paired with other regenerative treatments for chronic tendon conditions that haven’t responded to rest or physical therapy alone.
When a tendon injury becomes chronic and resistant to conservative care, non-surgical tendon repair using the TendoNova® system offers a minimally invasive option. A small device gently breaks down damaged tendon tissue through a tiny skin opening, and regenerative tissue therapy such as PRP can often be added during the same visit to support the area as it heals.
MFAT therapy, performed with the Lipogems® system, uses a small amount of your own fat tissue to create a cushioning matrix that can be injected into an affected joint. One of the regenerative medicine benefits some patients value is using tissue from their own body, and Dr. Mike can discuss whether MFAT therapy makes sense alongside PRP or BMAC injections for your situation.
