Regenerative Injections – The Natural Alternative to Surgery

Tired of temporary fixes for chronic joint pain? Learn how regenerative injections help patients avoid surgery while naturally healing damaged tissue.

If you’ve been dealing with arthritis, tendon injuries, or ligament damage, you’ve probably been offered cortisone injections or told that surgery might be your only option. But what if there was a better way, one that actually helps your body heal itself rather than just covering up symptoms?

Regenerative injections represent a breakthrough approach, changing how we treat musculoskeletal conditions. At Nourish House Calls, functional medicine nurse practitioner Joya VanderLin uses this innovative treatment to help patients avoid invasive procedures while achieving lasting relief.

Why Functional Medicine Practitioners Embrace Regenerative Injections

“One of the things I love about regenerative medicine and regenerative injections specifically is that it fits so well into what I do already as a functional medicine nurse practitioner,” explains Joya VanderLin. This perfect alignment between functional medicine principles and regenerative therapy creates a powerful healing approach that addresses root causes rather than just symptoms.

Understanding Regenerative Injections

Regenerative injections include Wharton’s jelly, umbilical cord tissue and fluid, PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma), and ozone therapy. These treatments “really help regenerate and heal tissue,” whether you’re dealing with arthritis or damaged tendons and ligaments that have been “damaged or disrupted or just degenerated over time.”

The key difference? These injections work by “giving the body what it needs to heal itself” rather than masking symptoms or causing further damage.

Regenerative Injections vs. Cortisone: A Critical Comparison

Here’s the game-changing difference: “Instead of giving cortisone injections, which can help temporarily but also degrade the tissue further over time, these regenerative injections, such as Wharton’s jelly and amniotic fluid, even PRP and ozone, can really help to rebuild and regenerate that tissue.”

This means you potentially “don’t need any more treatments, and you hopefully won’t need that surgery on the joint or a replacement or the repair.” The regenerative approach strengthens damaged areas rather than weakening them over time, like cortisone injections do.

Addressing Safety Concerns: The Truth About Umbilical Cord Treatments

VanderLin frequently addresses patient concerns about the source of these treatments: “One concern that I get from patients most often is, well, if this tissue, if this fluid, if these injections are coming from umbilical cords or amniotic fluid, what about those babies?”

The reassuring answer: “Yes, the babies were born, they’re healthy. These mothers are highly tested and screened to ensure that there are healthy mothers, and the baby goes home with the parents.” This tissue that would otherwise be discarded is processed under strict safety protocols.

The Complete Treatment Process: What to Expect with Joya VanderLin

Initial Consultation

Visits are pretty simple. I like to see the patient first and look over any imaging or order any imaging, MRIs, or x-rays, before we truly decide what’s necessary. This thorough approach ensures you receive exactly the proper treatment. “I don’t want to overtreat or undertreat what’s happening.”

Injection Visit

After that initial visit, I’ll have you come back for the injection visit itself, and we’ll do whatever injections were recommended based on your individual situation, your imaging, and your symptoms,” VanderLin explains.

Recovery and Follow-up

Following the injection, patients begin their healing journey. “Then you get to start the healing, so I’ll usually follow up to make sure you’re doing okay within a certain few days, but then also I want to check up a few weeks and months later, just make sure everything’s healing as it’s expected,” she notes.

Treatment Frequency

Sometimes we need another booster dose of the injection, depending on what’s going on, but very often just the one injection is enough.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How long does it take to see results from regenerative injections?

The healing process begins immediately, with follow-up checks “within a few days” and progress assessments “a few weeks and months later.” Most patients notice gradual improvement as their tissue regenerates naturally, with the whole healing process continuing over several months.

Q2: How do I know if I need regenerative injections?

During your initial consultation, imaging review (MRIs or X-rays) helps determine the best treatment approach. The goal is to avoid both over-treatment and under-treatment by creating a plan based on your specific situation, imaging results, and symptoms.

Q3: Are these treatments safe, and where do the materials come from?

The umbilical cord and amniotic materials come from healthy births where “the babies were born, they’re healthy, these mothers are highly tested and screened.” This ensures complete safety while utilizing regenerative materials that would otherwise be discarded.

Q4: Will I need multiple treatments?

Treatment plans are highly individualized. While “very often just the one injection is enough,” some patients may benefit from “another booster dose depending on what’s going on.” Your practitioner will monitor your healing and recommend additional treatments only if needed.

Q5: How do regenerative injections help me avoid surgery?

Unlike cortisone injections that provide temporary relief while degrading tissue, regenerative injections rebuild and strengthen damaged areas. This natural healing process often eliminates the need for joint replacements, repairs, or other surgical interventions.

Getting Started: Your Path to Natural Healing

Ready to explore regenerative medicine? You can learn more about this on our website www.nourishhousecalls.com if you’re looking for information, and that’s also where you can actually book a free 15-minute discovery call if you have questions or are just kind of wondering a little bit more about this.

This convenient consultation allows you to discuss your specific condition and learn how regenerative injections can help you avoid surgery while giving your body precisely what it needs to heal naturally.

Take the first step toward lasting pain relief. Schedule your free discovery call today and discover how regenerative medicine can transform your health journey.