Joint Pain Treatment Without Surgery at QC Kinetix

Improve your health and quality of life with our non-surgical joint pain treatments. Regenerative medicine utilizes natural biologics to help relieve pain in the knees, shoulders, low back, hips and other joints, due to injuries, arthritis and more.

How it Works - Our Solutions

We offer a variety of treatment solutions for joint pain in the knees, hips, elbows, ankles, hands, feet, shoulders and more. Whether you’re suffering from pain due to arthritis, a sports injury, or another musculoskeletal condition, we can help! If you’re here, because you’re looking for a non-invasive surgery alternative, read on to learn more about the treatments available at QC Kinetix.

Non-Surgical Joint Pain Treatments

Joint pain can impact your quality of life significantly, causing everyday tasks to become challenges. It is common to face difficulties with walking, sitting, or standing when dealing with persistent joint discomfort.

You might have received advice from your healthcare provider regarding the necessity of knee or hip surgery, which are invasive procedures that often entail a lengthy recovery period, sometimes spanning up to a year.

However, there’s promising news! Our cutting-edge regenerative therapies are designed to stimulate the rejuvenation of cartilage and bone tissues, offering patients a better alternative to surgery. Many patients have come across our clinic when searching for natural or non-invasive pain relief solutions. QC Kinetix in Nashville addresses various forms of joint pain, whether they stem from an underlying chronic condition, a recent injury, or a past sports-related incident. We are here to help with your  knee, shoulder, hip, and other joint discomfort issues.

Chronic Arthritis Pain Relief

Arthritis is a persistent, degenerative condition affecting joints, causing  inflammation, pain, and gradual tissue deterioration. Over time, individuals with chronic arthritis may experience escalating discomfort and decreased mobility, even with the use of medications and physical therapy.

Your path towards alleviating the agony of chronic arthritis lies in regenerative medicine. This innovative approach harnesses the body’s inherent mechanisms to mitigate arthritis-induced pain without resorting to invasive surgical interventions.

If you’re contending with arthritis-related joint pain, you might not necessarily require joint replacement surgery as a remedy. Our biologic therapies have demonstrated their mettle as some of the safest and most efficacious alternatives to surgery for managing arthritis-induced pain, delivering long-lasting relief.

Whether you’re seeking relief from persistent joint pain stemming from arthritis in your hands, knees, or legs or exploring an alternative to hip arthritis surgery, our rejuvenating procedures can offer substantial benefits.

Regenerative Medicine for Sports Injuries

Dealing with sports-related injuries can be a frustrating ordeal for anyone. Injuries involving tendons and ligaments, such as torn ACLs or meniscuses, demand weeks or even months of dedicated recovery, necessitating complete rest for a full recuperation. In some cases, more severe injuries can even jeopardize one’s entire athletic career. Whether you’re a professional athlete or simply someone who enjoys staying active through sports and physical activities, having a dependable and efficient method for injury management is essential.

Regenerative medicine harnesses the body’s innate healing abilities to promote the restoration of damaged tissue. It proves invaluable in offering relief from conditions like golfer’s elbow and may present a viable non-surgical alternative to the conventional approach of knee replacement surgery.

At QC Kinetix in Nashville, our protocols have demonstrated their effectiveness, particularly when integrated into a comprehensive recovery regimen. This regimen typically encompasses rest, bracing, and physical therapy. By combining traditional treatments for sports injuries with regenerative medicine, patients can benefit from the advantages of both approaches. This expedites the recovery process and reduces the susceptibility to re-injury, thanks to the strengthening effects of regenerative therapy on existing tendons, ligaments, and even cartilage.

Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions

Musculoskeletal discomfort encompasses various conditions impacting muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones. Typical musculoskeletal discomfort includes ailments like plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, low back pain, and various sports-related injuries such as golfer’s or tennis elbow. These issues can arise from incidents like trauma, such as falls, sprains, or sudden jerking movements, as well as from overuse, repetitive actions, or incorrect body mechanics.

Conventional treatments frequently involve anti-inflammatory drugs and pain relievers to ease discomfort while allowing the body to heal. Physical therapy benefits numerous musculoskeletal injuries, and therapeutic massage can alleviate muscle-related pain. Nevertheless, in some cases, more aggressive approaches are necessary to relieve pain.

Regenerative therapies are progressively gaining popularity in addressing joint discomfort and soft tissue injuries. These therapies stimulate the body’s innate response mechanisms, expediting healing and reducing inflammation.

At QC Kinetix in Nashville, we provide a safer, more pragmatic, and effective solution for musculoskeletal discomfort. Our approach begins with a comprehensive evaluation, allowing us to craft the optimal treatment plan tailored to your specific condition. Our primary objective is to help you circumvent surgical interventions and the associated complications, all while preventing further injuries.

Who is a candidate?

Our treatments are designed to help relieve pain in the joints due to sports injuries and arthritis, as well as non-sport-related musculoskeletal conditions. Have you been told you need a hip replacement? Are you looking to avoid knee surgery? Perhaps chronic arthritis has taken a toll on your body and is affecting your everyday activities.  Early detection and treatment can make a huge difference in preventing long-term joint damage. However, even if you’ve suffered for a while, we can help. With the integration of all our treatment options, we’ve achieved maximum results time and again, for people who are suffering from:

  • Chronic knee pain & instability
  • Knee popping, cracking, & snapping
  • Pain due to arthritis and osteoarthritis
  • Decreased range of motion
  • Shoulder pain
  • Hip pain
  • Torn ACL, MCL, LCL & meniscus
  • Torn rotator cuff
  • Torn Achilles tendon
  • Tennis elbow
  • Golfer’s elbow
  • Ankle pain
  • Wrist pain
  • Elbow pain
  • Low back pain (e.g., sciatica)
  • Hand and foot pain due to plantar fasciitis
 

Frequently Asked Questions

This completely depends on your specific condition and its severity, which we cover in detail with you at your complimentary, no-obligation consultation.

While we have seen patients have long-standing relief after their initial injection series, this does vary from patient to patient depending on many factors, including how active a patient continues to be. Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative condition and while we feel that regenerative medicine protocols are an outstanding way to combat the pain of this degenerative process, these treatments are not a cure for this condition.

This is an extremely important question. In our opinion, success isn’t just a matter of having less overall pain. We strive to improve your overall quality of life. Sure, this includes decreasing your pain levels, but we also want to see things like improved function, range of motion, improved sleep patterns, taking fewer medications (or lower doses), and being able to enjoy life more. Instead of just looking at a simple pain scale number, we focus on quality-of-life metrics. In this light, the vast majority of our patients have success with regenerative medicine for their knees.

Class IV laser therapy is a helpful adjuvant to the regenerative medicine therapies we use. When used alone, it is useful for some temporary relief only. We utilize it in combination with our additional protocols to improve the tissue environment.

A series of the biologic regenerative medicine therapies; consideration of appropriate knee bracing, if warranted; and physical therapy after the initial treatment series.

When left untreated, sports injuries can lead to local scarring of tissue.  The chronic pain of sports injuries can also put undue stress on other parts of the musculoskeletal system that can lead to pain in other areas as well.

The pain due to muscle tears, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, bursitis, and more.

There are many ways to work on low back pain because it is a very complicated problem with many potential causes.  While we use our regenerative medicine protocols successfully with many low back pain issues, we also strongly encourage things like physical therapy, Pilates, and yoga to help enhance the results you can obtain from our protocols.

There are times when one or both are appropriate to use.  We discuss this in detail with you when you begin your plan of care with us.

The pain related to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis.

Usually, this is determined by a good history and physical exam, followed by imaging with x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or a combination of all three modalities.  Sometimes, blood work may also be warranted in the work-up of arthritis.