Knees and hips are the most requested application of regenerative medicine at our clinics. Treatment targets the cartilage, tendon, and joint tissue itself, supporting repair rather than managing the pain signal indefinitely.
The strongest candidates are patients with degenerative changes, cartilage wear, or tendon injury who have not found durable relief from conservative care and want an honest evaluation of what their joint actually needs.
Candidacy depends on the extent of structural damage. We review imaging at consultation and will tell you plainly where regenerative therapy is unlikely to be enough.
Targeted injection of cells and growth factors into the affected joint, sometimes combined with systemic therapy where inflammation is a broader factor. Most protocols are completed in a single visit with structured follow-up.
Recovery expectations, activity guidance, and follow-up cadence are set before you commit to treatment.
Candidacy is the whole game for weight-bearing joints, and it is determined from imaging, exam, and your systemic picture together, not from a phone screen.
Panels are tailored to your history at consultation; the groups above are representative, not exhaustive.
Most protocols complete the injection work in a single visit, bracketed by a real evaluation before and structured follow-up after.
Dr. Southern reviews imaging and examines the joint. Bone-on-bone changes past what regenerative therapy addresses earn you a direct answer and a surgical referral, not a discounted package.
Cell and growth-factor therapy matched to the tissue involved: cartilage surface, tendon, or the joint capsule broadly, with systemic therapy where inflammatory load warrants it.
Targeted injection in-clinic, same-day discharge, and written activity guidance for the weeks that follow.
Function is reassessed at set intervals against your baseline exam. If the trajectory is wrong, the conversation about next options happens early.
These are the patterns we hear most often from patients who end up being good candidates.
Some joints are past what an injection can address, and identifying them honestly at consultation is what separates this category’s serious clinics from the rest.
Knee osteoarthritis is the best-studied application in regenerative orthopedics, with multiple controlled trials of cell-based injections showing signal on pain and function in appropriately selected patients, alongside studies showing little difference. Hip data is thinner. None of it amounts to FDA approval, and severity at baseline consistently shapes results.
That mixed-but-real literature is exactly why we put the effort into selection and measurement: treat the patients the evidence suggests can respond, decline the ones it does not, and judge every course against a documented baseline.
Dr. Southern was very thorough in her approach to my health issues and resolved a chronic pain issue I had been dealing with for at least 3 years. No other doctor I had dealt with could provide me the long term relief that she has. She is amazing and researches your entire health picture for the answers. Can’t recommend her enough!
This has been a great experience! This practice offers a wholistic health model and I’m learning so much about how my body actually works, the best fuel for it, as well as creative ways to heal old injuries and keep me young and active as long as possible!
I have been seeing Dr. Southern for the past couple of years almost and she is absolutely wonderful! I appreciate how thorough she is and how she takes the time to get to the root cause of things rather than just treating the symptoms.
That depends entirely on the extent of the damage, which is exactly what the evaluation is for. Regenerative therapy is not a substitute for joint replacement: Dr. Southern reviews your imaging and history and will tell you honestly whether it is appropriate for you, or whether surgery is the right path. Nothing is promised in advance.
Activity guidance depends on the joint treated and the protocol used. You will receive specific direction as part of your treatment plan.
Comprehensive lab work, an honest read on whether we can help, and a protocol designed around your biology.
