Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/1404926
The Hope of Regenerative Medicine By Dr. Jeff Lester of Trilogy Medical One of the most difficult things to experience in life is an injury to a limb or the development of arthritis that commonly comes with aging. These both can severely limit ba- sic function in life. They can also create chronic pain. These conditions can commonly cause despair and depression. When a sports injury occurs in an athlete, it can signifi- cantly limit their future career. When arthritis occurs in the knees, hips, feet, shoulders and spine during aging it can severe- ly limit even simple basic function. Traditionally injury repair will include ice, anti-inflammatories, pain killers, physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, osteopathic treatment, acupuncture, electrical or laser treatments or ortho- pedic surgery as a last re- sort. There is a growingly popular procedure called Regenerative Medicine that few people know about. The idea is to grow new tissue and remodel an injured or arthritic joint using growth factors, exosomes and mesenchy- mal stromal cells in an injection form. A torn me- niscus can be repaired. A torn labrum in the hip or shoulder can heal up using these injections. A loose ankle joint after a severe or repeated sprain can be tightened up. The material is extracted from the inner wall of the umbilical cord after a normal birth. This is the fourth generation of the development of this highly effective material. The injection material is called Wharton's Jelly. There are billions of exo- somes and growth factors that naturally occur in the wall of the umbilical cord like a manufacturing plant. They are involved in growing a normal healthy new baby. When injected into a joint it can grow new tissue where there was damage. The RNA in the Mesenchymal stromal cell is able to read the DNA of the surround- ing cells in the joint and help remodel a joint more toward the pre-injured state. This treatment gives hope for injured athletes, weekend warriors, and grandparents of advancing years. When functional ability is restored and pain is reduced, despair and depression is often lifted. The repair post-injection can occur over 2-4 months and function can often be improved dramatically. Case Studies: Lisa is a 66 year-old woman who came to us for a severely torn rotator cuff of her shoulder with a 3-inch distraction of the tendon. She was unable to lift her arm above shoulder height for several years. She was consid- ering a total shoulder replacement however she was apprehensive of the long and painful recov- ery. She decided to try a Regenerative Medicine injection into and around the shoulder with the Wharton's Jelly. By 2 months after the injection the pain had decreased. By 4 months she was able to lift her arm above her shoulder. By 6 months she was able to lift her arm above her head. By 9 months she was able to lift her arm completely up touching her bicep muscle to her ear with a straight arm. Her results were beyond what we both thought might occur because of the amount of damage. She is no longer considering a surgical replacement. A year later, Lisa de- cided to have a radical correction of an angu- lation of her foot meta- tarsal bones and a large bunion by a podiatrist. The surgery involved the placement of a metal plate with screws. A second surgery was performed several months later to remove the hardware. Several months later the bones were not knitting. Inflammation persisted and it became difficult to walk without significant pain. The podiatrist decid- ed that the metal plate and screws had to be replaced. Lisa was not happy about the prospects. She returned to us to ask if a regenerative medicine injection might help with the non-union of the bones. Only 2 weeks after the injection the pain and inflammation around the toe dramatically decreased. The toe began to move more freely. She was able to walk without pain or limping. By 3 months she is now walk- ing normally and happy to avoid the third surgery. Ann is a 72 year-old fe- male who came to us with severe bilateral knee pain. She had to walk sideways when going downstairs. She had multiple tears in her meniscus and a 90% reduction in her joint space. She elected to proceed with a Regener- ative Medicine joint in- jection into both knees. By 3 months after the injection, she was able to walk downstairs for- wards without having to walk sideways anymore. Her function continued to improve over the year from that one injection. Results like these have become common at Trilogy Medical since 2018 when Regenera- tive Medicine injections became certified by the FDA for clinical use in California. If you are interested in finding out how these injections might help you, sign up for a free consultation at trilogycalendar.com. We look forward to meeting you and seeing how we can help you improve your situation and life overall. www.trilogymedical.net 831-600-8117 Care Management Care management promotes peace of mind through professional, person-centered assessment, coordination of personal care, medical, and social needs. Well-Being Program Enhancing life and finding joy through activities that increase engagement, fulfillment, and a sense of connection. Home Care Personalized care up to 24 hours a day by experienced and registered home care aides. www.LifespanCare.com – (831) 469-4900 HCO# 444700020 Best of Senior Home Care Seven Best Exercise Habits You Need This Fall By Peggy Pollard, Santa Cruz Waltz & Swing www.PeggyDance. weebly.com Our emergence from pan- demic isolation to redis- cover face-to-face society, delighted us in June. . . . palm-to-palm hand-hold while waltzing! . . . wow! . . . But now our long August vacation days are shorten- ing into crisper schedules of Autumn. Memories of far-away travels, or indolent stay-cations are engraved permanently into history, recorded in our brains and phones. Schools are convening. Families hunker into re- vised weekly rhythms. The end of Summer 2021 draws nigh. Sigh. So get ready! Next week calendars turn to the glowing "-ember" months of fall. We must now settle into newly polished schedules for our next year. So this last week of Au- gust is the PERFECT time to re-evaluate our exercise schedule to make this our healthiest ever year in body, mind and soul. Doctors say that the #1 most important thing most Americans can do to improve their health is regular exercise. What we need are weekly HABITS, to minimize our stress, maximize our happiness. Here are the seven BEST Exercise Habits you need to do to make 2021-22 your healthiest, happiest ever. HABIT ONE: Find Enjoyable Exercise – Because, we all know, if you don't enjoy it, you won't keep doing it. (pssst… machines are boring!) No matter how many $$ you invest in an exercise or cycling, machine or gym mem- bership, machines are very limited in the type of movement you can do on each one. Admittedly, a machine may get you STARTED exercising, and can be a good addition to your exercise repetoire. But as the extremely high annual dropout rate of gym membership every October and February shows, just the amount of $$ you spend is not what will KEEP you going in regular exercise. It's the amount of enjoy- ment you get from the exercise that WILL. Whether ballroom/social dancing (the best IMHO), competing on a soccer team, long beautiful countryside bike rides, mountain climbing,or JiuJitsu grappling, the ideal exercise gets you beyond thinking "I need to exercise" to… "I love doing this activity so much I don't want to stop after three hours." The best exercise is when it no longer feels like "exercise It feels like your purpose in life. It feels like you are doing something terrific. Now that is sustainable. HABIT TWO: Exercise with symmetrical, large body movement--- The most important exercise for biggest physical benefit, are moving your body's major muscles in a rhythmic symmetrical way. Move your WHOLE body the way it was designed to move. Start with walking for the most simple, primal level of fitness. Then add in other big muscle movements such as running, cycling, swimming and SOCIAL DANCING. Big, rhythmi- cal, symmetrical move- ments keep your whole body strong. You should also include a combination of anaero- bic and aerobic exercise. Anaerobic is slow long distance, such as long walks, slow runs, slow Waltzing, Tango, Night- club Two-Step. Aerobic exercise is quick sprints, getting you out of breath, such as Polka, Schottische, Quickstep, Fast Swing. The beauty of partner dancing is that it usually includes all three, often in one dance . . . so efficient. HABIT THREE -- Ex- ercise to music you love -- studies show that by exercising to music, you will do it more, and more energetically. Plus, music exercises your soul along with your body and mind. As soon as Nat King Cole's voice croons through my boombox, telling me I'm "Unfor- gettable" I no longer feel tired, I feel awe- some! I'm floating around the room. Or when Pharrell Williams asks if I'm "Happy" I can't help jumping so big the roof starts bouncing off. No exercise drudgery there. In fact…I know, I know, this will sound a bit crazy, (why has no one has thought of this before?), but doing PATTERNS of exercises, a variety of moves, perhaps with a partner, counterbalanc- ing against each other… wouldn't that be wild! Then what if we estab- lish patterns to synchro- nize those movements to inspiring and catchy music? After that we can progress to allow for creative, spontaneous kinds of movement… we should try that some- time. So crazy it just might work. But what to call it… hmmm… how about "prancing?" or stanc- ing," "bancing," "cancing?" Let's keep thinking, it will come to us. Uh-oh, running out of space and time here, So view my blog www. peggydance.weebly. com/santa-cruz-waltz- blog to read the next four essential habits: 4. Schedule Weekly, 5. Balance Solo & Group, 6. Mind With Body, 7. Learn Systematically. Dance with you soon for your happiest year ever! Bigstock photo