2024-03-01 05:40:46
From blood taken from the patient, a medicine is obtained based on the therapeutic properties
Most of these patients suffer from so-called degenerative disc disease.
Disc herniation It occurs when all or part of a spinal disc is forced to pass through a weakened part of the disc. This can put pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord. Thus, the bones (vertebrae) of the spine protect the nerves that leave the brain and run down the back to form the spinal cord. Nerve roots are long nerves that detach from the spinal cord and exit the spine between each vertebra.
However, a new job has made it possible for back pain chronic can begin to be treated with personalized regenerative medicine in a hospital in Estepona (Málaga) from blood taken from the patient himself.
The orthopedic and trauma surgeon Javier Guerrerofrom Hospiten Estepona, explained that it is treatment with plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF, for its acronym in English).
From blood taken from the patient, a medicine is obtained based on the therapeutic properties of the growth factors present in that blood.
This therapy seeks to stimulate the regeneration of the affected intervertebral disc and relieve the associated pain, and improve the quality of life of patients, without the need to resort to surgery.
Chronic back pain is, according to statistics, one of the medical conditions that affects the most people around the world: between 60% and 85% of the population have suffered lower back pain or will suffer from it at some point in their lives.
The majority of these patients suffer from the so-called degenerative disc disease, in which the disc between the vertebrae deteriorates and becomes thinner, which increases pressure on the facets of the vertebrae, that is, the posterior area.
This chronic condition reduces the quality of life of those who suffer from it in such a way that it makes it difficult or impossible for them to carry out daily activities, and its progression “can cause complications such as herniated discs and impingement of nervous structures that can aggravate the symptoms,” according to Warrior.
Faced with this reality, the Hospiten Estepona Spine unit has begun to apply treatment with plasma rich in growth factors, “a revolutionary solution to a very common problem,” as he noted.
To do this, a sample of blood is extracted from the patient, which is processed to concentrate the platelets and growth factors that are present in it.
The already processed concentrated solution is injected into those affected intervertebral discs and helps them regenerate, a procedure that It is performed on an outpatient basis with the patient sedated, without general anesthesia.
After treatment, a relative rest of approximately 24 hours is recommended, after which the patient will be able to resume normal activities. In general, they are recommended three sessions with platelet-rich plasma to obtain optimal results.
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