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SPORTS INJURIES

Sports for professional and recreational purposes
are mainstays in American society, but unfortunately
so are sports-related injuries. As recent studies
increasingly prove the inefficiency and harm of
commonly-used treatments like anti-inflammatory
medications and corticosteroid injections, more
injured athletes are seeking regenerative medicine
therapies to heal.

Regenerative medicine is now at the forefront of
offering such treatments to help athletes overcome
injuries without surgery or invasive measures.

Sports injuries are most often musculoskeletal
conditions that occur in the hip, knee, elbow, ankle,
shoulder and foot. (Figure 4) Since tendons,
ligaments, cartilage, and bones in that area of the
body don't receive a great deal of blood flow, the
body can't always heal and regenerate itself
effectively. Regenerative medicine therapies offer
a new and efficient treatment option that can
augment the body's natural healing process and
rebuild damaged tissue.

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