There are many good physicians providing regenerative and nonsurgical orthopedic treatments. We believe we may be able to provide a better experience for the following reasons:

AIM specializes in Regenerative Medicine and customizes a full program for each patient’s needs. We do not perform surgery. Instead, we apply a comprehensive approach to properly diagnose and treat joint pain using a number of modalities and therapeutic interventions most appropriate to help our patients avoid surgery.

• AIM features multiple providers who work as a team for each patient we serve.
• Happy patients: we have over 450 5-Star Google reviews.
• We offer a 15 min no obligation teleconsult to see if you are a good fit.

There are many good physicians providing regenerative and nonsurgical orthopedic treatments. We believe we may be able to provide a better experience for the following reasons:

• AIM specializes in Regenerative Medicine and customizes a full program for each patient’s needs. We do not perform surgery. Instead, we apply a comprehensive approach to properly diagnose and treat joint pain using a number of modalities and therapeutic interventions most appropriate to help our patients avoid surgery.
• AIM features multiple providers who work as a team for each patient we serve.
• Happy patients: we have over 450 5-Star Google reviews.
• We offer a 15 min no obligation teleconsult to see if you are a good fit.

This varies from patient to patient. Research has demonstrated that tissue which has been diseased for some time and lacks the supporting microenvironment may not respond properly to a one-and-done approach. It is vital that the injected area is both pre-conditioned and post-conditioned properly to provide the right oxygen, nutrient and cytokine levels. This is similar to optimizing soil before adding seeds to ensure a successful crop.

• Conditioning tissue may involve one additional PRP, Prolozone or Prolotherapy injection, or nutritional changes.
• Prolozone is performed as a series of 5 injections.
• Prolotherapy is typically a series of 3 to 12 injections.
• PRP ranges from 1 to 4 injections.
• Autologous adipose stem cell therapy is a single injection. However, pre- and post- injections of PRP or Prolozone may be recommended based on the extent of the tissue damage.

AIM success rates are very high. Among patients accepted for treatment and with success rate defined as a 60% to 100% improvement in function and pain, 80% to 90% of AIM patients experience successful outcomes.

Please note: not all patients are candidates for regenerative injection therapy. Only after performing a comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic imaging will our physicians determine and recommend the most effective treatment. A person’s age, health, exercise level, diet, disease level, local microenvironment and other factors contribute to the outcomes and candidacy. Patients will receive one of 3 candidacy grades for non-insurance based treatments: “Excellent,” “Good” or “Undetermined.”

For insurance based treatment, the patient is responsible for the deductible and copays, if there are any.

Regenerative therapies (such as Stem, PRP, Prolozone and Prolotherapy) are not currently covered by insurance. Costs vary by patient based on the specific circumstances, such as: the area, the quantity of injectable required, the amount of pre/post conditioning required to stabilize the local tissue environment.

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Our stem cell therapy option includes Autologous (your own cells) Adipose treatment. Called Stromal Vascular Tissue (SVT), the procedure is FDA Compliant and replete with regenerative cells including one’s own mesenchyaml stem cells, growth factors, cytokines and exosomes. Treatments are offered in conjunction with a customized program that may include PT, chiropractic, prolozone, prolotherapy, nutritional support or PRP. The autologous adipose treatment entails harvesting adipose (fat) tissue from the patient, concentrating the regenerative cells and then injecting the tissue into the affected area.

Your AIM provider will work with you to decide which regenerative option(s) are best for your particular needs. Learn more about our stem cell therapy.

The stem cell therapies offered at AIM have been performed over 100,000 times worldwide with minimal significant adverse reactions reported and have an excellent safety record.

In general, our team advises: 

• Avoid ALL anti-inflammatory medications.
• The first week, generally refrain from doing anything; thereafter, range of motion exercise with no resistance is beneficial. After 4 weeks, engage in light exercise. After 8 weeks, moderate exercise.
• Diet and nutrition: Maintain a high quality protein diet and avoid inflammatory foods that hinder new tissue healing. This includes avoiding sugar, processed foods, all cooking oils, factory farm–sourced meats and dairy, or high carb or high animal fat diets.