A Regenerative Approach To Managing Pain and Healing Injuries
Effectively managing pain usually requires more than just taking over-the-counter medications. Overcoming injury, chronic pain or disease involves the treatment of the source of the problem, not just its symptoms. With the ground-breaking and evolving field of regenerative medicine, patients can enjoy the success of a therapy that not only alleviates their pain but also targets and heals their injury at the source for long-lasting relief. Body Symmetry MD offers our patients stem cell therapy —a minimally-invasive treatment that uses specialized human cells to heal damaged tissues naturally.
What Are Stem Cells?
Every component of your anatomy is made up of cells, from your organs and blood to your bones, skin and hair. There are countless different types of cells in the human body, each having a distinct and designated function that does not change — for example, blood cells will always be blood cells, and bone cells will always be bone cells. Stem cells, on the other hand, are special cells that do yet have a specific role in your body. Unlike other cells, stem cells possess the remarkable ability to differentiate or transform into many different cell types, meaning that they have the potential to form into any tissue in your body.
By harnessing the power of these blank cells, stem cells can be directed into areas of the body damaged by disease or injury to accelerate the healing of these issues. A growing number of researchers and providers in the medical field see endless possibilities for utilizing stem cells in regenerative medicine, and Body Symmetry MD is proud to be among one of the first wellness facilities in the area to provide the potential of this promising new field. At our office, we offer our patients mesenchymal stem cell injections as a viable solution to a wide range of injuries and ailments.
What Are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?
There are several types of stem cells found in the body that form at various stages of your life. You’ve likely heard of or read about embryonic stem cells, which are only available at the earliest stages of development and, as their name suggests, are derived from fertilized embryos. Embryonic stem cells are incredibly valuable because they can differentiate into every cell type in the body and have countless therapeutic uses for injury and disease. However, there is still a great deal of misinformation and controversy surrounding these stem cells because they are taken from a fertilized egg.
A vast majority of embryonic stem cells are collected from embryos that develop from donor eggs fertilized in vitro, meaning in a lab. They are not derived from an egg fertilized inside a woman’s body. By directing these lab-grown stem cells into specific cell types, stem cells may be used to repair many diseases or injuries, including vision and hearing loss, diabetes, heart disease, traumatic spinal injuries and other severe conditions.
Adult stem cells, on the other hand, develop during fetal development and remain in your body for the rest of your life. Also called somatic stem cells, adult stem cells are more specialized than embryonic stem cells. Typically, adult stem cells are tissue-specific, meaning they can generate different types of cells for the specific tissue or organ when they live.
Mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, are a type of adult stem cells that are multipotent, meaning they can differentiate into more than one type of specialized cell in the body, but not every type. MSCs produce different specialized cells found in skeletal tissue, including bone, cartilage or fat cells. While MSCs have not yet been proven to produce other types of cells outside of skeletal tissues, their abilities continue to be researched. MSCs can be easily isolated and collected from a variety of tissues in the body, like the umbilical cord, bone marrow, adipose tissue (fat), and uterus tissue.
Who Is A Candidate For Stem Cell Therapy?
As the field of regenerative medicine evolves and we learn more about the capabilities of MSCs, the clinical applications for stem cells continue to expand. Because stem cell therapy is a minimally-invasive treatment, there are very few contraindications that would exclude you from this therapy. However, it is essential to have realistic expectations as to what stem cell therapy can do for you. Stem cell therapy does not produce immediate results; it could take several weeks to see or feel any improvements, and results vary from patient to patient.
That being said, stem cell therapy shows great promise for restoring functionality and healing damaged fragile tissues in the body, specifically the muscles, ligaments, joints and tendons. Stem cell therapy can help to reduce pain and inflammation, repair existing damage and delay or prevent surgical intervention. At Body Symmetry MD, we offer stem cell therapy to treat the following conditions and concerns:
Arthritis
Tendonitis
Back, neck or shoulder pain
Ligament sprains and tears
Sports injuries
Musculoskeletal conditions
During your initial consultation at Body Symmetry MD, our wellness experts will carefully evaluate your concerns and goals to determine if stem cell therapy will effectively address your needs.
What Can I Expect During My Stem Cell Therapy?
While the science behind stem cell therapy is quite complex, the procedure itself is relatively quick and straightforward. MSCs are administered via injection directly into the source of your pain or injury to guide the stem cells into your targeted tissues. Over time, the MSCs differentiate and self-renew into cells that match the damaged tissue to accelerate the recovery of the area.
While side effects from stem cell therapy are rare, you may experience mild redness, bruising or swelling at the site of your injections. These effects will resolve on their own within a few days. Most patients can expect to return to their normal activities as soon as their appointment is over. Downtime may be recommended depending on the nature of your injury or pain; however, this is more for the injury itself than the injections.
What Results Can I Expect From Stem Cell Therapy?
Because each patient and their concerns are different, the benefits of stem cell therapy can vary. Many factors can affect the outcome of your treatment, including your condition, medical history, level of damage, age and more. Some patients may require multiple treatments, but this will depend on your individual response and progress to the therapy. Generally speaking, if a musculoskeletal condition or injury is being addressed, patients will typically observe improvements such as reduced pain or increased functionality about two to six weeks after their treatment.
Stem cell therapy is a revolutionary new field of medicine that can restore the damage your body has endured by healing tissues naturally from within. If you’d like to discover how stem cell therapy can be beneficial to you, contact Body Symmetry MD today at 678-335-4849 or click here to schedule your consultation.
Clients, Staff, and Friends Share
My patients are patients, but they’re like family at the end of the day. I know about their lives and families. I want them to know they can trust us—because they can.
We don’t care for sick people—we help people manage and stay well. I feel good when I leave work, because I know I’ve supported them.
We change people’s lives. It’s very rewarding.
There’s nobody like you on the face of the planet. So you need a treatment program tailored to you.
We are the gold standard of the industry.
We love what we do. That not only translates into a high level of patient care. It also means a very high patient experience. Energy begets energy.
I’ve been with Body Symmetry since they started.
My personal experience is very cool. Great pricing. Easy to get in.
I get honest, non-biased feedback from the doctors.
It’s a journey to get to wellness. That journey starts with knowing where you are. This is the perfect place to start.
I spent 30 years in fitness and bodybuilding. I have doctor friends all over the world. I know what I’m talking about. When I come to a place like Body Symmetry, and see the level where they’ve taken their services, that’s what I’m used to. These guys are first class.
Dealing with Nick as well as Tabatha, they were key in putting my fears to rest. I can’t say enough about them.
Go in with an open mind. Listen. They do take care of you.
I was working with a trainer at the gym, but then I hit a wall. So I came to Body Symmetry. Fast forward to today: I have gained muscle and lost fat. I wanted to tone up. I have more energy. I sleep better. I have friends that come to me and notice that, “something’s different.”
I look forward to the gym now. I have a trainer twice a week, but I go three times by myself.
I wanted to make sure I was in safe hands. They made me feel like I’m family.
It’s personal care. Personal attention. But there’s a level of personal responsibility you have. You have a plan and you have to stick with it.
Definitely recommend Body Symmetry to friends and family—in fact, I have. They have come in and experienced what I have experienced as well.
I was at a desperate place. From the moment I started talking to [Body Symmetry]. Sometimes you need that niche in life that will give you relief. I found that at Body Symmetry.
There’s no other place I would go.
I was three years post-partum and had gained a lot of weight—about 90 pounds. I would lose the weight and gain it back. I came to Body Symmetry to get some guidance. Not just for weight but for hormonal balance.
My experience has been nothing short of positive.
My husband was a client before I was, and he gave me the push to come here.
I was physically drained and looked worn down. I’ve felt better and better as it goes on.
People tell me I don’t look my age, which is one of the best compliments a female can get.
I was looking to lose weight and keep muscle on my body.
Initially I started with a testosterone program, which was working great. Then I decided to try other programs at Body Symmetry.
In the last year, I’ve dropped 40 pounds, in increments, so my body could adjust and assimilate.
After turning 50, I was starting to feel my age. After starting with Body Symmetry, I was again feeling that vigor and usefulness. The greatest thing was my friends and family noticing and complimenting me.
It was about being healthy. It was about being there for my five year old little girl. I wanted to become a better me every day.
They tell you—here’s your bloodwork. Here’s your body type. Here’s the foods you need to eat and the ones you need to avoid. It’s customized to me.
I don’t do diets. It’s a lifestyle. I’m 50 pounds lighter.
I can do anything I want. Never take a break. I can match the energy of my little girl.
You worry you’re going to pay all this money and it may not work out. My experience with Body Symmetry has been amazing. The staff is wonderful.
I would definitely recommend Body Symmetry to friends and family. I have a sister in New Mexico and she orders products.
I had a lot of discoloration on my face. I just wanted to be able to eliminate that. I’ve seen a tremendous improvement in my skin. I’ve done Acoustic Lipo on my stomach and legs and I’ve seen big improvements with everything. I’m 100% satisfied.
I found Body Symmetry through a friend who recommended it. I was about to be 50 and wanted to lose a few pounds and tone up.
My personal experience has been amazing. I lost the weight I wanted. People were telling me they could see a big difference.
They did blood testing for me and knew where my hormones were and what I needed to reach my goals.
Changes I’ve had in myself—I feel more confident. I feel like I look better in clothes.
I’ve really felt healthy. I wasn’t as tired. I could just go.
Great facility, great staff, and they really take good care of me.
The way they do the labs here, you work with the doctor, and you get what you need.
I understand exactly what I want to achieve. I discuss that with the staff. They look at my panels, my bloodwork, and design a program that’s specifically for me.
I like to work out hard, and the staff knows that. So they design protocols specific for my body.
I feel so strongly about Body Symmetry that I sent my own wife to them.
I’m 55. I train hard. I was called an “animal” the other day by a twenty-something at the gym.
My sleep has improved dramatically, which also helps your recovery. You’re able to train harder the next day.
What’s really cool is that once they have your labs, we can talk through what’s happening, and change things if need. I really like these guys. They really take care of me.
I wanted to change everything about my appearance.
Body Symmetry is like a second family for me. They really seem to care about me as a person.
My relationship with everyone here is awesome. I was this overweight, nerdy guy who was really intimidated, but they made me feel comfortable.
You have to have proper training, proper nutrition, and a proper mindset. There’s another element: hormone replacement—getting those levels back to where they need to be.
I tell everybody about Body Symmetry. There’s no where I go that I don’t tell everybody. People ask me how old I am and how I got into the shape I’m in. I tell them to call Body Symmetry.
I’ve always had hypertension. It’s steady normal range now. All the systems of my body are functioning better. The confidence on the mental side is incredible. I’m not used to the attention I get.
Some of my goals since coming to Body Symmetry: becoming a competitive bodybuilder. That was a big change.
With Body Symmetry, we go on the inside and get everything balanced. This allows a chiropractor to come then and get better range of motion and better movement. It’s a good marriage between the two.
We take a four dimensional approach to what we do: lifestyle, body analysis, bloodwork and lots of collaboration. The fourth dimension is a treatment program.
What differentiates us is the comprehensive approach we take that is individualized. We have an arsenal of metabolic, hormonal, and weight loss treatments, and we’re trained on how to use them all.
There’s nothing more rewarding than having a grown man come in and hug your neck and thank you for changing his life.
As this type of wellness becomes more mainstream, the demand is there.
I wanted to lose weight. I felt bad. I wanted to feel good again, play with my kids, enjoy life.
The staff here really treat you like family. They really get to know you and know your life. They treat the whole body. It’s been a great experience all around.
I’ve lost 25 or 30 pounds. I don’t feel tired when I wake up.
I’ve recommended Body Symmetry to about 14 people who’ve come here. I want everybody to benefit from this.
Prior to coming here, I was ashamed. I was not myself. I wasn’t eating bad, but things were messed up in my body. They were able to identify that and fix it.
You see the results pretty quick.
Anthony truly goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable and cared for. He’s really done a lot for me.
I was in really horrible shape when I came in. I had been working hard at the gym and trying to eat right on my own, and not seeing results. My experience with Body Symmetry has been life changing.
They look at your specific needs, and come up with a plan to meet those specific needs.
The reactions I’ve gotten from family and friends—and even random acquaintances—has been phenomenal. My energy levels have been through the roof. I feel like I’m in my 20s again.
I have more confidence than I’ve ever had. I feel better about myself than I ever have. With the help of Body Symmetry, I feel like I’m ready to take on the world.
I was putting in the work and not seeing results, so my trainer recommended coming to Body Symmetry and getting my hormone levels checked. That made the difference.
I have a girlfriend now and it’s getting pretty serious. It’s a lot easier to love and care about other people when you love and care about yourself.
Body Symmetry is lining you up hormonally. Chiropractic lines you up physically.
The level of care once we added Body Symmetry here is absolutely enhanced. The bloodwork gives us the extra tool to up the care for patients.
The peptides we have are amazing. They’re powerful and all natural. They improve weight loss, anxiety, sleeping.
Truly my passion is helping people. It gets me so excited.
The main reasons people come to Body Symmetry are no energy and no libido. We start with a seven-day core detox. Now we can start treating you with good medicine, then it’s off to the races. We find out your blood type, and we match foods to blood type. When you do these things, your machine starts running at a high level.
It’s all mind and body. People have no idea how they’re connected for wellness.
Once you can get someone past the initial hump, then their wellness just explodes. Once you dive in mentally, you start tapping into cellular energy.
The fear is always starting up a diet and losing weight and the weight coming back. It’s actually worked incredibly here to make a lifestyle change and keep the weight from coming back on.
Going through the weight loss and hormone replacement and peptide protocols myself has allowed me to speak on those to other people and help them on their journey.
I would highly recommend Body Symmetry to anybody. I have recommended both my sister and my husband here, and they both have lost 60-70 pounds. I’ve lost 60 pounds.
The way I wake up in the morning and put my foot on the ground has changed completely. You’re ready to tackle the day.
Chad will make sure everything you’re wanting is there. He’s always, always on it.
One of the foundation principles of chiropractic is the study of health—what makes people live better and longer. We’re about finding issues before they become issues.
With Body Symmetry, we can add an entire different protocol of health. We can address their entire human system. We can cure them by individual care. Body Symmetry gives us great systems that lets us help our patients like never before.
Does it elevate our level of care? Absolutely. We have patients coming in with chronic conditions—arthritis, psoriasis, losing their hair. Before, we could only change their diet. Now we can give them peptides that slowly tell your body what to do. Then patients become more interested and involved in their own care.
For 19 years, what brought people to us because of pain or discomfort. Now they come because they want to change their lives. It’s a simple thing. We work with every patient individually. We help YOU connect the dots.
If you have anxiety or depression, you go get medication and it balances it chemically and nobody has a problem with that. There’s always a cliché about men taking hormones. I don’t take testosterone to get big. I take it because I want to be healthy. Physically and mentally, I’m 20 years younger than I am by age.
Any team is only as good as its weakest link. When you come to Body Symmetry, there is no weak link. They’re an awesome team. They’re going to give you a push to help you get better.
We believe the body heals itself, and when you give it the best opportunity, it heals better.
We have more tools to utilizes with patience, like peptides for healing and weight loss. It works better with what we do.
As females age, they go to doctors to address hormones. Men don’t, and that’s one of the things we address.
With the detox we do, we address people’s diets and inflammation. Inflammation just destroys your body. Taking that out, addressing food issues, people lose weight and are in a better state of healing, not just with chiropractic but with life in general.
We address more than just chiropractic. We address the whole individual and issues that affect your whole well-being. We’re able to address more issues and help more people.
People come here because they’re hearing results from other people. If that’s your goal and you want to help people, they’ll tell other people.
People come to Body Symmetry for weight loss, hormone therapy, anti-aging, and just feeling better.
I chose Body Symmetry and it was very life changing. I have more energy. I have better health. I dropped 87 pounds. I feel better than did when I was 20. It saved my life, really.
People see the change in me and they want it. We have a whole mess of people coming now.
The individualized medicine I take is great. I don’t need a cup of coffee in the morning. I’m ready to go. Chad taught me how to do it, and after doing it myself, there’s nothing to it.
When people see a picture of me before and one of me now, they want that, too.
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