Two injections that share the name PRP can be very different treatments. Platelet dose, preparation, who performs it, and where it is placed decide results. A physician-written differentiation guide from Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ.
4.9★ (175+) Shockwave vs cortisone for tendon pain in Boulder, CO: relief or repair? By Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, ASTI Founder, The Regen Doc. Book a consult.
For most Front Range patients, yes. Regenerative medicine is episodic care, a short course of one to a few visits, not weekly appointments, so the drive happens a handful of times.
For much of the joint and tendon pain that gets routed to surgery, the operating room is not the only path. Several of the most common orthopedic operations performed no better than a sham procedure in placebo-controlled trials: knee arthroscopy for osteoarthritis, partial meniscectomy for a degenerative tear, and subacromial decompression for shoulder pain.
Pregnancy and delivery stretch and weaken the pelvic floor, and leaking on a run, jump, or lift afterward is a recognized postpartum pattern, not a personal failing.
EXOMIND is an FDA-cleared, drug-free, non-invasive mental-performance wellness technology, powered by EXOMIND ExoTMS and delivered at Dynamic Athlete in Boulder as the Dynamic Mind+ protocol. It uses gentle, targeted magnetic pulses, with no medication and no downtime, and is framed for active adults who want a drug-free way to manage everyday stress, burnout, and brain fog and support focus and mental clarity.
Most people need a course, not a single visit. A typical focused electromagnetic shockwave (ESWT) treatment course is a series of weekly sessions, most commonly three to six, with the exact number set by the condition, how chronic it is, the dose, and how the tissue responds.
For tendon pain, a cortisone injection and focused shockwave do opposite jobs. Cortisone is a corticosteroid, a powerful anti-inflammatory that can quiet a flare fast, but it does not rebuild the tendon, and repeated shots are linked in the literature to tendon weakening.
4.9★ (175+) One building, five protocols, no handoffs. The tissue picks the tool. Dr.
Yes, for the chronic patellar tendon that has failed loading and rehab, focused shockwave is a well-supported option. A review by van Leeuwen and a systematic review by Mani-Babu report positive results for patellar tendinopathy, used alongside exercise.
Talk with our team about whether you're a candidate. Care is directed by Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ, here in Boulder.
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