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Biological options before surgery. Stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma for appropriate spine patients, to reduce inflammation and support healing. Niceville, Florida.
Regenerative medicine uses the body’s own biological materials, stem cells and platelet-rich plasma, to reduce inflammation and support healing in degenerative spine conditions, as part of comprehensive care.
Regenerative medicine for the spine uses the patient’s own cells and growth factors to reduce inflammation, support tissue healing, and potentially slow the progression of degenerative changes. The two main options are stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma, or PRP.
Stem cell therapy uses cells taken from the patient’s own bone marrow or fat, injected into the affected disc, joint, or space around the nerves. These cells have anti-inflammatory properties and may support local repair. PRP is prepared from the patient’s own blood by concentrating the platelets and the growth factors they contain, then injecting them into the targeted structure.
Dr. Enguidanos offers these as additions to comprehensive spine care, not as replacements for surgery when surgery is clearly indicated. He gives an honest discussion of the current evidence and realistic expectations before recommending any regenerative treatment. He serves patients throughout the Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast from his Niceville, Florida practice.
Regenerative treatments are themselves a conservative, non-surgical option, used alongside physical therapy, medication, and activity changes. They are considered for appropriate patients before surgical intervention.
When structural deformity, progressive weakness, or significant instability is present, surgery rather than a biological injection is the appropriate path, and Dr. Enguidanos will say so directly.
Not everyone is a good candidate. Dr. Enguidanos reviews imaging, symptom severity, and prior treatment to decide whether regenerative options are likely to help. For stem cell therapy, cells are taken from the patient’s own bone marrow or fat under local anesthesia and processed to concentrate them. For PRP, the patient’s blood is drawn and spun to concentrate the platelets, which takes about twenty to thirty minutes.
The prepared material is injected under imaging guidance into the targeted structure, the disc, a joint, or the space around the nerves, to ensure accurate delivery. These are outpatient procedures, and surgical options remain available if the response is not adequate.
Regenerative medicine sits alongside other non-surgical and surgical options. The right path depends on the cause and severity of your condition.
Removes a herniated disc fragment when a soft herniation is the cause of nerve pain.
Relieves bony narrowing crowding the nerves when conservative care is not enough.
Every patient who walks through our door follows the same path. It starts with listening and ends only at surgery if nothing else works.
Dr. Enguidanos meets with you personally. He reviews your imaging, takes your full history, and listens carefully to your lifestyle, your goals, and what has and has not worked so far.
In-person with Dr. EnguidanosSurgery is never the first answer. Before any procedure is considered, every appropriate non-surgical option is explored — physical therapy, medication management, injections, and regenerative medicine.
Physical therapy, injections, regenerative medicineWhen conservative care has been exhausted and surgery is the right answer, Dr. Enguidanos applies thirty years of surgical depth. From minimally invasive procedures to complex deformity reconstruction, every level is handled.
Only when everything else has been consideredDR. STEPHEN T. ENGUIDANOS MD | SPINE SURGERY | NICEVILLE, FL
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DR. STEPHEN T. ENGUIDANOS MD | SPINE SURGERY | NICEVILLE, FL
Your information is private and will never be shared.