Arthritis Treatment

Arthritis is a joint pain or joint disease and affects an estimated 10 million people in the UK. People of all ages can suffer from arthritis, not just older people.

Arthritis is caused by an inflammation of the joints. Inflammation is part of the body’s normal healing process after injury and if it becomes extreme, it can cause pain, stiffness and swelling.

Our expert team specialises in treating all types of arthritis using advanced non-surgical techniques including stem cell therapy, AMPP® Activated Mesenchymal Pericyte Plasma (using Lipogems® technology) and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy.

Our Treatment

PRP Therapy supports your body’s self-healing processes by using your own cells. Blood is mostly liquid (called plasma) but also contains solid component including red cells, white cells and platelets. The platelets are important for clotting blood but they also contain proteins called growth factors which are important in the healing of injuries.

With a higher concentration of growth factors than typically found in blood, PRP injections support the restoration of injured tissue and inhibit painful inflammatory processes.

This treatment is widely researched and supported in clinical papers. See our PRP evidence section

Click to find out more about AMPP® or PRP treatments or make an appointment with one of our specialist orthopaedic consultants.

Our expert team works as part of a collaborative partnership of Surgeons, Sports Medicine doctors and Physiotherapists to provide the perfect patient pathway to get you quickly on the road to recovery. Whether you require conventional treatment or if you are a candidate for these new regenerative treatments, you can be sure that will get the best advice from teaching hospital specialists.

The nSTRIDE APS injection treatment is designed to alleviate pain and bring balance back to your inflamed knee joint by introducing high levels of “good” proteins concentrated from your own blood. These good proteins can block the “bad” proteins responsible for the inflammatory condition in your joint. At the same time, nSTRIDE APS also concentrates growth factors which are beneficial for cartilage health.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis affects the smooth cartilage lining of the joint which makes movement difficult and causes pain and stiffness.

The cartilage inside the joint acts as a shock absorber. If the cartilage lining starts to thin out, it is harder for the tendons and ligaments which move the joint to work. This can cause swelling and the growth of bony spurs. If the cartilage loss is extreme it can lead to bone rubbing on bone which can change the shape of the joint.

The most common joints affected by osteoarthritis are:

✅  Knee

✅  Hands

✅  Spine

✅  Hip

✅  Foot and ankle

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis affects the lining of the joints and can result in bone erosion and joint deformity.

People with rheumatoid arthritis may develop problems with other tissues and organs in their body.

The most common joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis are:

✅  Hand and wrist

✅  Foot and ankle

✅  Elbow

✅  Knee

Causes of arthritis

There are a number of factors which can cause arthritis, including:

✅ Gender – certain types of arthritis are generally found more in women than in men

✅ Age – osteoarthritis often affects older people

✅ Genetics – arthritis can run in families, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis of the fingers

✅ Injury – damage to a joint , for example a sporting injury, can cause osteoarthritis when people are older

✅ Infections – some viral and other infections can prompt types of arthritis

✅ Lifestyle – osteoarthritis is more common in people who are overweight. Smoking is more common in people who have rheumatoid arthritis

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