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Sponsored content Regenerative Medicine provides new hope and healing Dr. Matthew Gnirke of Vail- Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery specializes in orthobiologics By Kimberly Nicoletti Brought to you by Val-Summit Orthopaedies & Neuno sungery In the last deeade, interventions imolving orthebicksgies, like platelet rich plasma (PRP), hanve been proiding relief and new bope for tissue and joint damage. Many gutients with conditions like csterarthritis, dogenerative dise disease and benlinosis are finding significant, long-term ingnnement from orthobiokogies-the use of natural sulstanes like platelets and stem ells to help musculoskeletal injuries heal. Ir. Matthew Ginirke, a plysiatrist at Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neuro- surgery, specialines in orthobiokgies. le employs PRP and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (HMAC) to get peopie back to the sports and activities they lkne. Regenerative medicine using orthobiologics can provide significant results for patients suffering from conditions like WHAT IS IT? osteoarthritis, helping them to get back to the activities they love. (Getty Images) PRP and EMAC both use platekts from the patient's own hody. PRP intervertins imwhve a simple blood draw - alont til, whih is antiegu- lated to prevent blood ciotting) and spun o separate different cell types. Physicians then colleet the platelets, which are the least f potients o tolerate it in the otlice and dense ells, and injest them into a jeint ce other lamaged siten "EMAC is not a surgical procedure, but it can case pain," be said. The regonse is highly variable. Mar patients describe it as a deep Charlie hore in the buttock. Some ked il less, some more, bat the vast majority danging impenement," le sakl. and tend to get mimtears. "The carlier you catech it, the mere likely yonire alle to see kng term tnetory "Over 2/3 of patients see significant, kong- term improvement for greater than one to two yean,"Ginirkesaid. HOW THE PROCEDURE WORKS Ile recommends peple come in fr an evaluatke as soon as syanptoms affet them ngularly or impact functin. Even if you can still ski, bie, hike and do what yn kne, if yu'ne modifying monements or aware of discomkrt, it often indicates mikl of inection to moderate disease, he said. Grinning andl bearing pain or stiffness ckd kal to fer ther breakalnen of tissues and joints, which an pegres bo more severe ostecarthritis (like hone on bone ke damage) or severe dise degeneratiken and assriated pain. Once platelets (and stem cells, in the case of BMAC) are collected, Gnirke delivers injections into the site of injury, using ultraund or -nay to ensure the exact site sedation is not necesary BMAC interventices also use platelets, akng with a small anount of stem oells these meenelymal stem ells have the ahility to diffeentiate for tum int cells that peoxluce cartilagr, tendons, ligaments and muscles They are sourced from bone marmow thnngh a nelk. The procedune can be done in offiee, or, if a patient prefers Sungons" Gnirke sail. They attach to sedation, in a surgical setting IMAC is often used for more achanced o tearthritis and dise diseases, whereas PRP is used for early stage ostevarthritis, joint isostes and tendon disunders like tendinosis the latter of which is caed ty degnr ation of a tendkeis cllagen fnm chronie verase, such as "tennis ellow Patients often temporarily feed werse before they get better: Pain flare upes ange from mild to severe and can last anywhere from ce day to up to two weeks. The longer. mure severe reactions ually oKcur with spinal injections, he sakd. Within a month, patients sually feel they're at haseline: not better, not woese. P'latekets act like micruscopie, natural damagsl cullapen fibers, which are the fundamental buikling bkcks of tendns, ligaments and muscles. Cne platelet con Lins over 1,200 gnmth factors within it, be sakl. PRP treatment typically rekeases at least I million platekets into an injuned area, releasing grwth factors involed in collagen repair and synthesis. Gnirke fids ortholiologies gaite effeetive ker kower back pain related to degenerative dise disease," he said. "Studies showan im- provement in hock pain in two out of three patients ener the kong term." In the past, plysieal therapy andior an- ti-intlammatories, then surgery was used to treat degenerative dise disease- there werent many optins in-between, Ortobi- chgies bridge that pp Typically, it takes alxt six toeight weeks to start feeling improvement, it can take four to six months, and even up for a yar ifit'sa spinal injection, for impevements to fully take eflect. Of course, egenera tive medicine is just one of the proehures Gnirke employs. His practice focases on proper diagsis, prevention, treatment and rehabilitatikn of meulskeketal injuries They are truly wound-healing cells Gnirke said. WHAT CAN IT HELP? Originally used in sports medicine for preokonal athktes, PRPand BMM are Tw anailabke to the general peblic. Thogch and disorders. He avcials enertreating and mest insuranes still view them as experi Orthobiokogies are efered to as nepmr ative meliine beemse they actually lelp beal rather than simply making ymptonos like sterid shots da They are used to treat mental trealments, workmanis compensa- damagl tendns, ligaments, muscles, joints and dises. Gnirke has seen patients with early stage osterarthritis of the knee and other joints, as well as cunlitions like tennis ellkw, improve significantly. These conditions ealt from skrw degradation ener time, as ilagen fibers kone strngth anal desity doesn't believe in peemptive orthobio- kygics where theyre not needesd. His main interest: getting people back to doing what tion insurance and Kaiser lermanente are puving the way fr other ccmpanies to cOer they kwe. the proceshures. No cne kws when oe if that will haypen, but its still peobalily years away. Uintil then, patints can pan cet of pocket (usally under SLO00 r PRP Studies shuw that tis to 75 of patients epoed ponitively to PRPand BMAC. LEARN MORE To find out more about regenerative medicine and Dr. Matthew Gnirke, visit vsortho.com Dr. Matthew Gnirke (photo courtesy of Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery) ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail |970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.560.3240 vsortho.com | vsourgentcare.com ORTHOPAEDICS A NEUROSURGERY Sponsored content Regenerative Medicine provides new hope and healing Dr. Matthew Gnirke of Vail- Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery specializes in orthobiologics By Kimberly Nicoletti Brought to you by Val-Summit Orthopaedies & Neuno sungery In the last deeade, interventions imolving orthebicksgies, like platelet rich plasma (PRP), hanve been proiding relief and new bope for tissue and joint damage. Many gutients with conditions like csterarthritis, dogenerative dise disease and benlinosis are finding significant, long-term ingnnement from orthobiokogies-the use of natural sulstanes like platelets and stem ells to help musculoskeletal injuries heal. Ir. Matthew Ginirke, a plysiatrist at Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neuro- surgery, specialines in orthobiokgies. le employs PRP and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (HMAC) to get peopie back to the sports and activities they lkne. Regenerative medicine using orthobiologics can provide significant results for patients suffering from conditions like WHAT IS IT? osteoarthritis, helping them to get back to the activities they love. (Getty Images) PRP and EMAC both use platekts from the patient's own hody. PRP intervertins imwhve a simple blood draw - alont til, whih is antiegu- lated to prevent blood ciotting) and spun o separate different cell types. Physicians then colleet the platelets, which are the least f potients o tolerate it in the otlice and dense ells, and injest them into a jeint ce other lamaged siten "EMAC is not a surgical procedure, but it can case pain," be said. The regonse is highly variable. Mar patients describe it as a deep Charlie hore in the buttock. Some ked il less, some more, bat the vast majority danging impenement," le sakl. and tend to get mimtears. "The carlier you catech it, the mere likely yonire alle to see kng term tnetory "Over 2/3 of patients see significant, kong- term improvement for greater than one to two yean,"Ginirkesaid. HOW THE PROCEDURE WORKS Ile recommends peple come in fr an evaluatke as soon as syanptoms affet them ngularly or impact functin. Even if you can still ski, bie, hike and do what yn kne, if yu'ne modifying monements or aware of discomkrt, it often indicates mikl of inection to moderate disease, he said. Grinning andl bearing pain or stiffness ckd kal to fer ther breakalnen of tissues and joints, which an pegres bo more severe ostecarthritis (like hone on bone ke damage) or severe dise degeneratiken and assriated pain. Once platelets (and stem cells, in the case of BMAC) are collected, Gnirke delivers injections into the site of injury, using ultraund or -nay to ensure the exact site sedation is not necesary BMAC interventices also use platelets, akng with a small anount of stem oells these meenelymal stem ells have the ahility to diffeentiate for tum int cells that peoxluce cartilagr, tendons, ligaments and muscles They are sourced from bone marmow thnngh a nelk. The procedune can be done in offiee, or, if a patient prefers Sungons" Gnirke sail. They attach to sedation, in a surgical setting IMAC is often used for more achanced o tearthritis and dise diseases, whereas PRP is used for early stage ostevarthritis, joint isostes and tendon disunders like tendinosis the latter of which is caed ty degnr ation of a tendkeis cllagen fnm chronie verase, such as "tennis ellow Patients often temporarily feed werse before they get better: Pain flare upes ange from mild to severe and can last anywhere from ce day to up to two weeks. The longer. mure severe reactions ually oKcur with spinal injections, he sakd. Within a month, patients sually feel they're at haseline: not better, not woese. P'latekets act like micruscopie, natural damagsl cullapen fibers, which are the fundamental buikling bkcks of tendns, ligaments and muscles. Cne platelet con Lins over 1,200 gnmth factors within it, be sakl. PRP treatment typically rekeases at least I million platekets into an injuned area, releasing grwth factors involed in collagen repair and synthesis. Gnirke fids ortholiologies gaite effeetive ker kower back pain related to degenerative dise disease," he said. "Studies showan im- provement in hock pain in two out of three patients ener the kong term." In the past, plysieal therapy andior an- ti-intlammatories, then surgery was used to treat degenerative dise disease- there werent many optins in-between, Ortobi- chgies bridge that pp Typically, it takes alxt six toeight weeks to start feeling improvement, it can take four to six months, and even up for a yar ifit'sa spinal injection, for impevements to fully take eflect. Of course, egenera tive medicine is just one of the proehures Gnirke employs. His practice focases on proper diagsis, prevention, treatment and rehabilitatikn of meulskeketal injuries They are truly wound-healing cells Gnirke said. WHAT CAN IT HELP? Originally used in sports medicine for preokonal athktes, PRPand BMM are Tw anailabke to the general peblic. Thogch and disorders. He avcials enertreating and mest insuranes still view them as experi Orthobiokogies are efered to as nepmr ative meliine beemse they actually lelp beal rather than simply making ymptonos like sterid shots da They are used to treat mental trealments, workmanis compensa- damagl tendns, ligaments, muscles, joints and dises. Gnirke has seen patients with early stage osterarthritis of the knee and other joints, as well as cunlitions like tennis ellkw, improve significantly. These conditions ealt from skrw degradation ener time, as ilagen fibers kone strngth anal desity doesn't believe in peemptive orthobio- kygics where theyre not needesd. His main interest: getting people back to doing what tion insurance and Kaiser lermanente are puving the way fr other ccmpanies to cOer they kwe. the proceshures. No cne kws when oe if that will haypen, but its still peobalily years away. Uintil then, patints can pan cet of pocket (usally under SLO00 r PRP Studies shuw that tis to 75 of patients epoed ponitively to PRPand BMAC. LEARN MORE To find out more about regenerative medicine and Dr. Matthew Gnirke, visit vsortho.com Dr. Matthew Gnirke (photo courtesy of Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery) ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail |970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.560.3240 vsortho.com | vsourgentcare.com ORTHOPAEDICS A NEUROSURGERY