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Patient Opted Out Of Shoulder Surgery And Was Treated With PRP And Bone Marrow Stem Cell

12 Aug 2016 · 1 min

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Patient testimonial by William Randall (44, Fredericksburg, VA) describing a torn rotator cuff sustained in January while exercising with his son. He sought non-surgical care from Dr. Chong: initial PRP provided rapid improvement, then (in May) bone marrow stem cell treatment with a follow-up PRP and subsequent physical therapy. He reports minimal work loss (two days), restored shoulder function (able to reach over his head), and would choose regenerative treatment over surgery; he strongly recommends it.

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44 years old.

Fredericksburg, Virginia.

In January (month mentioned in the testimonial).

Initial PRP (timing implied soon after injury), bone marrow stem cell treatment in May, and a follow-up PRP; then started physical therapy.

Two days.

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Hello. My name is William Randall. I'm 44 years old. I'm from Fredericksburg, Virginia. In January, I tore my rotator cuff exercising with my son. I was all ready to have surgery, but I came to Dr. Chong. She did a PRP treatment on my son in January, and he was fully recovered and running. Sorry. He was. He heard it in November and he was fully recovered and running by January. So I gave her a shot and I came in the first day. She blew it up with water and I gave instant access to being able to move my shoulder. Before that, I couldn't even put my arms straight out, let alone wash my hair. Now I can stretch it over my head. I had the PRP, bone marrow and stem cell done in May. I had a follow up prp. After that, I started physical therapy. I've lost two days of work in the whole process. If I had to do it all over again, I would do this before I even think about having any kind of surgery ever again. I recommend this to anybody and everybody.