Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

Effortless Recovery: The Beauty of Orthobiologics Treatments

7 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explaining that orthobiologics treatments—while sometimes uncomfortable—are far less painful than surgery. He emphasizes that bone marrow harvest for these procedures is relatively painless (patients compare it to or less than a blood draw), is typically performed under ultrasound guidance with local numbing, and is not the same as a bone marrow biopsy. He also notes he has posted videos showing patients talking during the procedure.

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We don't have anywhere near the pain of a surgery with any of these procedures. Orthobiologics procedures can be uncomfortable, and in fact, to have an injection in some areas, particularly of the shoulder, can be sore. The actual harvest of bone marrow itself is relatively painless. I've had patients tell us that it's really not even as bad as having your blood drawn. In a lot of cases, we do that under ultrasound guidance, and we numb the area very well. So if you've had experience or heard about somebody having a bone marrow biopsy, that is not the same thing as we're doing. It's an extremely comfortable procedure. And in fact, we've posted some videos of some of my friends getting bone marrow procedures, and you can see the gentleman's talking to us. And it really doesn't take very long to do.