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

Laser Light Therapy + Orthobiologic Treatments

7 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter (Pinnacle Integrative Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Wichita Falls, TX) describes his personal experience with PRP treatment (first treatment ~5.5 weeks prior) and reports reduced pain and successful travel/hiking in Nepal. He outlines the clinic’s orthobiologic options (PRP, stem-cell bone marrow aspirate) and introduces a new adjunctive medical laser therapy intended to heat the joint, treat inflammation, and prolong platelet-mediated release of growth factors.

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Good afternoon. This is Dr. Joshua Schachter here at Pinnacle Integrative Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. As you know, I've been on this crazy PRP journey. I had our first treatment about five and a half weeks ago, and then I went to Nepal a couple of weeks ago. Had two great weeks in Nepal. We were able to do everything that I needed to do. I was able to hike. I have very little pain. We really want to focus on the patient as a whole person, and our orthobiologics treatment options are multiple. But the basic idea is that we want to do not just one treatment. In addition to our orthobiologics treatments, which would be a PRP, or stem cell bone marrow aspirate treatment, we have added in a new laser therapy option. Platelets are activated by thermal and infrared energy, and we know that using a powerful medical laser can both heat the joint and treat inflammation, but also cause our injection to continue to release those helpful chemicals and growth hormone proteins to continue to heal the joint.