Joint Pain Treatment

Imagine moving freely again—without the limitations, frustration, or constant discomfort of pain. At Meeting Point Health, cutting-edge regenerative treatments use the body’s own healing power so you can reclaim comfort, restore mobility, and get back to doing what you love—no drugs, no surgery, no pain meds. Experience personalized care with hyper-precision in a place committed to fast-tracking your journey to lasting relief.

Regenerative Orthopedics for Joint Pain

Your joints are made of a complex arrangement of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, fascia, vessels and bony structures. Problems with any component can give rise to pain. Dr. Stephen Matta, DO in Philadelphia specializes in regenerative orthopedic procedures for both acute and chronic pain.

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Common Causes of Joint Pain

OSTEOARTHRITIS: Over time, wear and tear can lead to a break of the cartilage which leads to pain in the joints including your knees, hips, and spine

MECHANICAL DISRUPTIONS: Poor alignment from posture and restrictions results in movement that is “off-track.” This leads to friction at the joint surface, which results in inflammation, swelling, and pain

DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE: This is a result of breakdown of the joints of the spine, especially the joints of the neck, known as the cervical spine, and the low back, known as the lumbar spine. This breakdown can cause narrowing of the space from which the spinal nerves exit. Pain can radiate along the path of the spinal nerve leading to a sensation of pain “shooting” down the extremities

INFLAMMATION: Inflammation at the joint can result of mechanical stressors due to poor alignment, osteoarthritis from wear and tear or time, as well as some systemic issues including Lyme Disease, Gout, and, Autoimmune conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis

Common Joint Pain Problems

NECK (CERVICAL) SPINE

MID-BACK (THORACIC) SPINE

LOW BACK (LUMBAR) PAIN

SI (SACROILIAC) JOINT PAIN

TMJ (TEMPORO-MANDIULAR-JOINT)

SHOULDER JOINT

shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tendonitis, bicep tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder subluxation and dislocation

HIP PAIN

weak gluteal muscles, tendonitis, arthritis

KNEE PAIN

patello-femoral syndrome, ligament tear of the ACL or MCL, meniscus tear, osteoarthritis of the knee

ELBOW PAIN

golfers elbow, tennis elbow, radial tunnel syndrome

RIB PAIN

costochondritis, bruised or broken ribs

FOOT & ANKLE PAIN

ankle sprain, mortons neuroma, achilles tendonitis

WRIST & HAND PAIN

carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist sprain, trigger finger

Joint Pain Treatment Options

If you have chronic or acute joint pain, and conventional therapies have failed, please call our offices. Dr. Matta uses expert diagnostics in osteopathic palpation, ultrasound imaging, and comprehensive functional movement testing to ensure the treatment is effective and efficient.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate nerve activity, initiate muscle firing and induce the release of chemical substances such as neurotransmitters, endorphins, and hormones. This helps to reduce pain and boost your body’s natural healing ability.

Prolotherapy

Prolotherapy is an injectable therapy, that uses proliferative agents, such as dextrose, saline, and vitamins to stimulate your body’s self-healing mechanisms.

Prolozone

A treatment in which high levels of oxygen are injected to stimulate the natural healing cascades of the body.

PRP

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP); platelets harvested from your blood are injected at the site of the injury. Platelets contain growth factors that augment the natural healing ability of your body.

Nerve Hydrodissection

Involves the use of ultrasound-guided injections of an aqueous regenerative solution such as D5W to flush space around an entrapped nerve.

IV Therapy

Certain IV treatments can help regenerate nerve tissue and treat chronic infection such as ozone and phosphatidylcholine.

Osteopathic Manipulation

Hands-on therapeutic adjustment of structural issues; especially helpful when there is hypersensitivity and a non-needle approach is more beneficial.

FAQs

What is Regenerative Orthopedics?

Regenerative Medicine utilizes various techniques to promote tissue regeneration and healing. This form of therapy is often used as an alternative to the overuse of steroids, pain medications, and surgery. Dr. Stephen Matta is a master physician of Regenerative Orthopedics, and utilizes many different treatments to help patients alleviate pain, stop medication use and avoid surgery. Dr. Matta uses a variety of methods including medical acupuncture, manipulation, and ultrasound-guided injections of healing agents such as PRP, peptides, and growth factors. All of these approaches help to support the body’s own natural regenerative abilities. He treats every case like a complex puzzle, assessing and analyzing the dysfunction from multiple perspectives until the root cause of the problem is discovered and treated successfully. Read More

Does Meeting Point Health accept insurance?

No, we do not accept insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid; however, we do take HSA/FSA, cash and credit cards. We also work with CareCredit if you choose to finance.

Our practitioners and staff fully understand and empathize with the challenges that patients face as they make financial decisions for proper health care. Our practice is very different from a conventional medical practice in many ways, and the time spent with each patient is usually 30-90 minutes. Visits with a physician covered by insurance generally allow for less than 10 minutes total! Conventional medical practices that take insurance maintain brief office visits and high patient loads for this reason. We cannot provide the expert care that every one of our patients deserves under those circumstances.

Insurance also dictates the types of treatments and order of treatments patients can receive for a particular condition. For example, if you visit your physician for chronic knee pain, they will likely start with a steroid injection because insurance requires that you exhaust steroid injection efforts before discussing other options, which may possibly impair your overall chances of recovery. Not good!

Opting out of insurance allows the patient and the doctor to maintain their medical autonomy, which is imperative to ensure you get the right treatment at the right time and the right dose.

How do I get started?

Getting started at Meeting Point Health is simple. Schedule an initial discovery call online or call our office to connect with a New Patient Onboarding Specialist. During your first visit, we’ll take a deep dive into your health history, symptoms, and goals, and may recommend advanced testing or imaging to uncover the root causes of your concerns. From there, our team will design a personalized treatment plan tailored to your body’s unique needs—whether that includes regenerative therapies, functional medicine, IV therapy, or longevity care. It all begins with a single step toward feeling your best—Click to schedule a free discovery call with one of our Patient Onboarding Specialists today!

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