Nearly two dozen attend seminar on new alternative joint and muscular pain control procedures available at Veterans Memorial Hospital
Joint and muscular pain control presentation at VMH ... Dr. Dave Schwartz, pictured above, discusses new alternative joint and muscular pain control procedures now available at Veterans Memorial Hospital during a presentation held December 5. Nearly 25 community members attended the presentation with Dr. Schwartz detailing the use of P.R.P. and stem cell procedures involving injections to help delay total joint replacement. Submitted photo.
Nearly 25 interested community members attended the pain control presentation hosted by Dr. Dave Schwartz at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon Wednesday evening, December 5. Dr. Schwartz explained the two new options which are now available locally at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon to help with chronic joint and muscular skeletal pain. These new procedures are providing options for people who have reached a point where there are really no other options, except for joint replacement, if that even is an option for them.
These new P.R.P. and stem cell procedures both involve injections and have been very successful in delaying total joint replacement. Dr. Dave Schwartz is the physician on the Veterans Memorial Hospital staff who performs both of these procedures.
“I have had a long-standing interest in stem cell injections. Up to this point, our only option for many patients has been steroid injections, which are helpful but carry many side effects with them, or moving on to total joint replacement, which is sometimes unsatisfactory,” stated Dr. Schwartz. “Many have been traveling a great distance for these procedures. Offering them locally is a positive for the hospital and the surrounding communities.”
Both the P.R.P. and the stem cell procedures are considered same-day procedures, lasting just a few hours from the time a patient enters the hospital. All procedures are performed in Veterans Memorial Hospital’s own surgery department.
For more information, call the Veterans Memorial Hospital Surgical Coordinator at 563-568-3411, who can arrange for a consultation regarding the procedures.
