Regenerative Amniotic Fluid & B12 Injections
According To Dr. Nelya Lobkova
Regenerative medicine and injection therapy aims to replace damaged or diseased human tissue and cells for therapeutic purposes. Those therapeutic purposes include the facilitation for quicker healing of musculoskeletal injuries such as tendonitis, plantar faciitis, sesamoiditis, and bone fractures. The products available for such use include amniotic tissue graft, platelet-rich plasma, autologous blood, bone grafts, stem cells, and B12 vitamin injections. Many of these are comprised of extra-concentrated substances that are naturally found in the body, such as growth factors, cytokines, collagen and hyaluronic acid. Book a visit with NYC's Top Podiatrist & Regenerative Medicine Specialist, Dr. Nelya Lobkova at Step Up Footcare in our TriBeCa Downtown NYC location to get on the road to a quicker recovery.
Amniotic Fluid Injection
Get on the road to a quicker recovery!
What is AN Amniotic Fluid Injection?
An amniotic fluid injection is composed of cryopreserved amniotic membrane and amniotic fluid of the innermost portion of healthy human placenta, tested and regulated by the FDA. It is comprised of extra-concentrated substances that are naturally found in the body, such as growth factors, cytokines, collagen and hyaluronic acid. Amniotic tissue graft has been used in a variety of applications in the past 100 years with positive results and no adverse effects reported in the literature. Applications range from burn victims, ophthalmology, wound healing to sports injuries and chronic musculoskeletal pain in the lower extremity.
WHAT EFFECTS DOES AMNIOTIC FLUID HAVE ON SURROUNDING TISSUE?
Amniotic tissue has been shown to exert an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effect in human tissue, thus injecting small amounts of this fluid was shown to significantly reduce foot pain, promote reduction of scar tissue, increase mobility and facilitate a quicker return to full activity post-injury and post-surgery. It also provides the natural cellular scaffold for rebuilding cartilage, tendon, ligament, muscle, and bone.
Which Conditions does an amniotic fluid injection Treat?
For our athletes and non-athletes alike if you suffer from any of the following foot and ankle conditions an amniotic fluid injection maybe right for you:
Plantar Faciitis
Arch / Heel / Ball of foot pain
Ankle Sprains & Instability
Tendonitis
Ligament strains/tears (i.e. turf toe)
Capsulitis/metatarsalgia
Bunions
Hammer Toes
Arthritic Toe Joint
Toe, Foot, & Ankle Fracture (non-healing/delayed-healing)
Sesamoiditis
B12 Injection (Cyanocobalamin)
WHAT IS A B12 VITAMIN INJECTION?
B12 is a water soluble vitamin that has the benefit of nerve regeneration. At Step Up Footcare, we believe in natural and effective therapies. For conditions where there are defective nerves, such as peripheral neuropathy, neuralgia, and Morton’s neuroma or any interspace perineural neuritis, injecting a concentrated B12 dose directly around the nerve has been shown to promote nerve repair and diminish pain from nerve damage.
WHICH CONDITIONS DOES A B12 INJECTION TREAT?
If you are experiencing a feeling of “pins and needles” or numbness in the ankle or foot, during or post exertion you maybe a candidate for a B12 injection. Additionally, B12 injections are used to treat the foot and ankle conditions below.
Peripheral Neuropathy
Sural Nerve Neuritis
Neuritis of any superficial nerve in the leg, ankle, or foot
Morton's Neuroma
Post-traumatic neuralgia
WHAT EFFECTS DOES B12 HAVE ON SURROUNDING TISSUE?
The injections are performed under ultrasound guidance for precision of placement. It is safe to receive multiple B12 injections into the foot because they lack the tissue destructive properties of a high-potency steroid.
