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FAQ

What should I expect during my first visit?

To assess if regenerative stem cell treatments can help you, Dr. Scott Greenberg and his team will review your medical history, pertinent radiographic studies such as X-rays and MRIs, and perform a Comprehensive Kinetic Diagnosis that includes a hands-on examination of the site of your physical complaint and all areas related to it plus evaluation of how the body moves.  Developed by Dr. Greenberg, a Comprehensive Kinetic Diagnosis seeks to identify the root cause of your pain and create a roadmap for joint regeneration that resolves the core problem and eliminates many of your symptoms.

A Comprehensive Kinetic Diagnosis enables the treatment team to rebalance your body, remove stressors on your affected joint, remove pressure from painful structures, and return your body to a healthy equilibrium. After the Comprehensive Kinetic Diagnosis, Dr. Greenberg will discuss what regenerative therapies he recommends for your condition. Together, you will come up with an individualized treatment plan. 

What regenerative therapies do you offer?

We offer stem cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma, prolotherapy, and IV nutrition therapy. Based on your condition, Dr. Greeneberg may recommend one or more of these treatments. 

Stem Cell Therapy uses the mesenchymal stem cells and biological growth factors to heal and regenerate injured tissue such as ligaments, tendons, joints and cartilage. When combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment, a stem cell treatment is turbocharged with more growth factors and cells that have a greater ability to recruit the immune system to heal.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) are concentrates of platelets and growth factors derived from the patient’s own blood, and then are injected with pinpoint precision into damaged and pain causing areas. The purpose of PRP is to enable the body to naturally heal chronic areas of damage that have not healed on their own.  

In prolotherapy, Dr. Greenberg injects substances such as dextrose and lidocaine at the site of pain. Prolotherapy causes a minor therapeutic reaction that alerts your body to proliferate blood cells and healing components that are sent to the injection site.

IV therapy refers to the intravenous administration of nutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals, and biological compounds) to promote healing, support bodily functions, and promote longevity and wellness. There are several different kinds of IV therapies, each tailored to a specific ailment. Dr. Greenberg works with each patient to determine the best combination of nutrients for them to promote healing, immune support, hydration, and nourishment.

What is the treatment process like?

For stem cell therapy, a local anesthetic is used to numb both the harvest and treatment region when possible. The harvest area is the site where your cells are drawn from your adipose (fat) tissue using two very small incisions. They are then prepared according to FDA guidelines by your Stem Cell Therapy team. Dr. Greenberg will then perform a comprehensive treatment to the damaged region and related areas that further contribute to the source of pain and joint dysfunction. Often, the adipose is used as a fat graft in patients who have joint damage in knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, elbows and thumbs, while patients with neck and back pain will receive direct treatment to areas of the spine and sacrum.

For platelet-rich-plasma, blood is drawn from the patient much like during a blood test. The blood is sent to the lab, where it is filtered. Generally, a sample of whole blood contains about 93% red blood cells, 6% platelets and 1% white blood cells (WBC). To create PRP, the sample that was drawn is placed in a centrifuge where the platelets and white blood cells are separated from the red blood cells. The mixture is inverted in terms of the proportions. 

The concentration of the red blood cells, which do little to promote healing, is reduced to around 5%. Beneficial platelets and white blood cells (WBC) are increased to about 94% in the sample. Your physician will then inject the platelet-rich plasma in and around the damaged joint or tissue to initiate the regeneration process. (The PRP sample may also contain a small amount of harmless anticoagulant similar to vitamin C.)

Are regenerative therapies an effective alternative to surgery?

Regenerative treatments are shown to significantly reduce pain and improve joint function and quality of life. Prolotherapy, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Stem Cell Treatments are excellent alternatives to pain management or surgery. Surgical patients developed four times as many complications than nonsurgical patients, including infections, blood clots, and knee stiffness that requires another procedure to fix. Dr. Greenberg is especially sought after by individuals who have not been helped by physical therapy, chiropractic treatments, osteopathy, steroid injections or surgery.  

How many treatments will I need? How long will the results last?

Every patient is different, factors also include age, the severity of the injury, immune response, and the rate of healing to consider. For some patients, positive results may be felt within a week. Other patients may require several months of healing. It is essential to keep in mind that the treatment is activating your body to heal itself by regenerating soft tissue. You have to give the cell structures time to grow back.  With correction of pelvic tilt, which is commonly seen, patients may experience less limping and feel a greater sense of balance. This correction can also reduce pressure to the lumbar spine.

What kind of therapy will I need?

Your condition, the severity of your pain or dysfunction, your medical history, and other factors such as age, immune response, and the rate of healing will determine what kind of treatment protocol Dr. Greenberg recommends for you. Oftentimes, you will be recommended a combination approach with more than one type of regenerative therapy. Stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma are commonly combined. Prolotherapy can also be combined with them or be used on its own.

How much experience does Dr. Greenberg have?

For the past twenty years, Dr. Greenberg has studied the behavior of stem cells and researched their complex nature. Since 1999, he has researched how tissue-specific stem cells function in the body, how they regenerate nerve, joint and tissue systems and how they depend on other blood components to heal an injury. He will typically perform several hundred stem cell procedures and a few thousand PRP treatments per year.

Dr. Greenberg is a pioneering leader in developing new stem cell-based therapies. He serves as the chair of the Institutional Review Board of the American Association of Stem Cell Physicians and is a founding board member. He is also a consulting physician for DSM, a leader in regenerative biological medicine. He was a member of the first team to publish a case study to repair a meniscus tear using autologous stem cell therapy. He also has the distinction to be selected and accredited as Director of the Regenerative Medicine team at the Dee Adams Center for Integrative and Regenerative Medicine at the Bryn Mawr Hospital.  Dr. Greenberg has lectured nationally and internationally, and currently teaches doctors and residents. 

Dr. Greenberg is a member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine and a member of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine. He holds Board Certification in Family Practice and is a recipient of the Physicians Recognition Award from the American Medical Association. He is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

What is the average cost? Is it covered by insurance?

The initial consultation is $495. During this visit, Dr. Greenberg will evaluate your condition and recommend a treatment approach. This evaluation is typically an hour.  Furthermore, in most cases a portion of the consultation fee will be applied to the initial treatment. The number of visits you will require will determine the overall price of the treatment process. Greenberg Regenerative Medicine does not accept insurance but will provide a bill for you to submit to your provider. Patient CareCredit financing is available and can be done via a patient portal. We offer a discount to current and retired armed forces members, first responders, and Main Line Health employees.

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Patient Testimonials

Greenberg Regenerative Medicine encourages you to read about the countless success stories our patient’s have reported over the years.
The first time I saw Dr. Greenberg I wasn’t sure he was going to be able to help me. I was told I needed a double knee replacement and there was nothing else they could do. I was talking to my chiropractor and asked him if he could possibly buy me some time and he shook his head no. However he told me Dr. Greenberg had helped him, but he wasn’t sure if he could help me because my knees were bone on bone and my right knee flopped around like a rag doll.

I was desperate so I scheduled an appointment and was evaluated by Dr. Greenberg who told me he could definitely treat the left knee, but the right knee was badly deteriorated. I decided to move forward with treatment hoping he could treat both knees successfully. I am happy to say I can now walk and go up and down stairs pain-free. I will never be able to run a marathon, but I had no intention of running one before I had knee problems. I am so grateful to Dr. Greenberg and his team for giving me my mobility back.
Sharon D.
PRP from Dr. Greenberg provided healing. I was pain-free and back to full health after 6 weeks. Dr. Greenberg was responsive to all of my concerns and questions and was fully available on text and/or phone when I had urgent concerns, particularly during the first couple of weeks, which were extremely painful (my head pain, not the treatment).

Dr. Greenberg is one of the rare doctors interested in healing you with the best regimen possible. He equipped me to be a better manager of my health.
Barbara B.
If not for Dr. Greenberg’s treatment, I would not be walking today. I’d seen numerous doctors over a span of 5 years who either told me there was nothing wrong with me or just prescribed a lot of drugs that made things much worse in the long run and in one case, a surgery left me in more pain than I was before.

Dr. Greenberg actually HEALED my injuries using cutting edge techniques such as PRP and Stem Cell injections. I do not understand how most doctors do not offer these same treatments, treatments that actually heal injury, rather than cover up the pain of injury with drugs. The only other time I have seen these offered are when they are being performed on Professional Athletes to get them back on the playing field. I feel that “regular” people should also have access to these treatments, not just sports stars worth millions, everybody deserves good health.
April R.
After a 2 year struggle with disabling low back pain caused by SI joint dysfunction, I have finally found relief! I ran the gauntlet of all the conventional medical tests therapies and injections to treat chronic low back pain which ultimately ended in a bilateral SI joint fusion. Still, I was dealing with disabling pain, so I continued to search for relief and finally found Dr. Greenberg and his regenerative medicine practice. Over the last few months of working with Doctor Greenberg, I have regained my physical life and am no longer a slave to pain! My quality of life has greatly improved and things that I thought I would never do again such as hiking, cycling, swimming, yoga, and surfing, are now a regular part of my life again.

If you’re living in chronic pain, do yourself a favor and don’t waste time with all the conventional therapies that only treat the symptom rather than resolve the structural issues. Doctor Greenberg’s regenerative injections have been miraculous for me and I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time and money pursuing dead-end solutions. Thank you, Dr. Greenberg, for keeping my hope alive and helping me resume a joyful life!
April R.
Dr. Greenberg gave me my life back. After being in a bad rear-end collision, I was no longer able to function in my everyday life. Before it happened I was a high-level athlete (boxing, weightlifting, swimming, etc.) and after I could barely brush my hair. I went to over 10 different doctors to try to heal myself with no improvement at all. My mental state was completely compromised because of my inability to hold down a job or do my school work because of my physical limitations. I spent over a year agonizing over the plethora of symptoms the accident had left me with until I finally found Dr. Greenberg.

He has expert knowledge of human anatomy and is able to tell exactly where an area is damaged based on touch (something most doctors are totally clueless about) and other factors. I never thought I would see the day where I would get back to the gym but because of his expertise, I’m finally getting back to my life and my sport. He is extremely compassionate, confident, and he truly cares about his patients. I can’t imagine what my life would be like today if not for him. When you feel like you’ve tried everything with no success this will absolutely get you back.
Allie L.
I went to see Dr Greenberg after conventional sports medicine said my shoulder injury was not going to improve without surgery, and there were no guarantees. I did NOT want surgery, especially without a guarantee. Let it be known that I am a very active athlete who competes in obstacle races and Ninja warrior competitions. Dr. Greenberg diagnosed my problem and recommended PRP to help heal my injury. At the time of my injury, it was painful to lift my arm and I couldn’t even wash my hair with my right arm, just putting on a shirt was excruciating!

After being treated with PRP every three weeks, my shoulder began to improve, within 4 months the pain was gone and the mobility was back! After 6 months I was back working out! Now one year later I am better than 100% and competing at a higher level than ever! By the way, I am 53 years old! Dr. G gets an A++ from me, I highly recommend him and his approach to medicine!
Mark S.
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