Category: Treatments
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Quality Healing Starts with Quality, Handmade PRP
My patients are always asking me, “Why isn’t PRP covered by insurance? It works so well and costs so much less than surgery!” Part of the reason is that the thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles showing the effectiveness of PRP don’t agree on the best “recipe” for making PRP. Office to office, PRP varies widely…
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Recent Research Updates: Regenerative Medicine
We’ve updated our website research page and will be adding new analysis by Dr. Bunyak regularly. For all of you interested in the science of regenerative healing, visit the BOUNDLESS Research page here. Dr. Bunyak notes especially these four recent studies: Effects of bone marrow aspirate concentrate and platelet-rich plasma on patients with partial tear…
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Take 2 Minutes to Benefit Your Knees: Recent Research
120-Second Quick Summary of Recent Knee Research Recent research busts knee treatment myths, strongly recommending that patients: Avoid arthroscopic knee surgery: unless you’ve had significant trauma or a locked knee, it has not been shown to be effective for meniscal tears or arthritis for anyone over 35, Avoid steroid injections: they destroy cartilage without significantly…
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#9 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years
Aesthetic news: For hair loss, acne scarring, and age- and sun-related skin changes, new research has been emerging in support of PRP, stem cell therapies, and combination treatments for regenerating tissues, inside and out. Multiple studies show that PRP can stimulate new hair growth, thicken existing hair shafts, increase circulation, and decrease hair loss without…
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#7 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years
New offering: Female athlete initiative coming this year. Men and women are not the same; the nature of their injuries and patterns of healing have been shown to differ by gender: Differences in biomechanical balance and osteoporosis prevalence influence injury risk. Hormonal factors play a role in injury healing–estrogen replacement has been shown to improve…
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#6 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years
Advanced ultrasound diagnostics–a cost-effective, convenient option for subtle soft tissue pathology. Did you know that Dr. Bunyak is one of a select few local physicians to hold the registered musculoskeletal ultrasonographer designation (RMSK/ARDMS)? As a musculoskeletal ultrasound specialist, her detailed ultrasound evaluation of the joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles, nerves, and fascia has, over the years,…
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#5 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years
Think Twice! Steroids proven to harm cartilage without improving pain. We have long known that steroid (cortisone) injections, frequently sought by patients in an attempt to relieve the pain of arthritic joints, can lead to joint degeneration. One issue is the numbing medication that is injected along with the steroid—a…
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#4 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years
Exosomes being released from stem cells. Broadening stem cell options now available. What we thought we knew about stem cells is changing, and, as it does, novel stem cell therapies join our therapeutic menu. We now understand that most of the improvement patients feel after a stem cell injection is due to the substances these…
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#3 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years: A2M Therapy
(A2M Fast Form, Human Plasma) New offering: A2M protein may protect against degeneration and arthritis progression. Alpha 2 Macroglobulin (A2M) is an exciting new treatment drawing attention as another powerful tool in our fight against arthritis. It is a large protein in our plasma and joint fluid–produced by the liver, as well as locally in the joint by…
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#2 of 10 Ideas to Celebrate 10 Years: Advanced PRP
(BOUNDLESS PRP is always precision-made by hand to optimize quality and meet the unique needs of each patient.) New offering: Advanced PRP with improved stem cell and chondrocyte activity now available at BOUNDLESS. As research in PRP grows in sophistication, our understanding of optimum PRP preparation has reached a new high with a study published in Experimental…
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Patient Opts for Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Torn Meniscus; Cancels Surgery Appointment
About two months ago, a San Diego patient presented with a partially torn meniscus. Although he already had an appointment for surgery on the books, he decided to try regenerative medicine–in this case a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection–to boost his body’s powers to heal itself. This week Dr. Bunyak saw the patient for a…
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Dr. Bunyak Participates in Week-Long Intensive Prolotherapy Training
Dr. Bunyak is participating in international best-practice prolotherapy training all this week in Guadalajara, Mexico. She always uses ultrasound guidance to conduct her injections; this week of “blind” training will only improve her skills at placing and guiding her injections. Dr. Bunyak is committed to continuous professional development to ensure her patients receive state-of-the-art care–it…
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Female Marathoner Finds Relief with Traumeel Injection
A marathoner female patient received a Traumeel injection recently. During her recheck this a.m., she’s feeling 100% better. She said she’ll be biking and swimming today toward being ready to race this weekend! BOUNDLESS specializes in serving athletes who are seeking innovative ways to heal naturally, Dr. Bunyak does her best to see them on…
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Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain – Is it for you?
I’ve just come back from a neurostimulation (spinal cord stimulation) conference. Spinal cord stimulators are now used for chronic nerve pain, post-spine surgery back and leg pain, peripheral neuropathy, chronic ischemic pain, phantom limb pain, post-SCI neuropathic pain, and the list goes on. As all of my patients know, my main focus is on treating…