Regenerative Therapies
For the knee, shoulder, tendon or ligament that hasn’t healed the way it should. Shawn St. Marie, D.O. uses regenerative products made from donated birth tissue, including Wharton’s jelly and exosomes, to support your body’s own repair, alongside hands-on osteopathic care for the mechanics behind the injury.
Physician-performed · Ultrasound-guided when indicated · Outcomes tracked
The Short Answer
Orthobiologics are biologic products placed right where your body is struggling to heal. The ones used here come from donated birth tissue, such as the Wharton’s jelly of the umbilical cord, screened and processed by U.S. tissue banks. They carry growth factors, structural proteins and cell-signaling messengers called exosomes that help create a better environment for repair.
Because the material comes from donor tissue, there’s no blood draw, bone-marrow harvest or fat harvest from you. And because Dr. St. Marie is an osteopathic physician, your plan also covers the mechanics: how your hips, spine and feet load the injured area, so it isn’t overloaded again.
Treatment Options
Dr. St. Marie matches the product and the approach to your injury, your imaging and what you want to get back to doing.
The cushioning connective tissue of the umbilical cord, rich in collagen, hyaluronic acid and growth factors. Used for joints, tendons and ligaments.
Tiny vesicles released by mesenchymal stem cells that carry proteins and genetic messages between cells, helping coordinate the body’s repair signals.
The full mix of growth factors and signaling proteins that mesenchymal stem cells release, used to support a healthier healing environment.
A dextrose-based injection that prompts a healing response in loose, irritated or chronically strained ligaments and tendons.
Conventional joint and soft-tissue injections are still part of the toolkit, and Dr. St. Marie will tell you when one of them is the better fit.
Hands-on treatment of the mechanics that overloaded the area in the first place, before your procedure and after it.
What It’s Used For
Knee, shoulder, hip and ankle pain from degenerative wear and osteoarthritis, especially when you want an option to try before considering surgery.
Rotator cuff and Achilles problems, tennis and golfer’s elbow, patellar tendon pain, and old sprains, including knee MCL and LCL injuries, that never fully settled.
Chronic back pain with a structural driver, treated together with osteopathic care for the spine and pelvis.
Exosomes and Wharton’s jelly applied with microneedling to support hair restoration and healthier skin, including sun damage, fine lines and uneven pigmentation.
Dr. St. Marie also uses orthobiologics in recovery plans for some autoimmune conditions and after injury to the brain, heart, liver or kidneys, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. These uses are newer, are considered case by case, and are discussed in detail at your consultation.
Your Visit
A short call to talk through your injury and your goals, and to make sure the practice is the right fit.
A full osteopathic and medical exam, a review of your imaging and history, and a clear look at what’s driving the problem.
The product chosen for your injury, placed precisely in the office, with ultrasound guidance when it improves accuracy.
A return-to-activity plan, osteopathic follow-up to keep the mechanics right, and check-ins that track how you’re responding.
Training & Research
Dr. St. Marie is a member of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, and the practice contributes treatment outcomes to its national research registry for orthobiologic and peptide therapies.
For you, that means decisions guided by measured results: the right product for your injury, placed with precision, and followed up with real data.
Before You Book
If you have a joint, tendon or ligament problem that hasn’t healed with rest, therapy or time, it’s worth an evaluation. Your consult looks at your exam, imaging, health history and goals, and you’ll leave knowing whether orthobiologics fit you, and which option.
From donated birth tissue, such as umbilical cord tissue, that is screened and processed by U.S. tissue banks. Nothing is harvested from your own body.
Orthobiologic treatments are self-pay, and the practice doesn’t bill commercial insurance. You’ll know the full cost before anything is scheduled.
Expect some soreness at the treatment site for a few days and a short period of modified activity. You’ll get a specific plan for returning to activity, and follow-up is built in.
Some people need a single treatment and others do best with a short series. It depends on the structure involved and how you respond, and we map it out at your consult.
No. In Dr. St. Marie’s words: “These orthobiologics are not FDA approved to treat, diagnose or cure any disease; however, we find that they help optimize the body so that the body can repair itself quickly and efficiently.” Every patient reviews informed consent before treatment.
Orthobiologic treatments at this practice are elective, use donated human tissue products, and may be used outside FDA-labeled indications. They are not FDA approved to treat, diagnose or cure any disease. Individual results vary, and every patient reviews informed consent before treatment is scheduled.
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