The Effectiveness of Intradiscal Biologic Treatments for Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review

There are limited treatments for discogenic low back pain. Intradiscal injections of biologic agents such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stem cells (SC) are theorized to have regenerative properties and have gained increasing interest as a possible treatment, but the evidence supporting their use in clinical practice is not yet well-defined.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 2, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Byron J. Schneider, Christine Hunt, Aaron Conger, Wenchun Qu, Timothy P. Maus, Yakov Vorobeychik, Jianguo Cheng, Belinda Duszynski, Zachary L. McCormick Source Type: research