Advances in regenerative medicine could help patients manage chronic pain without surgery or long-term medication.
A seminar in Haslingden's Pain Consultants Ltd showcased the benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell therapy, with attendees including physicians, consultants, and GPs.
Dr Magdy Aglan, a pain management consultant and director of Pain Consultants Ltd, said: "It is happening now and patients can make use of it.
"More than half of patients who use this therapy stop taking the pills and it can offer a new beginning for some patients.
"In 10 years’ time, everyone will be doing these treatments, so we are well ahead."
Dr Aglan, who has more than 30 years of NHS experience, explained that PRP and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy are available at his clinic and can be used to treat osteoarthritis, musculoskeletal injuries, and spinal pain.
He said: "It targets the root cause, reduces the inflammation and means the patient avoids or delays the need for surgery."
The clinic is one of the few outside London offering regenerative treatments.
In MSC the patient’s own stem cells are harvested and then put back into the damaged area.
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Shahid Quraisi, a psychologist from Pennine Care, said: "He could see that there could be potential in the future for the treatment as pain was one of the issues he continuously came across."
Sadia Quraishi, a physician associate at St James Medical Centre in Rawtenstall, also saw value in the treatments.
Following the seminar, attendees were given a tour of the clinic.
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