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Get dietary & lifestyle guidelines from Texas Cell Institute for simple food, beverage and supplement choices that will promote overall health and wellness. Call us at 9723772667 or visit at http://www.texascellinstitute.com/ for more information and services.
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Post-‐Injection Instructions Diet & Lifestyle What you choose to ingest has a significant impact on creating an optimal environment for growth factors and stem cells to help do their job-‐ heal your injury. Lean foods, fresh fruits, vegetables and a low sugar diet are essential in creating a regenerative environment for healing. These choices will also help you lose weight and decrease impact on your weight bearing joints. Hydration with water will also be important for cellular health. Hydrated connected tissue is healthy connected tissue. Avoid smoking, alcohol and of course, illicit drug use. Please review and follow the Texas Cell Institute Dietary & Lifestyle Guidelines for simple food, beverage and supplement choices that will promote overall health and wellness. Focus on Your Overall Health Cellular therapy is not a magic injection that will heal and cure everything. It is a piece of an overall commitment towards improving your overall health. If you have other health issues, such as obesity, hormone imbalances, high blood pressure or diabetes, it is important to manage these issues closely as directed by your medical doctor or healthcare professional. If you need help with beginning focusing on your overall health, Texas Cell Institute will help you engage into its wellness network.
Exercise Modification in exercise and activity will be personalized specifically for you depending on your initial injury or painful joint. As a general rule, we will progress activity with caution. Although some individuals may feel great immediately after the procedure, it is still very important to be extremely conservative in returning to your baseline level of activity and exercise, especially high impact competition. Walking, light swimming and stretching are encouraged immediately in the first few weeks after cellular therapy. Specific Instructions Regeneration is a PROCESS. It takes time, patience and commitment for cellular therapy to have significant clinical impact. Instructions will be tailored specifically for each individual patient, depending on the injury site, extent of injury and patient goals. Weeks 1-‐2 1.)No NSAID’s – Do NOT take over the counter or prescription anti-‐ inflammatories for at least 14 days after injection. 2.)Modify Activity-‐ Do NOT lift moderate to heavy weights during this time period, especially with the affected joint. Be conservative with your activity and exercise. It is important to keep your body moving, but do NOT exercise through pain. Light walks for short distances, swimming, light stretching are appropriate during this time. 3.)Expect Pain from your Procedure-‐ Your cell harvest and injection may be painful during this time period. Pain should improve as time goes on. Appropriate ways to manage pain during this time may be heat, ice, massage, stretching, compressive bracing, support taping, appropriate supplements, creams, and oral analgesics that are first approved by your Texas Cell Institute physician. 4.)Focus on Texas Cell Institute Diet & Lifestyle Program
Weeks 3-‐6 1.)Continue to Avoid NSAIDs unless absolutely necessary. 2.)Progress Activity as Tolerated – You will likely begin formal physical therapy during week 2 or 3. It is still incredibly important to be cautious and careful in progressing activity too quickly. Continue to avoid heavy lifting and intense activity. Although each patient’s goals will be slightly varied, your general goals during physical therapy will likely be to: a.Improve muscle, ligaments and tendon strength around your injured joint. b.Improve blood flow to injured tissue. c.Improve range of motion of your injured joint. d.Improve overall painful symptoms. 3.)You may have an INCREASE IN PAIN during this time period as you are beginning to strengthen weak muscles, ligaments and tendons during this time. This pain is related to strengthening and regeneration, similar to soreness that you feel after having exercised after a long time. 4.)Focus on Texas Cell Institute Diet & Lifestyle Program 5.)You will likely return to clinic for follow up at 6 weeks. Weeks 7-‐10 1.)Continue to Avoid NSAIDs unless absolutely necessary. 2.)Progress Activity as Tolerated – You will likely begin feeling up to increasing your aerobic and strengthening exercises during this time. It is important to remember to continue to avoid pounding of your injured joints as well as twisting, cutting, shearing or high impact activities at this stage of regeneration. You may continue
to progress core strengthening exercises, but avoid causing pain to your joint from overuse injury. 3. Continue to Focus on the Texas Cell Institute Diet & Lifestyle Program. Weeks 11-‐24 1.)Do NOT lose focus. Regeneration is a continuous PROCESS. 2.)Continue to Avoid NSAID’s & Narcotic medications. 3.)Focus on the Texas Cell Institute Diet & Lifestyle Program. 4.)Progress Activity as Tolerated. Continue strengthening exercises, aerobics, swimming, yoga, stretching. Continue to modify activity, however, to decrease the amount of repetitive use, twisting, pounding, shearing, and high impact activity. For athletes, you will be released to specific sports depending on your injury and response to therapy. 5.)Manage and try and eliminate your medical diseases with tremendous focus, including avoiding allergens, sugar, hormone imbalances, etc. 6.)Call Texas Cell Institute with any questions or needs. If you have a medical emergency or unable to contact your physician, call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room. Common Questions 1.)What are my instructions for Physical Therapy after my procedure? •Your physical therapist may be instructed by your medical doctor prior to beginning therapy if there are specific instructions. •Your specific instructions will depend on your area of injury, severity of injury, response to therapy, timelines and goals. •Generally, the early phases of Physical Therapy (Weeks 2-‐6) will focus on conservative therapy to increase range of motion, core strengthening exercises and low impact activity. •You will increase activity and resistance based exercises as tolerated under the supervision of your Physical Therapist.
2.)When can I go back to Work? Generally, patients may go back to work 24-‐48 hours after their procedure, if their job does not require certain physical activity that may further injure or decrease your chance of healing. You may discuss your line or work with your physician and determine your work status during your initial consultation. 3.)What can I do to potentially help accelerate healing my injury? •Physical Therapy/Activity Modification •Accupuncture •Heat & Cold Therapy •Gentle Massage •Accupuncture •Quitting Smoking •Improving Sleep •Decreasing Stress •Texas Cell Institute Diet & Lifestyle Program 4.)Will I need any further treatment after my procedure? Although many patients do very well with their initial procedure, depending on your area and severity of injury and how you respond to treatment, you may need additional intervention. This will be determined by your medical doctor at your 6 week follow up. 5.)When will I follow up after my procedure? Generally, follow up will be approximately 4-‐6 weeks after treatment. During this visit, patients are reevaluated for the necessity of further treatment. Many patients are released back to normal activity and sport after their pain and injury has improved or healed. To speak with a friendly Texas Cell Institute representative and make your appointment, please call 972.668.9612. For more information, please also visit us at www.texascellinstitute.com.
