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Naturopathic Approaches to Pain Management with Dr. Harry Adelson

Naturopathic Approaches to Pain Management with Dr. Harry Adelson. Harry Adelson, N.D. My Background. Undergraduate B.A. McGill University Graduate N.D. - NCNM Residency Yale/Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT University of Bridgeport, CT Post-doc/Research

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Naturopathic Approaches to Pain Management with Dr. Harry Adelson

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  1. Naturopathic Approaches to Pain Management with Dr. Harry Adelson Harry Adelson, N.D.

  2. My Background • Undergraduate • B.A. McGill University • Graduate • N.D. - NCNM • Residency • Yale/Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT • University of Bridgeport, CT • Post-doc/Research • Fellowship in Stem Cell Medicine, American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine • Affiliations • none • Current Position • Medical Director, Docere Clinics

  3. Why Naturopathic Medicine? • I was drawn to naturopathic medicine because: • The hybrid nature of the practice • The naturopathic community • The wide open opportunities • I chose to focus on regenerative injection therapy because: • Personal success as a patient • The rewarding nature of relieving peoples’ of pain and improving their quality of life • The lifestyle afforded by practice • Schedule – no emergencies, no ‘on call’, • Fee-for-service procedures

  4. Regenerative Pain Medicine • Indications • Spine Pain • Degenerative Disc Disease • Spinal Stenosis • Facet Syndrome • Enthesopathy • Osteoarthritis • Sports Injuries • Tears • Sprain/Strain • Tendonopathies

  5. Regenerative Pain Medicine • Interventions • Prolotherapy • PRP • Autologous Stem Cell Therapy • Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate • Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction

  6. Autologous Stem Cell Therapy • Brief History of ASCT • Physiology of Stem Cells • Mechanism of Action ASCT

  7. Docere Clinics

  8. My Weekly Routine • Clinic: 4 x 10hr days / week • Writing: average 2 projects per year • Speaking: average two times per year • Physician Training: average three per year • Total hours per week: 50 • Total vacation weeks per year: 8

  9. Additional Projects • Stem Cell Expansion/Banking in Bogota, Colombia • Stem Cells in conjunction with Orthopedic Surgery, Guayaquil, Ecuador

  10. Regenerative Injection Therapy Patient Case Study Patient Case: U.S. Marine – Special Forces Description of Injury: combat related, severe back pain x 7 years after a bomb explosion 20 feet from him to which blew him out of a building Treatment: Intradiscal BMAC Results: Pain resolved within three months of treatment.

  11. RITPatient Case Study, continued

  12. Looking Forward … My future plans My vision for naturopathic medicine is…

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