Dr. Jones: Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Carri Jones joined Peninsula Orthopedic Associates after relocating to the Bay Area to reside with her family. She was Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Upstate Medical University and the Institute For Human Performance in Syracuse, New York. She completed fellowship training in Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine & Orthobiologics with application in sport and spine medicine with Dr. Marko Bodor. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, and Pain Medicine. She was a partner at Orthopedic Associates of Central New York, Chief of Physical Medicine at Crouse Irving Hospital, team physician for Syracuse University Athletics, Syracuse Sting, USA Golden Gloves Boxing, and consultant to the Ladies Professional Golf Association and American Hockey League.

Dr. Jones is a specialist in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and conditions of the spine, peripheral nerves, and musculoskeletal system. She treats sports and occupational injuries, degenerative arthritic conditions, and complex regional pain syndromes. She has expertise in the diagnostic usage of ultrasound, neurosonology, electrodiagnostics (NCS/EMG), bone densitometry, fluoroscopy, gait analysis, and exercise testing. She has advanced training in percutaneous injections to include but not limited to interlaminar and transforaminal epidural, facet medial branch, peripheral nerve, and sympathetic blockade. Also, she performs interventions such as radiofrequency mapping and ablation, discography, Tenex, Botox, spinal cord stimulation, and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuromodulation. She has additional specialty interest and fellowship training in stem cell regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and orthobiologics in musculoskeletal repair and healing.

She embraces personalized medicine, best practices and precision point of care for rapid optimal recovery. She is an early adopter of transformative technologies and digital health solutions, which provide positive impact in the quality of life for the community.

Dr. Jones: Regenerative Medicine – PRP, Stem Cells, and other Biologics

The concept of employing growth factors for healing of musculoskeletal injuries and degenerative conditions is relatively recent. Given growth factors are found primarily contained in the alpha granules of platelets, techniques to isolate and concentrate this component of blood following a simple venipuncture, has lead to platelet rich plasma (PRP). PRP is an autologous biologic solution, which promotes musculoskeletal healing.

Evolution of the field of regenerative medicine has rendered further cellular engineering with the addition of stem cells as a means to replenish the musculoskeletal injured or diseased area where the cells have limited regenerative capabilities. The source of stem cells is derived from easily accessible superficial areas such as your iliac crest (bone marrow aspirate concentrate, BMAC) or stromal vascular fraction of adipose tissue. The mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have capacity to differentiate toward cartilage, tendon, and bone, along with a self-renewing process to generate daughter cells to maintain the newly implanted cellular matrix.

PRP and stem cells are a new option for healing of tendons, joints, ligaments, cartilage, bone, and intervertebral discs. A new minimally invasive approach Dr. Jones offers, which has great promise in the field of sports medicine, spine care, and orthopedic degenerative conditions.

For more information, check Next Generation Orthopedics: Bioloigics by Carri Allen Jones, MD