5 Benefits of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) Treatment

It’s easy to think of bones, the structural base from which all of our movement comes, as the dense, strong parts of the body that help us in innumerable ways. While that’s true, bone is also a living part of the body, composed of numerous layers and components that support essential cellular functions throughout your body. 

Underneath the compact tissue, the hardened shell that lies on the exterior of bones, is the cancellous and subchondral tissue, the spongy-like and smooth layers. Throughout, you’ll find a range of cells that perform many functions to remodel and repair bones, as well as bone marrow, which helps produce white blood cells, supports clotting, and fights germs.

Bone marrow provides many important things to keep us going, and treatments like bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) help us by using our own bodies to heal themselves. 

Dr. Joseph Daniels and the Southwest Orthopedic Associates team can help the residents of Fort Worth, Texas, discover the many ways this treatment can help you recover from injury.

Understanding BMAC

Regenerative medicine works to find ways, among other things, to use our bodies to heal ourselves. Bone marrow aspirate concentrate treatments take cells and materials in bone marrow, such as growth factors, anti-inflammatory cytokines, and stem cells, and use them to promote healing and repair in various parts of the body.

The materials are harvested using a process called bone marrow aspiration, in which a hollow needle draws them out as a liquid called an aspirate. What we harvest is then concentrated and distilled to strengthen the healing properties and apply them to parts of the body that need them.

What it’s used to treat

BMAC can repair and heal many musculoskeletal injuries, including:

• Osteoarthritis: the result of long-term wear and tear in joints that disintegrates the cartilage

• Sports injuries: pulls and tears in the ligaments from twisting or sudden movements

• Tendon injuries: tears in the rotator cuff and other tendons in the joints

• Cartilage damage: harm to the parts of the joints that provide cushioning when you use them

• Fractures: cracks or breaks in the bones, which can be slow to heal 

The outpatient procedure takes up to two hours and is performed on an outpatient basis. You’ll likely need someone to help you get back home once we’re finished with the BMAC.

Benefits of use

Getting bone marrow aspirate concentrate treatments done offers several advantages over other treatments, such as:

1. Improved recovery time

Not only can BMAC help treat different forms of musculoskeletal damage, but it can also help you repair it faster than it would normally take.

2. Improved healing in slow-healing wounds

When injuries take longer to heal than expected, the growth factors and other beneficial components in a BMAC treatment can help speed recovery.

3. Reducing symptoms

Using BMAC can reduce signs of injury, such as swelling from inflammation, pain, and stiffness.

4. Better response to reconstructive surgery or grafting

This process can be a complementary treatment to other options for joint care, such as various surgical procedures and bone and tissue grafting.

5. Eliminates rejection problems

Since the material comes from your body, the chances of the treatment being rejected are practically nonexistent.

Discover more about BMAC treatments in Fort Worth, TX

These fascinating properties of your bone marrow can be incredibly useful in helping you recover quickly from joint problems. If you want to see what BMAC treatments can do for you, make an appointment with Dr. Daniels and the Southwest Orthopedic Associates team today.