Where can I have my sore joint looked at near Gilbert?

How do I get to the Chandler clinic?

QC Kinetix (Chandler) is at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210, Chandler, AZ 85286. From the Heritage District, Ray or Warner Road gives an eight-mile drive without a freeway.

SanTan Village and Cooley Station can use Loop 202 west before turning north. Power Ranch, Trilogy and Seville have a longer trip by Queen Creek, Germann or the Santan Freeway.

Leave enough time to stop if sitting bothers your hip or knee. You don't want the drive to worsen the ache before the exam.

What does the clinic offer for joint soreness?

At the Chandler clinic, QC Kinetix discusses regenerative treatments, meaning non-surgical shots prepared there using blood or marrow taken from you. PRP holds a platelet-rich portion that the clinic separates from your blood.

The choices include PRP, concentrated PRP and other natural pain treatments. After examining the joint, the clinician can explain why one may suit your soreness.

Ask how long the visit takes and whether you'll need a driver. Also ask what movement is allowed that day and when follow-up occurs.

What do I need to bring with me?

Take a list of your medicines, any prior X-ray and brief notes about the soreness. Include its start, the movements that hurt and anything that brings relief.

Write your main question down so you won't forget it during the exam. Check traffic early enough to arrive, sit for a moment and settle.

Sources

1. The OARSI non-surgical management guideline evaluated 60 interventions with GRADE methodology and built its recommendations around core treatments - structured exercise, weight management and self-management education - for every patient with knee osteoarthritis, regardless of what else is added.

   Bannuru RR, et al. — OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.011.

2. FDA states in its consumer alert that the only FDA-approved stem cell products in the United States are blood-forming stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, approved for disorders of the blood-forming system, and that NONE of these products - stem cells, stromal vascular fraction, umbilical cord blood, Wharton's jelly or amniotic fluid - has been approved for the treatment of any orthopedic condition, including osteoarthritis, tendonitis, disc disease, tennis elbow, back pain, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain or shoulder pain.

   US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research — Consumer Alert on Regenerative Medicine Products Including Stem Cells and Exosomes. , 2020.