Minnesota Regenerative Institute

A life altering decision
The best decision I ever made for my personal well-being occurred 3 months ago, when I decided to start my knee (and back) improvement journey at Minnesota Regenerative Institute! At my decision point, unbearable knee, hip and back pain influenced all my day-to-day activities. I lacked the ability to bend my knees more than 10 percent, making walking difficult. My confidence was all but gone.

At this all-time low point, an ad for the clinic caught my attention. With interest, I watched the videos, reviewed testimonials and completed some offline research on the clinic & non-surgical knee treatments. Anxiously, I took the first step and made my evaluation appointment. After X-rays & testing, my evaluation indicated my case was extreme, but treatment could/would help. Weekly appointments consisting of physical therapy, adjustments, strengthening, stretching, decompression and injections were scheduled to reduce pain, eliminate scar tissue, and improve flexibility. Below is a quick snapshot of my progress and journey. Each week showed improvement in each category.

PAIN: Start: 8/10 to 3 M0: 0 w/1 being a tough day
ACTIVITY:​ Start: Minimal/painful to 3 MO-Moderate to heavy/minimal pain
EXERCISE: Start: Too painful to 3 MO- Stretching, laps, water resistance, light walking daily
WALKING: Start: Planned steps to 3 MO-more normal gate with more flexibility/no pain
FLEXIBILITY:Start: Less than 10% to 3 MO-Almost 90% knee bend –still in progress​ and working on more
Back Pain​ Start: Constant​ to 3 MO-Minimal / occasional, more stiffness than pain
CONFIDENCE: Start: None/Lacking to 3 MO- 90% - I no longer fear the pain or my inability

After 3 months, I am celebrating my success and achievements. While there is still work to do to gain additional flexibility/strength/stability, my choices are no longer based on my pain and inability. The team at Minnesota Regenerative Institute (Dr Aaron, Dr Stephanie, Jenna, Jordan and all the other amazing people at the clinic) are engaging and caring. They listen, encourage, and offer ideas and solutions. They invested in my success and focused on my entire well-being. I have the skills and confidence to continue working on new goals-more flexibility is achievable! I can’t thank them enough for their support and guidance. I couldn’t have done it without them. My improvements are life changing and once again, I am now living life painlessly and on my own terms! I’d encourage anyone experiencing pain and declining mobility to consider taking that first step by making an appointment; you won’t be disappointed.