Reduce Pain and Improve Hip Health Without Surgery
Living with hip pain from joint injuries or conditions like labral tears, tendon tears, or osteoarthritis can make everyday tasks—such as walking, bending, or standing—painful and exhausting. Whether caused by overuse, injury, or age-related changes, hip pain can greatly limit your mobility and impact your quality of life. Surgery may seem like the only option, but there are less invasive treatments that target the underlying issues in the hip joint without the risks of surgery.
Why Choose Regenexx?
The Regenexx approach uses your body’s natural healing abilities to help treat hip damage.
- Reduce pain and improve function without surgery.
- Limit the need for prescription medications, frequent office visits, or invasive surgical techniques.
- Minimize downtime from work and activities.
- Concentrations of your own cells are customized for your specific type of hip condition or injury.
- Procedures are performed by board-certified physicians.
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Conventional Treatments May Offer Temporary Relief, Not a Long-Term Solution
For hip issues, including labral tears, tendon tears, and osteoarthritis common treatments like physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and steroid injections may offer temporary relief by reducing pain and inflammation. Unfortunately, these approaches often don’t address the root causes of the pain, such as joint degeneration or damage to the hip’s soft tissues, meaning discomfort and limited movement may persist or worsen over time.
When these conservative or common treatments no longer offer enough relief, surgery is often suggested. However, hip surgeries, including total hip replacement or arthroscopic repair, come with significant challenges, including a lengthy recovery period, restricted hip mobility, and potential complications like infection or blood clots. While surgery can relieve pain, it may not fully restore mobility, and some individuals may experience joint stiffness or changes in the joint over time that may require further treatment or additional surgery. .
Fortunately, there are alternative treatments that reduce the need for surgery.
Hip Procedure Outcomes
Regenexx maintains an active patient registry that tracks patients’ progress or side effects, post-procedure. This outcomes database contains records on tens of thousands of Regenexx procedures performed by physicians in their network.
Industry-Leading Musculoskeletal Specialists – Focused on Results
Regenexx patients benefit from the expertise of a board-certified physician who handles both their evaluation and their Regenexx procedure. Patients receive a treatment plan customized to their specific condition or injury needs. Regenexx non-surgical procedures are informed by research, utilize leading biotechnology, and are supported by over 19 years of patient results. These injection-based procedures require less downtime compared to surgery. Regenexx patients return to normal daily activities as tolerated. Most resume light activities and work after 5 to 7 days and return to sports at 6 to 8 weeks.
Doctors
Dr. Fenton has been performing fluoroscopic (X-ray) and ultrasound guided injections since 2003, platelet-rich plasma injections since 2006, and bone marrow concentrate injections since 2012. To date, he has successfully completed hundreds of bone marrow concentrate procedures and thousands of PRP procedures for a variety of joint, ligament, tendon, and spine conditions.
He teaches orthopedic medicine and diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound for several organizations across the USA and Mexico. He was the ultrasound course director for the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine. He has also taught many physicians in the licensed Regenexx network diagnostic and interventional ultrasound. Dr. Fenton’s protocol for hip dilation and mobilization are now part of Regenexx’s proprietary methods.
He is an avid bicyclist and alpine skier, as well as a former certified professional ski instructor, and lives with his family in the Champlain Valley of northwestern Vermont.
Areas treated: Foot & Ankle, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Elbow, Hand & Wrist
Kelsey Albert, DO is a fellowship-trained, board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in sports, spine, and orthopedic regenerative medicine. She strives to maximize function, performance, and quality of life for her patients and help them stay engaged in the activities and sports that they love.
Dr. Albert graduated from Union College in New York magna cum laude with a degree in neuroscience and then obtained her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine. Following medical school, she completed her residency at Albany Medical Center in New York, where she served as chief resident. She then continued her training in Napa, California for a specialized fellowship in Interventional Spine, Sports and Regenerative Medicine where she worked with Dr. Marko Bodor to refine her skills in image-guided injections, utilizing both ultrasound and fluoroscopy.
Prior to her medical career, Dr. Albert grew up skiing in Killington, Vermont and competed as a freestyle/mogul skier at the World Cup level. After years of training, she is fortunate enough to return to Vermont as a physician in the licensed Regenexx network to practice medicine with her mentor Dr. Jonathon Fenton at Vermont Regenerative Medicine in Winooski, VT. Beyond her professional pursuits, Dr. Albert remains an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys mountain biking, backcountry skiing and adventuring with her friends and family.
Areas treated: Lumbar Spine, Thoracic Spine, Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Shoulder, Elbow, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Foot & Ankle
Clinic Locations
Vermont Regenerative Medicine - Winooski
321 Main Street
Suite C
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: 802-859-0000
Hours:
- Sat-Sun: Closed
- Mon-Thu: 8AM–4PM
- Fri: 8AM–3PM
- Wrist
- Hand
- Elbow
- Shoulder
- Neck
- Middle Back
- Low Back
- Hip
- Knee
- Ankle
- Foot
Commonly Treated Orthopedic Conditions
Regenexx procedures may help you avoid orthopedic surgeries, reduce pain, and improve joint function. Regenexx highly-skilled physicians treat a variety of orthopedic issues.
Select a body area in the adjacent image to see their common conditions.
Commonly Treated Orthopedic Conditions
Regenexx procedures may help you avoid orthopedic surgeries, reduce pain, and improve joint function. Regenexx highly-skilled physicians treat a variety of orthopedic issues.
Select a body area in the adjacent image to see their common conditions.
