For those looking for natural relief from pain or discomfort, the team at Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS), in Myrtle Beach, use regenerative medicine (RM) to help relieve symptoms associated with chronic pain, acute injuries and degenerative diseases like arthritis. RM, which includes platelet-rich plasma (PRP), works to repair and regrow damaged cells, tissues and organs naturally without the use of painkillers or invasive procedures.

Dr. Dwyer Scott, owner and founder of AMS, and his staff at the Carolina Forest facility, have one paramount purpose: To relieve their patients of pain, vastly improving their quality of life. They accomplish this without the dangers and inefficiencies often associated with traditional medicine and surgeries, as “most medical offices and hospitals are simply trying to medicate the pain and symptoms and not getting to the root cause of the problem,” says Scott.

A PRP injection uses our own concentrated platelets to accelerate the healing in the affected area, taking advantage of our body’s natural healing ability, making the healing process faster and more effective. As injections use the patient’s own plasma, it’s an easy, inhouse treatment.

As part of the process, a small amount of the patient’s blood is drawn, placed in a centrifuge and spun at a high speed to separate the blood platelets for the injection. The PRP is then injected into the site of injury to stimulate recovery. Since this procedure uses the patient’s own blood, there is no risk of infection or any other negative reaction.