The Regen Doc Podcast

We have spent decades telling you inflammation is the enemy. Ice it. Take ibuprofen. Get a steroid shot. Kill the inflammation. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says that approach is sabotaging your body's ability to heal itself. Inflammation is the first step in healing. When you suppress it completely, you are telling your body to stop trying to fix the problem.

In this episode he breaks down the critical difference between good inflammation and bad inflammation, why taking ibuprofen every day is actively slowing your recovery, and what to do instead to guide your body toward healing rather than fight it.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Inflammation: your body's best friend that medicine keeps shutting down
• 00:49 I take ibuprofen every day for joint pain. Is that actually a problem?
• 00:54 Yes. Taking anti-inflammatories every day is doing your body a disservice.
• 01:18 Good inflammation vs. bad inflammation: understanding the difference
• 01:59 The fire alarm analogy: silencing inflammation does not put out the fire
• 02:22 If ibuprofen was the solution, it would have already fixed the problem
• 02:42 Gut stress, kidney stress, and cardiovascular risk from long term NSAID use
• 03:43 But inflammation causes damage, right? Shouldn't I reduce it?
• 03:48 Acute inflammation is a healing response. Chronic unresolved inflammation is the enemy.
• 04:00 Synovial fluid and why increasing fluid in the joint is not the goal
• 04:50 The answer is not to kill inflammation. It is to guide it.
• 05:19 Regenerative medicine is pro-inflammatory, not anti-inflammatory
• 06:54 If I should not suppress inflammation, what should I do instead?
• 06:59 Band work over icing: how baseball changed its cool-down protocols
• 07:32 Get the bad inflammation out. Bring the good inflammation in.
• 08:05 How focused shockwave drives blood flow and targets injured tissue
• 08:24 How radial pressure waves help move fluid out
• 08:47 The EMTT science: how cell wall polarity affects healing and why EMTT recalibrates it
• 10:04 What happens when someone stops relying on anti-inflammatories?
• 10:10 We need to see what is actually going on. Get off the medication.
• 10:36 If you are getting shockwave and taking anti-inflammatories, you are wasting your money
• 11:41 Case study: chronic knee arthritis patient off ibuprofen, on EMTT, shockwave, and PRP, knee felt better than it had in years
• 12:42 What should people know about inflammation and healing?
• 12:42 Inflammation is not bad. Unresolved chronic inflammation is the enemy.
• 13:13 Your body's healing mechanism is fantastic. Regenerative medicine amplifies it. Anti-inflammatories sabotage it.
• 14:30 Tylenol vs. ibuprofen: why Tylenol is neutral and does not block the healing response
• 14:57 Acute inflammation is the body's primary healing response. Stop delaying it.

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

You used to be fast. You used to bounce back. Now you are slower, stiffer, and sore for two days after a workout that would not have phased you five years ago. And everyone keeps telling you the same thing: you are just getting older. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ pushes back on that.

In this episode he explains why declining performance after 40 is not primarily an age problem, it is an optimization problem. The mental side of performance is almost always ignored, and addressing it through the Dynamic Mind Plus protocol using Exomind TMS may be the biggest competitive advantage most athletes have never considered.

Chapters:

• 00:00 The athlete who thinks they have lost their edge
• 00:53 I am 45 and feel like I have lost a step. Is that just aging?
• 01:01 People blame aging too quickly. Many athletes peak in their 40s.
• 01:23 Neural regulation and tissue quality are being ignored in the 35 to 55 age group
• 01:55 What if you could train with less stress and less mental interference?
• 02:43 Dynamic Mind Plus and Exomind: targeting the part of the brain that drives stress, anxiety, and nervous system activation
• 03:39 Should I just accept that I cannot perform like I used to?
• 03:43 No. That is one of the laziest diagnoses in medicine.
• 04:27 Age affects your ceiling to a certain extent but not your capacity
• 05:20 The weight of the world keeps getting heavier and nobody does anything about it
• 05:52 Sleep quality, stress load, and nervous system regulation are performance variables with nothing to do with age
• 07:20 What can I actually do to get back to performing closer to my potential?
• 07:24 The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: the area TMS targets and why it matters
• 08:17 Strengthening neural connections: doom scrolling, weakened pathways, and how to reverse it
• 09:07 Two-lane highway with traffic vs. ten-lane freeway: what optimized neural function feels like
• 09:44 You are not at your ceiling. You are below your capacity.
• 10:42 Have you actually helped someone get back to their old level?
• 10:46 Professional cyclist: all the mental interference that blocked her training just melted away
• 11:48 Professional hockey player: more clarity on the ice, stopped worrying about things that did not matter in that moment
• 12:22 Patient going through divorce, job change, and weight gain: "This has changed my life"
• 13:16 What would you tell every 40 plus athlete who feels like they are declining?
• 13:21 You are not declining. You are under-optimized.
• 13:53 The best years of your athletic life might still be ahead of you

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Regenerative medicine is not covered by insurance and you want the best deal. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ understands that. But when you price shop PRP, stem cells, or shockwave, you are not comparing the same product. You are comparing a Michelin star meal to a gas station hot dog and both are calling themselves dinner.

In this episode he breaks down why PRP is PRP is one of the most dangerous myths in regenerative medicine, what questions to ask before booking any regenerative treatment, and why patients who go the cheap route almost always end up paying twice.

Chapters:

• 00:00 What happens when you price shop your health
• 00:47 Why is PRP $500 at one clinic and $2,000 at another? Is it the same thing?
• 00:53 Absolutely not: blood volume, spin count, concentration, kit quality, technique, and image guidance all vary
• 01:56 Price shopping vs. outcome shopping: two completely different decisions
• 03:16 The steak analogy: a diner steak and a steakhouse steak are both steak
• 04:56 "PRP is PRP" is one of the most dangerous myths in regenerative medicine
• 05:21 Platelet concentration matters: the 10 billion platelet rule for orthopedic injuries
• 06:05 Blind injections without ultrasound: the audacity of saying "I know where I'm going"
• 07:59 How do I evaluate a regenerative medicine clinic before I book?
• 08:01 What to ask: blood volume, spin count, X multiple, ultrasound guidance, post-procedure protocol
• 08:45 Fellowship training and doing this all day every day vs. offering it as a side service
• 09:08 The mechanic analogy: someone who focuses on cars vs. someone who also does scooters, bikes, and helicopters
• 10:25 Have you treated someone who got bad PRP somewhere else?
• 10:30 Yes: hip PRP done with one vial of blood, spun once, injected blind, no result
• 11:25 Low quality PRP research papers are why people think PRP does not work
• 12:30 Before you agree to surgery, audit the PRP you already got: was it actually high quality?
• 13:24 What questions should I ask before booking any regenerative treatment?
• 15:20 If the cheapest option was always the best option, everyone would hire the cheapest surgeon
• 15:41 Even great PRP fails if the diagnosis is wrong
• 16:54 The NASCAR pit crew approach: the whole team takes care of one person

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Wait and see. Three words that have cost patients more time, more function, and more quality of life than almost any other phrase in medicine. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says when tissue is degenerating, every month you wait is a month you cannot get back.

In this episode he breaks down why waiting is actively harmful for degenerative conditions, what happens to patients who wait too long, and why his alternative to wait and see is evaluate and decide. Including the story of a 58-year-old whose cartilage went from moderate to severe damage while waiting to be bad enough for a knee replacement.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Why "wait and see" is one of the most harmful phrases in medicine
• 00:42 My doctor told me to wait six months and see if it gets better. Is that a real plan?
• 00:47 No. Walk out of that office right now.
• 01:28 Rest is almost never the right answer unless something is broken
• 02:26 Self-limiting vs. degenerative conditions: why the difference changes everything
• 03:41 But what if it does get better on its own?
• 03:46 When tissue is degrading, time is not helping you
• 05:13 Opportunity cost: you stop playing tennis, lifting your grandkids, doing what matters
• 06:01 Waiting makes the treatment more expensive later
• 07:01 When should I push back on wait and see?
• 07:04 Always. And here is why.
• 07:18 Good inflammation vs. bad inflammation: why icing and NSAIDs delay healing
• 08:18 Anti-inflammatory treatments mask symptoms instead of targeting the diagnosis
• 09:10 Treating early means more healthy tissue to work with
• 09:44 What happens to patients who wait too long?
• 09:48 Case study: 58-year-old with knee arthritis told to wait for replacement
• 10:59 His cartilage went from moderate to severe while waiting; PRP window closed
• 11:26 Steroid injections fast-track you to surgery: please stop getting them
• 12:27 Waiting for one thing to hurt often means something else starts hurting too
• 14:20 What is your alternative to wait and see?
• 14:24 Evaluate and decide: what is it, how did you get it, what are we going to do about it
• 15:05 Calf tear case study: three to six week injury, back playing in nine days
• 16:00 The difference between losing time and buying back time
• 17:31 Replace wait and see with evaluate and decide

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Most clinics offer PRP or shockwave. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says the real results come from using both together. Shockwave prepares the tissue environment so biologics like PRP and stem cells can work harder. Think of it like prepping the soil before planting seeds.

In this episode he breaks down exactly how focused shockwave, EMTT, and PRP work together at the cellular level, what conditions respond best to the combination, and the story of a 50-year-old with 12 months of failed PT and a steroid-damaged Achilles tendon who was pain-free in six weeks once the right protocol was used.

Chapters:

• 00:00 PRP and shockwave: why the combination changes everything
• 00:52 My doctor offered me PRP or shockwave. Why would I need both?
• 01:04 The soil analogy: prepping the environment before planting the seeds
• 02:32 EMTT puts cells in a better state to absorb focused shockwave energy
• 03:09 Isn't shockwave just pain management like a TENS unit?
• 03:14 No: focused shockwave works at the cell level, not the skin level
• 04:06 How focused shockwave increases blood flow, breaks down calcifications, and recruits healthy cells
• 04:51 Be careful: Amazon shockwave devices and unfocused waves are not real shockwave
• 06:29 What conditions respond best to the shockwave plus PRP combination?
• 06:35 Achilles, patellar tendon, rotator cuff, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, plantar fasciitis, arthritis
• 07:53 Arthritis: targeting the subchondral bone to reduce pain from underneath
• 09:49 What does the combination protocol actually look like in practice?
• 09:53 Acute vs. chronic: three to six shockwave sessions before the injection
• 10:27 Case study: 50-year-old with 12 months of failed PT and a steroid-damaged Achilles, pain-free in six weeks
• 12:22 Why don't more clinics offer the combination?
• 12:28 Equipment cost, training, and getting the diagnosis right first
• 13:47 Why Dynamic Athlete started the American Shockwave Training Institute
• 14:42 The big takeaway: shockwave works on the soil, PRP and stem cells are the seeds

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Two patients get PRP in the same knee on the same day in the same city. One is back on the trail in six weeks. The other in six months. The difference has almost nothing to do with luck.

Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ sits down with AJ Patton of Biotechnology Institute of Spain and their regenerative platform Endoret PRGF. AJ has 15 years in regenerative medicine and BTI has been pioneering research for over 30 years. Together they break down what is in the syringe, why PRP studies contradict each other, and what actually separates a great outcome from a disappointing one.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Two patients, same knee, same day. One back in six weeks, one in six months. Why?
• 01:09 AJ Patton introduction: 15 years in regenerative medicine, BTI and Endoret PRGF
• 03:18 What AJ believed about PRP when he started that he no longer believes
• 04:25 The biggest misconception doctors have about PRP
• 08:22 When blood is drawn and spun, what components actually matter?
• 10:25 Red blood cells, leukocytes, and platelets: what you want and what you do not
• 12:05 Platelets: the vessels that carry growth factors to the injury site
• 12:25 Activated vs. non-activated PRP: meta-analysis of 14 studies, 1,300 patients
• 15:39 EMTT and shockwave to prep the tissue before injection
• 16:49 Why two PRP studies can reach completely opposite conclusions
• 21:19 Leukocyte-free and fully activated: 8 to 10 day time-release growth factor delivery
• 23:24 Landmark guidance hits the mark only 25% of the time
• 25:48 The acupuncturist doing PRP: why training and experience matter
• 28:46 Are you in the outcomes business or the revenue business?
• 35:54 Ask the clinic: tell me a time you said no, this is not going to work
• 43:57 AJ's personal case: meniscus tear healed with PRP instead of surgery
• 46:42 Where is regenerative medicine going in the next five years?
• 49:02 Why shockwave and PRP together outperform either alone
• 54:32 Intraosseous injections for knee arthritis and intraneural injections for nerve damage
• 57:55 The label does not tell you what you are getting. The protocol does.

Links:

Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/

Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/

PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/

Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/

Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/

Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/

Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

BTI Biotechnology Institute: https://www.bti-biotechnologyinstitute.com/en/

Endoret PRGF: https://bti-biotechnologyinstitute.com/en/solutions/regenerative-medicine/why-endoret-prgf

A.J. Patton

Regenerative Therapies

US Sales Director

BTI of America 

1951 NW 7th Ave

Miami, FL 33136

M: 970-215-5209

[email protected]

BTI Endoret PRGF Traumatology/Ortho/Sports Med Website

Activated vs Non-activated study

Paper outlining the variables with PRP formulations

Anticoagulants - ACDA vs Sodium Citrate

Ultrasound Guided Injections vs Landmark

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Every patient asks the same question: should I get PRP or stem cells? Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ's honest answer is that it depends — and anyone telling you to always do one over the other isn't getting to the heart of the problem.

In this episode he breaks down exactly where each treatment comes from, why stem cells are more potent but not always necessary, how he decides which one to recommend, and what to ask during a consultation to make sure you're getting the right treatment for your specific injury — not just the most expensive one.

Chapters:

• 00:00 PRP vs. stem cells — which one do you actually need?
• 00:45 What's the actual difference between PRP and stem cells?
• 00:50 PRP comes from peripheral blood — stem cells from bone marrow or adipose fat
• 02:50 Stem cells are more potent than PRP — but that's not the only consideration
• 04:02 Autologous only: why Dr. Garg only uses stem cells from your own body
• 04:46 Stem cells are more expensive — does that mean they're always better?
• 05:29 Stem cells are generally for bigger injuries — when PRP is the smarter call
• 06:57 When Dr. Garg does stem cells, he always combines them with PRP
• 08:04 How do you decide which treatment to recommend?
• 08:08 Tissue imaging, tear size, goals, timeline, severity — what actually drives the decision
• 09:26 Why Dynamic Athlete's success rate is over 90% — EMTT, shockwave, and biologics combined
• 11:25 PRP was the right call: tennis elbow case — stem cells would have been overkill
• 13:10 Stem cells were the right call: bone on bone knee arthritis — back hiking steep terrain
• 14:34 Earlier arthritis case: PRP and hyaluronic acid — could get two years of relief
• 15:36 What should I ask during a consultation to make sure I'm getting the right one?
• 15:41 Ask why we're doing this treatment and not the other one
• 16:00 If nobody goes over your imaging with you — walk out
• 16:55 Olympic athlete with 10 days — college gymnast with 10 weeks — how timeline changes the plan
• 19:46 Ask who is actually doing the injection and what their experience is

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

If you're a woman with a sports injury or chronic pain, you've been statistically undertreated, underdiagnosed, and told to live with things that are absolutely fixable. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ breaks down why the gender gap in sports medicine is real and documented, why most research and treatment protocols were built for male bodies, and what women should actually be asking for when they walk into a clinic. In this episode he shares the story of a 38-year-old runner dismissed by two providers — MRI read as normal — who had early cartilage damage the whole time and was back running pain-free in 6 to 12 weeks once the right diagnosis was made.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Why women's sports injuries get dismissed — and what to do about it
• 00:51 I feel like my doctor doesn't take my pain seriously — is that common?
• 01:01 Women wait longer for diagnosis and receive fewer specialist referrals — it's documented
• 01:44 Most of sports medicine was built for male bodies
• 02:49 Are women actually more prone to injury or just undertreated?
• 02:54 Both — higher ACL tear rates, hormonal influences, tissue laxity, and then dismissal on top
• 04:52 Postpartum, perimenopausal, menopausal — why these stages matter for injury and recovery
• 06:05 What should a woman with chronic pain actually ask for?
• 06:10 What is my actual diagnosis, what caused it, and what are we going to do about it?
• 07:53 Bursitis is a symptom, not a diagnosis — ask what's causing it
• 09:06 Finding someone who actually takes care of female athletes — why it matters
• 10:29 What Dr. Garg sees with female patients that's different
• 10:33 Case study: 38-year-old runner dismissed by two providers — MRI read as normal
• 11:00 How Dr. Garg found early cartilage damage on a "normal" MRI by reviewing it with her in the room
• 11:49 EMTT, focused shockwave, PRP, hyaluronic acid, gait analysis, Dynamic Core Plus — back running in 6 to 12 weeks
• 13:49 Her frustration wasn't just about pain — it was about not being heard
• 14:29 What's Dr. Garg's message to women dealing with chronic pain?
• 14:34 Your pain is real — "nothing is wrong" is an exclusionary diagnosis, not a starting point
• 16:41 The gender gap in sports medicine is real, documented, and requires specific evaluation

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Everything started changing around 40. The morning stiffness. The extra day of soreness after a hard workout. The shoulder that catches. The knee that swells after a run. And your doctor says your labs are normal, your x-rays look fine, you're healthy. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says standard medicine doesn't screen for tissue quality, tendon health, or recovery capacity — and that gap is exactly where people lose ground every year without knowing why. In this episode he breaks down what's actually happening after 40, why those signals aren't something to just push through, and how regenerative medicine works as prevention, not just intervention.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Your body after 40 — what's normal, what's not, and what's fixable
• 00:53 I'm 42 and everything hurts — my doctor says I'm fine. What's really going on?
• 01:04 Standard medicine doesn't screen for tissue quality, tendon health, or nervous system
• 02:07 Good inflammation vs. bad inflammation — why popping anti-inflammatories after every workout is a problem
• 03:13 Is this just what getting older feels like? Do I have to accept it?
• 03:18 No — stiffness and nagging pain after 40 are signals, not life sentences
• 04:52 When you ignore one problem, your body starts showing it somewhere else
• 06:23 What can I proactively do about these changes?
• 06:27 EMTT, focused shockwave, and radial pressure waves for recovery and prevention
• 07:01 Case study: in-season PRP for partial hamstring tear — back playing tennis in two weeks
• 08:04 Regenerative medicine as maintenance — the oil change analogy
• 09:11 Dynamic Mind Plus: how resetting the nervous system changes performance and recovery
• 10:55 What does a proactive patient look like at Dynamic Athlete?
• 11:44 Using EMTT and focused shockwave preemptively on Achilles before a rupture happens
• 12:36 High-level runners: proactive shockwave on knees before they break down
• 13:40 The one thing everyone over 40 should do for their body
• 14:56 Regenerative medicine when you're not injured is prevention — when you are, it's intervention
• 15:04 What Dr. Garg wants every listener to walk away with

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.

Regenerative medicine isn't covered by insurance — and that's the elephant in the room. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ is being completely transparent about why: the insurance model was built for surgery, medication, and symptom management, not healing. Insurance coverage lags science by decades. But not covered doesn't mean not proven — and in this episode he breaks down the real math between a PRP injection and a $30,000 to $70,000 knee replacement, why price shopping on regenerative medicine means paying twice, and why the most valuable thing you can buy back is time.

Chapters:

• 00:00 The insurance question nobody wants to answer honestly
• 00:47 Why doesn't insurance cover PRP or stem cells if they work?
• 00:52 Insurance coverage is a reimbursement policy, not a measure of evidence
• 02:03 If insurance doesn't cover it, it must not be proven — right?
• 02:07 Wrong — covered treatments like steroid injections are actually harmful
• 03:15 Focused shockwave has FDA clearance — the evidence is there
• 04:38 Know what you're paying for: focused shockwave vs. radial pressure waves
• 06:30 How to think about the cost of regenerative medicine vs. surgery
• 06:36 A knee replacement costs $30,000 to $70,000 with 6 to 12 months of recovery
• 07:05 PRP with hyaluronic acid: fraction of the cost, no surgical complications, no time off work
• 08:17 Case study: hockey player who couldn't wait — paid twice for substandard PRP
• 10:56 The real cost isn't the treatment — it's whether you're going to the right place
• 13:08 How Dr. Garg advises patients to think about the investment
• 13:17 What patients say most: "I wish I did this sooner"
• 14:05 50-year-old business owner: PRP vs. $50,000 knee replacement — back to activities sooner
• 16:15 Dr. Garg's honest take on the cost question
• 18:44 Insurance coverage is a reimbursement policy, not a measurement of evidence

Links:

• Dynamic Athlete Homepage: https://dynamicathlete.com/
• Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/
• PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/
• Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/
• Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/
• Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/
• Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/

The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.