Dedication

v

Foreword

vii

Acknowledgements

ix

Introduction

1

Chapter 1

Why You Should Go Beyond the Knife to Avoid Surgery

5

Chapter 2

Introducing Stem-Cell Therapies and Platelet Rich Plasma

11

Chapter 3

State-of-the-Art Beyond the Knife Treatments Allow Faster Healing for Professional Athletes and Weekend Warriors

22

Chapter 4

PRP and Stem-Cell Therapies to Heal Arthritic Joints

32

Chapter 5

Nonsurgical Treatments for Joints,Tendons, Ligaments, Shoulders, Elbows, and Knees

38

Chapter 6

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Options to Surgery

48

Chapter 7

The Role of Supplements in Combating Inflammation and Preventing Surgery

59

Chapter 8

Other Beyond the Knife Therapies

72

Chapter 9

Beyond the Knife Future Therapies: Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, and Gene Therapy

85

Endnotes

95

Index

115