Regenerative Medicine in Houston — Supporting Your Body’s Own Healing

If you are looking for regenerative medicine in Houston or the Spring Branch area, you may want care that goes beyond masking symptoms. At TX Spine and Joint, Dr. Ankur Mehta, DO, focuses on helping the body heal and improving day-to-day function—whether that means easing joint pain, supporting recovery after injury, or finding a thoughtful next step when standard options have not been enough.

This page explains, in plain English, what regenerative care means at our clinic, who may be a candidate, and how it can fit with physical therapy, occupational therapy, and aquatic therapy under one roof.

What Is Regenerative Medicine?

Regenerative medicine is a group of treatments aimed at supporting the body’s natural repair processes. Instead of only calming irritation with medication, these approaches try to create conditions that may help tissues respond and recover over time.

At TX Spine and Joint, regenerative messaging on our site includes options such as:

  • Prolotherapy — a series of injections meant to stimulate a healing response in irritated ligaments, tendons, or joints
  • Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) injections — using concentrated cells from your own bone marrow, when appropriate, as part of a carefully selected plan

We also offer a full range of image-guided pain therapy procedures when those are a better fit. Regenerative care is not a replacement for every other treatment—it is one set of tools we may discuss when your goals and clinical picture line up.

Who May Be a Candidate?

This is general information, not a diagnosis or a promise of results. People who ask about regenerative options often have:

  • Ongoing joint, tendon, or ligament pain that has not settled with rest and basic care
  • Sports or activity-related injuries (see our sports injuries page)
  • Back, neck, hip, or knee discomfort they want to address with a function-first approach
  • A preference to explore options that support healing alongside (or instead of, when suitable) more invasive paths

You may *not* be a candidate if imaging, medical history, or exam findings point toward a different priority—such as a fracture, infection, or a problem better served by another procedure. Dr. Mehta will explain that clearly if it applies to you.

What to Expect at Your Visit

1. Conversation and exam. We listen to how pain affects work, sleep, sports, and daily life. Dr. Mehta is dual board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, with additional training including Harvard structural acupuncture certification and recognition as an APS Fellows scholarship recipient. His background as an athlete (triathlons and half marathon) informs a practical, activity-aware mindset. 2. Review of imaging and records. Bring MRI or X-ray discs/reports if you have them. 3. Plain-language plan. If regenerative care may fit, we discuss what it involves, how it relates to other options (injections, radiofrequency, epidural approaches, and more), and what follow-up looks like. 4. Coordination with therapy. When helpful, we connect regenerative steps with PT, OT, aqua therapy, or post-surgical rehab available under one roof so strength and movement progress alongside your procedure plan.

We do not invent timelines or outcome percentages on this page. Your experience depends on your condition, overall health, and how you respond—something we monitor together.

How Regenerative Care Fits With PT, OT, and Aqua Therapy

Healing is rarely “injection only.” Movement, posture, and gradual loading matter. Our clinic can coordinate:

  • Physical therapy to rebuild strength and mobility
  • Occupational therapy when daily tasks or work demands need focused attention
  • Aquatic therapy when land-based exercise is too uncomfortable at first
  • Post-surgical therapy when you are recovering from an operation elsewhere and need structured support

That “under one roof” model helps keep your team aligned and your questions answered in one place.

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What to Bring / Insurance

Please bring your insurance card, a list of current medications and allergies, and any recent imaging or operative reports. Coverage for regenerative procedures varies by plan. Our staff can help you ask the right questions about benefits before you decide how to proceed—we do not list specific plan names here because they change.

Ready to Talk?

Call 832-849-0909 · Text 832-909-0869 · Schedule Now

TX Spine and Joint Dr. Ankur Mehta, DO 8830 Long Point Rd. #502, Houston, TX 77055

Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00am–5:00pm · Friday 8:00am–4:00pm

Patients across Houston and Spring Branch trust our team (Google reviews ~4.9 from 300+ patients). We are glad to listen—without hype or pressure.

*Educational information only—not a diagnosis or treatment plan. Care is individualized after in-person evaluation.*