Local orthopedic physician treated patient who was featured on True Life

BY JENNIFER AMATO

Staff Writer

Dr. Edward Magaziner NORTH BRUNSWICK A young woman named Tamara was suffering from chronic pelvic pain that was affecting her everyday life.

She had undergone two surgeries on her hips, since doctors determined the pain was the result of friction within her hip joints, or impingement that would cause the throbbing pain .

Having even more pain after her second surgery, she visited Dr. Edward Magaziner, medical director of The Center for Spine, Sports, Pain Management and Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine in North Brunswick, to undergo a process called prolotherapy.

Tamara was first filmed for MTVs True Life in 2010 and was featured in the Then and Now follow-up, which debuted on May 17.

In his practice, Magaziner treats spinal, joint, muscle and nerve pain and headaches. Pain management treatments include acupuncture, Botox injections, epidural injections, mesotherapy, trigger-point injections, therapeutic laser and spinal cord simulation. He also performs minimally invasive spinal surgery using endoscopic laserassisted devices.

The more state-of-the-art treatments are bio-regenerative, such as prolotherapy and platelet-rich protein (PRP), said Magaziner. They are effective, he said, because increased blood flow to an injured part of the body is a natural form of healing; concentrating the healing properties of the blood, such as stem cells and growth factors, at the direct site of an injury will enhance healing effects.

The body heals itself naturally when its injured. When there is an injury, theres a biological and chemical signal that is produced at the cellular level where the injury is, to attract platelets and growth factors and stem cells to the area. With a combination of these factors, the body has the ability to heal the injury, said Magaziner, a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management.

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