Hip & Spine
Back & Spine Pain
For carefully selected patients, facet-joint and disc-related low back pain can respond to image-guided regenerative therapy — but the spine demands far more caution than any other area.
Why regenerative therapy applies
For facet-mediated and certain disc-related pain, image-guided PRP or cellular therapy can be a reasonable non-surgical option. Accurate diagnosis is everything.
Are you a candidate?
We're deliberately conservative. Nerve compression, instability, and significant stenosis are not regenerative problems — we refer those.
We turn patients away when the evidence says a therapy won't help. If a different path — or no treatment — serves you better, we'll say so at your consultation, before you've spent anything.
→Your options
Treatments we'd consider.
?Questions patients ask
Straight answers.
Can stem cells treat back pain?
For selected facet- and disc-related pain, regenerative therapy can help. Many causes of back pain are not regenerative problems, so diagnosis comes first.
Should I just wait and see if it gets worse?
Waiting is the one thing that works against you. These therapies do the most for early-to-moderate joint and tendon disease — the window where tissue can still respond. Once a joint collapses to bone-on-bone, the evidence for regeneration drops and surgery becomes the honest answer. If you're a candidate today, you may not be in two years. A free consultation gives you a clear read on where you are right now.
How much does treatment cost?
Stem cell therapy at Apex starts at $4,500 per joint (typically $4,500–$7,500); physician-performed PRP from $1,500; exosome therapy from $4,500. Stem cell protocols include PRP and a red light package in one inclusive fee. Your exact price is set at your free consultation, with HSA/FSA and financing available.
Is it covered by insurance?
No. U.S. insurers classify regenerative therapy for orthopedic and systemic conditions as investigational, so it is out of pocket. IV ketamine is usually self-pay. We keep care accessible with transparent pricing and financing.
Is it safe?
Serious adverse events are rare. The most common effects are temporary soreness or swelling for a few days. Every treatment is physician-performed under sterile, image-guided technique, and we screen candidacy carefully first.
Free consultation
Find out if you're a candidate.
A private consultation with Dr. Abdullah about your goals, your imaging, and your options — with an honest answer and a clear price. No obligation.
- Honest candidacy — we'll tell you if it won't help
- A clear, itemized price before you commit
- 0% financing · HSA / FSA accepted
Prefer to talk now? Call (972) 768-2328.