For a long time, the advice for chronic joint pain was always to pop some pills and, when they're no longer effective, commit to a total joint replacement. But no one can deny that the idea of permanent metal hardware and months of rehab is often just as scary as the pain itself. The medical scene in Chicago is changing. Instead of jumping straight to surgery, doctors are now using regenerative medicine to help the body heal itself. The rest of the world is on it too, with the global regenerative medicine market projected to skyrocket from USD $16 billion in 2023 to USD $49 billion by 2028.¹