Sports & Regenerative Medicine

What is Sports Medicine?

A physician who practices sports medicine cares for patients who have sustained injuries related to athletic activity. This includes professional and amateur athletes, as well as active individuals who regularly participate in exercise and physical activity. Despite the name, sports medicine also focuses on caring for patients who develop injuries during everyday life, including overuse injuries, work-related injuries, and injuries that occur outside of organized sports.

Key Areas Treated

Musculoskeletal injuries in athletes.
Overuse injuries.
Job-related injuries.
Life-related injuries.
Sports-related injuries.

In summary, a sports medicine doctor specializes in treating patients with all types of musculoskeletal injuries.

Is Sports Medicine Just For Athletes?

No. Sports medicine covers a wide variety of musculoskeletal injuries. While it includes professional and amateur athletes, it also includes regular people who experience injuries during everyday activities. Sports medicine physicians care for patients across all age groups and work with a broad range of activity-related and overuse conditions.

What Types of Treatments We Use?

Physical therapy
Chiropractic treatment
Trigger point injections
Steroid injections
Regenerative medicine–based therapies
Surgical referral, when appropriate

My Philosophy:

In my experience, many injuries may not improve fully without some form of active treatment or intervention. A well-rounded sports medicine physician integrates multiple treatment methods to support the body’s recovery processes. In many cases, these approaches may include regenerative medicine therapies, selected based on the individual needs.

Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine represents a new and exciting area within sports medicine. It allows physicians to perform procedures designed to support the body’s natural repair processes. Because many of the injuries we address do not improve easily on their own, these approaches are used to encourage the body’s intrinsic recovery processes.

Key treatments in Regenerative Medicine

PRP (platelet-rich plasma)
Regenerative biologics
Regenerative peptides
Red light therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Meet Dr. Nick Sadeghi

“The mission of my regenerative clinic is to help you feel better, look better, and support longevity and vitality—so you can remain as active, healthy, and engaged as possible for as long as possible.”

If you’re over 35 and feeling tired, gaining weight, losing motivation, struggling in the gym, or noticing changes in your libido—you’re not crazy. You’re not weak. And you’re definitely not alone.

I felt it too.

Using advanced regenerative and longevity-focused medicine, my practice is designed to support recovery, performance, and healthy aging. Our core treatments focus on optimizing natural biological processes with therapies such as Hormone Replacement Therapy, NAD, Regenerative Biologic treatments, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Peptides, Tenex, EBOO, and other modern techniques.

Dr. Nick Sadeghi

What is PRP and how does It work?

PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. Platelets are cells in your blood that play a key role in the body’s natural response to injury. They help form clots and release growth factors that attract healing cells and reparative structures, supporting tissue healing in the affected area.

How PRP is Administered:

Blood Draw: A small amount of blood is drawn from your arm.
Processing: The platelets are separated from the rest of the blood.
Injection: The concentrated platelets are injected into the targeted area.

Once injected, the platelets promote the body’s natural repair response in the treated area. When combined with an appropriate recovery program, PRP therapy may contribute to improved recovery over time.

How do Stem Cells work and where do they come from?

Stem cells are specialized cells naturally found in the body that play an important role in normal tissue maintenance and repair. One of their defining characteristics is the ability to develop into different tissue types—such as muscle, bone, or cartilage—as part of the body’s natural healing processes. When tissue is injured, the body initiates a complex repair response involving inflammatory signaling, growth factor release, and the recruitment of endogenous stem and progenitor cells. These processes help support tissue repair, regulate inflammation, and restore normal function as part of the body’s innate healing system.

In the context of sports medicine and regenerative medicine, care is focused on supporting the body’s natural repair environment, particularly in conditions involving joints, tendons, ligaments, and other musculoskeletal tissues. Rather than replacing or manipulating stem cells directly, regenerative biologics are designed to work alongside the body’s existing biological processes to support recovery and function over time.

Stem cells naturally reside in several areas of the body, including bone marrow and adipose (fat) tissue, where they contribute to ongoing tissue maintenance and repair. Regenerative biologics may be sourced from these tissues or from carefully screened donor-derived birth tissues. By delivering regenerative biologic therapies to targeted areas, we aim to support the body’s intrinsic repair mechanisms, offering options that can be part of a comprehensive, non-surgical care strategy.

Regenerative biologic therapy continues to be an evolving and promising field focused on supporting the body’s natural capacity for repair and recovery.

What Are Peptides?

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that are related to proteins naturally found in the body, such as hormones, enzymes, and signaling molecules. These proteins and peptides perform very specific biological functions, and peptide-based therapies are designed to support these physiological pathways in a targeted way.

Example: BPC-157

Derived from: A protein fragment originally identified in human stomach tissue
Effect: Studied for its role in supporting tissue health and recovery processes, particularly in musculoskeletal tissues

How do Red light and Hyperbaric work?

Red light therapy:

Red light therapy has several proposed benefits, including supporting mitochondrial function, which may lead to increased ATP (energy) production within cells. This increase in cellular energy can help support tissue recovery and repair processes.

Hyperbaric oxygen:

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves treatment in a pressurized chamber, which increases oxygen delivery to tissues. Adequate oxygen availability plays an important role in normal tissue repair and cellular function, as oxygen is required for many biological processes involved in tissue maintenance.

Combined Effect:

Increased oxygen: Supports recovery and tissue function
Increased energy: Supports cellular repair processes

Conclusion:

Sports medicine is a field that focuses on the care of injuries involving the joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. The management of these conditions can be complex and sometimes challenging. Some treatment options extend beyond traditional approaches and may be used to support recovery and function. For this reason, it is important to work with a physician who is experienced across a broad range of treatment modalities, understands how to integrate them thoughtfully, and takes a proactive approach to patient care.