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Ankle Osteoarthritis Treatments - San Rafael, CA

Eliminate your ankle pain

Regenexx solutions provide a non-surgical option for many suffering from pain and loss of function due to a foot or ankle injury. To learn more about whether Regenexx could be a solution for you, fill out our online candidacy form. One of our patient care coordinators will work with you to take the next steps toward recovery. Let’s talk today.

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899 Northgate Drive, #400 San Rafael, CA 94903

Avoid Ankle Surgery with Regenexx

Osteoarthritis of the ankle leads to tenderness, pain, swelling, stiffness, and even an inability to bear weight that in turn change how you walk leading to additional stress on other parts of the foot and increased likelihood of additional injury. When arthritis reaches a point where quality of life is significantly compromised, one of several invasive surgical interventions may be recommended including ankle fusion, a procedure that uses screws to severely limit ankle mobility, or ankle joint replacement, a complex procedure that involves replacing a part of the extremely complex ankle joint. Both of these surgical options come with significant downtime and need for pain management.

During this outpatient procedure, our expert physicians use precise image guidance to inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents into the exact areas of damage to tighten and stabilize your ankle for better function and mobility. Best of all, your downtime will be a fraction of surgery, with little to no need for opioid pain medications or time off of work. Call our patient care coordinators today to get started on your path to recovery.

Regenexx Benefits

  • Increased function
  • Pain reduction
  • Most individuals do not experience extensive downtime
  • Minimal time off of work
  • No surgery
  • Minimal use of mobility tools (crutches, etc.)
  • Minimal disruption of regular routine

899 Northgate Drive
#400
San Rafael, CA 94903

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Dr. Handleman has long appreciated the importance of considering every patient as a unique individual and emphasizes a holistic, hands-on approach to diagnosis and treatment.

His medical career began in family medicine with an emphasis on musculoskeletal problems and osteopathic manipulative treatment. In 2003, Dr. Handleman became interested in the field of prolotherapy.

He traveled to Honduras in 2004 with the Hackett-Hemwall Foundation to participate in a prolotherapy training and medical mission. He returned on a yearly basis for two weeks of intensive prolotherapy training and missionary medical work. Then returned for three additional years as a prolotherapy instructor.

Dr. Handleman is trained in and has been using musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKU/S) diagnostically and musculoskeletal ultrasound guided injections for ligaments, muscles, joints, tendons, and nerves. He has long experience utilizing fluoroscopic guidance for interventional injections.

Dr. Handleman has completed extensive training in procedures using Regenexx injectates at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic with the founding physicians of Regenexx and additional training at our Oceanside, California medical center.

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Areas treated: Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine

Areas Treated

Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine

*This provider is NOT authorized by Regenexx to treat the C0-C1 or C1-C2 levels of the neck or CCI (craniocervical instability).

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