Which hip problems do you evaluate?

Hip osteoarthritis, labral tears, bursitis and tendonitis around the hip, and pain that has persisted after an old injury. Your imaging review tells us which is driving your symptoms.

How is the treatment given?

Typically as an image-guided injection into the hip joint or the affected soft tissue, sometimes combined with intravenous delivery, in a single visit to our licensed clinic in San José.

My pain is at the side of the hip, not the groin. Does that matter?

Yes, and it helps. Pain at the outer hip more often comes from the tendons and bursa around the joint than from the joint itself. It changes where treatment is directed.

When might I notice a change?

Responses vary. Some patients report changes within weeks; others over several months. We follow up with you on a set schedule.

Who is not a candidate?

Active infection, certain cancers, and some other conditions rule treatment out. Your medical review determines candidacy, not this page.

Hip Pain & Injury Stem Cell Treatment

How stem cell therapy may help with hip pain

The hip absorbs the strain of walking, sitting, standing and stairs, all day, every day. When cartilage wears or the soft tissue around the joint is injured, the body often cannot restore it fully on its own. Rest, medication and cortisone manage the symptoms. They do not change the environment inside and around the joint.

Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their ability to calm chronic inflammation in the hip and its surrounding tissue.
Research examines how cell signalling may affect inflammation and the tissue environment. Evidence and clinical outcomes vary by application.
Treatment is delivered to the joint or the affected tissue under imaging guidance.
Cells are prepared in our own laboratory and used fresh, never frozen.
The protocol is written for your hip, your imaging and your goals.

Concerns to discuss with your care team

Persistent hip or groin pain

Present for months, and no longer explained by a single bad day.

Outer hip pain

The ache over the bony point of the hip that flares when you lie on it, as in bursitis.

Stiffness and lost motion

Bending, crossing your legs, getting in and out of the car.

A changed stride

Shorter steps, a limp, and the muscles around the hip weakening from disuse.

Who may be a candidate

Adults with chronic hip pain or injury, including early osteoarthritis, labral tears, bursitis and tendonitis, who have not found lasting relief from physical therapy, medication or injections, may be evaluated. Candidacy is decided by our physicians after a medical review of your history and imaging, never by a form.

Treatment is not offered where there is active infection, certain cancers, or other conditions identified in review.

What to expect

1. Evaluation

A call with a patient advisor, then a medical review of your records and hip imaging.

2. Treatment plan

Protocol, schedule and the full investment, written for your case and discussed with you before you travel.

3. Treatment in San José

Travel and stay arranged for you. Treatment by our physicians in our Ministry of Health–licensed clinic.

4. Follow-up care

Scheduled check-ins with our team after you return home.

Investment

Each plan is built for one patient. In your consultation we walk through the full investment and exactly what it includes: cells, clinical care, and the arrangements around your stay.

The Cellebration approach

Fresh, never frozen. Ask how cells are prepared and evaluated for your proposed care.
Physician-led. Clinical decisions by our medical team, in a licensed clinic.
An informed discussion. Review the evidence, limitations and alternatives relevant to your condition.
Personalized support. A care team helps coordinate the treatment journey.

Hip Pain & Injury