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ACL injuries affect people in massively different ways, and yet all these people have one unfortunate thing in common: they often get told that surgery is their only option.
We’re here to tell you that that’s not true. The body is wonderfully capable of healing itself, and often just needs to be given a little extra help without having to jump under the knife and deal with all the complications that surgery can cause.
That’s where we here at Eternity come in.
At Eternity, we are most well-known for our integrated approach to healing. We combine western medicine, eastern medicine, and modern medicine approaches to ensure the highest patient outcomes possible, delivering the highest chance of healing and recovery.
Our bodies are capable of healing and regenerating themselves if we provide them with the right opportunity to do so. This is what our non-surgical solutions are all about, creating an environment for the body to heal itself and avoid drugs and surgery.
We understand how much your ACL tear is affecting you in your day-to-day life, your sports, and your mental health. On top of all that, it’s even harder to wrap your head around being told that you need surgery to replace your partial or full ACL tear and then go through a long, tough recovery process afterwards.
Here at Eternity, we take surgery out of the equation completely.
We give the body the right opportunity to heal itself, saving your ACL rather than replacing it. This is done through regenerative medicine, which includes using the power of stem cells to provide a healing environment that is much less invasive than surgery, has the potential to get you back to your sports and activities much quicker, and makes your post-treatment recovery journey much easier and less painful.
Our non-surgical, drug-free solution to ACL recovery is unique to every person. We’ll diagnose exactly what your problem is, why the pain is happening, and what the steps are to fixing the issue for good. Our highly trained team will create a customized treatment plan that’ll take you from your very first consultation all the way to the day where you enjoy your favorite activities without pain!
As we treat your ACL tear using our cutting-edge stem cell therapy, we’ll utilize other treatments such as physical rehabilitation to get your muscles and joints moving properly again, platelet- rich plasma (PRP) treatment to accelerate the healing process, healthy habits education to ensure that you get the most out of our therapy, and acupuncture/massage to have you feeling your best every time you leave our clinic!
Our team is dedicated to walking with you throughout the entire process, and we look forward to helping you heal your ACL and get back to living pain-free!
Get in touch with us today to take hold of your life in a way you never have before.
The ACL is an important ligament in your knee that connects your thigh bone and your shin bone. It’s mainly there to help stabilize the knee and keep your shin bone from sliding too far forward or twisting too much.
Every person’s recovery varies, especially after surgery. You may get back to normal after surgery quickly, or maybe after several months to years – but there is always a risk that it will never be the same. That is why many Physical Therapists and health practitioners recommend waiting and trying less invasive techniques like we do here at Eternity before going into surgery.
An ACL can be torn completely or partially. We often use “grades” to describe how severe the tear is, ranging from grade 1 which is more of an aggressive stretch of the ligament without much damage or stability issues, to grade 3 which is when the ACL splits completely into two pieces.
Some common signs that you have an ACL tear is when you have:
We’d be happy to assist you in getting a correct diagnosis on what happened to your ACL so that you can get the proper care for your injury!
We here at Eternity follow the strong evidence that shows how the body can heal itself given the right opportunity. Using cutting-edge treatments of high-grade stem cells, we put your body into a state of recovery and healing, helping you SAVE your ACL rather than having to replace it through surgery.
Our team at Eternity Health Partners is focused on providing exceptional care and guidance to our clients. Our team works with clients to understand their lifestyles and goals and to come up with an appropriate anti-aging approach.
Liz started doing personal blood draws after her son, Dashiell, was born with Zellwegers disease. His diagnosis required numerous blood draws and drug levels throughout his life. After sitting through long wait times at the labs followed by watching many different phlebotomists, many new to the job, struggle to find his veins, often poking him multiple times, as a seasoned phlebotomist, Liz decided to draw his blood at home and hand deliver it to the lab myself. Soon after she began doing personal touch blood draws so she can now offer that same personalized service to you.
Liz graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in Biology in 1994. She moved to Santa Barbara and earned her phlebotomy certificate in 1995. Liz began working at St. Francis Medical Center in the Physical Therapy Department and quickly transferred to the Laboratory. Perfecting her venipuncture techniques on all floors of the hospital, including post-operative patients, pregnant women going into labor, sick or premature babies, and emergency room patrons, she then improved her patient care skills working for internal medicine doctors, one of whom was the Medical Director of Hospice and won Doctor of the Year. In 1999, Liz started working with a group of local retinal surgeons. Her primary job consisted of injecting dye into arm veins and photographing its flow through the patients retinal vessels. When patients are worried about their diagnosis or apprehensive about the procedure because of difficult veins, her quick, almost pain free needle stick and kind but professional bed side manner would put them at ease.
The various settings and patients Liz has encountered over the years have enabled her to become very skilled at finding the smallest and most fragile of vessels. Her specialities include infants and the elderly, diabetics of all ages, patients with rolling veins, on blood thinners or chemotherapy. She lives in downtown Santa Barbara, travels from Goleta to Carpintera and brings all the necessary supplies directly to you. All she needs from you is a lab request and your home or office becomes an instant draw station. Appointment times are very flexible, and she is friendly, reliable and punctual. Be kind to your arm and treat yourself to the luxury blood draw you deserve!!!
Mike brings more than just a medical perspective to his clients; at the age of 14, he began an athletic career as a pole-vaulter that would end up taking him on an incredible journey over the next 13 years of his life. Throughout his athletic journey Mike was constantly working to find the ideal balance of fitness and proper nutrition in order to maximize his performances. Combined with his medical knowledge the years of athletic experience provide a unique and successful combination that serve to benefit his staff and clients.
“After I shifted the focus of my practice from Sports Medicine into Nuclear Medicine specifically Interventional Endocrinology. I found myself questioning our western medical paradigm…Here I was performing thyroid cancer and Hyperthyroidism treatments with harmful radical thyroid radioactive ablations which really made me take a hard look in the mirror and become more of a researcher to find safer and more effective options to better treat my clients. During my research I realized that there were very few, if any, medically directed programs focused towards achieving a “Healthier Lifestyle” rather than typical “Diet” fads.” A few years later after training and working with some of the worlds foremost Bio-identical Hormone Replacement specialists I became Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Sort of just found my passion and the answers I had been looking for with this new specialty finally after years of treating people with the Band-Aid “fix it when its broken” mentality instead of at the root cause.”
Mike has spent the last 10 years in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine. He has trained over 120 physicians in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and consulting for their practices. Today his vision is a reality, and clients from all of the world come to benefit from the successful programs that have been established at Age Management Institute Santa Barbara. He firmly believes in educating the patient about the importance of good nutrition, hormone balance, stress management, and regular exercise is the key to aging well and having a high quality of life well into your golden years.