2 Years after Knee Stem Cell Injections and Still Running

Can knee stem cell injections keep a 65 year old running? Likely not every 65 yo old man, but MB is a 65 yo man who was first seen by our clinic in 2010 by Dr. Hanson. He reported knee pain that had been worsening for 1-2 years and at that time was a 5/10.…read more

Helping a Soccer Player with Knee Meniscus Tears get his Game Back with Stem Cells

Can the pain from an unstable knee with knee meniscus tears be helped with stem cells? VM is a 33 year old recreational soccer player who was first seen by our clinic in Jan 2012. At that point he had suffered with two years of left greater than right knee pain.  He had no specific…read more

Healing another Knee ACL Ligament with Stem Cells?

Can stem cells heal a complete knee ACL tear injury? We’ve already reported on patients where we were able to fix high grade ACL tears with just an injection of stem cells. This looks like another such patient. LW is a 43 year old woman seen in April by Dr. Hanson for a 1 month old knee injury that occurred while…read more

Helping a Hiker’s Knee without Stem Cells

Can you fix a hiker’s knee without stem cells?  LV is a 60 year old active hiker who experienced knee pain in the summer of 2011 after a backpacking trip for 3 days. She tried two cortisone injections and one round of hyaluronic acid, all with no help. Dr. Hanson found laxity in the ACL and MCL, an aggravated patellar tendon,…read more

Cycling Dreams and Knee Stem Cell Injections

Peter and Barbara are a couple in their 50’s who are very active. Like many cyclists, their knees began wearing out and they searched for options. Obviously, knee replacement wouldn’t be their first choice due to their very high activity levels. Both had Regenexx-SD knee stem cell injections through Dr. Schultz as well as injections to tighten…read more

World’s First Regenerative Medicine injection under Direct Visualization with Needle Arthroscope

First Arthroscopic Regenerative Medicine Injection…  We are proud to announce what we understand to be the world’s first injection of regenerative therapies into a knee ACL under direct visualization through a needle arthroscope. This marks another significant step in offering our patients knee acl surgery alternatives. Also, in keeping with our orthopedics 2.0 philosophy, we continue to push…read more

ACL Tear Stem Cell Treatment…No Surgery

Is there such a  an ACL Tear Stem Cell Treatment? Michael is a 52 year old male with history of a meniscus tear and an ACL tear. He injured his ACL playing basketball and was told that he needed to get the ACL removed and replaced. Not wanting that major surgery and looking for a surgery alternative,…read more

10 Month Follow-up on Knee Stem Cell Injections

TG is an extremely active 42 year old female with an 8 year history of bilateral knee pain when she was first evaluated in May of 2011. She had tried and failed acupuncture, supplements, physical therapy, and Euflexxa injections. She had also tried and failed knee lateral release surgeries. She was diagnosed with knee ACL…read more