Alternative to Surgery
Discover non-surgical and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional procedures with Regenexx® treatments. Specializing in orthopedic issues such as osteoarthritis, joint injuries, and spine pain, our innovative approach harnesses the healing power of your own body. Explore how our research-based techniques and patented protocols may help you avoid invasive surgeries
Subscribe to the BlogHip Labrum Surgery Results: Can Injections Replace Surgery?
Can you get hip labrum surgery results without the surgery? We’ve been using precise platelet rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections for hip labral tears for many years with promising outcomes. This data has been reported as part of the larger research paper we recently published on hip arthritis. However, having other doctors validating the…read more
Microfracture Knee Alternatives: RIP Knee Microfracture?
Knee microfracture surgery is a common method used for cartilage repair. But does it work? A recent study says that microfracture knee alternatives should be used because the procedure is ineffective and should be abandoned. Knee microfracture is used for potholes in the cartilage. The theory is that poking or drilling small holes in the bone…read more Are You an NSAID Addict? What Can You Do?
You’re getting older and you can’t hit the gym or get through that ski vacation without popping some Motrin or Aleve. Or maybe your doctor put you on Celebrex or Mobic to help the pain you have in several joints? Did you know that these drugs, called NSAIDs are dangerous to your health? NSAID stands for…read more SI Joint Fusion Problems vs. Stem Cell Injections
Many patients who have intractable SI joint pain who opt for surgery eventually experience SI Joint Fusion problems. As an alternative to this invasive surgery, do stem cell injections work for chronic SI joint problems? One of the advantages of 10 years of stem cell use for orthopedic injuries is that I have patients who…read more Neck Nerve Ablation: Why Ablate When You Can Regenerate?
A revolution in medicine quietly occurred in the 90’s that didn’t make the press or get screamed from the mountaintops, but it was a game changer none the less. Smart people figured out that neck joints were being injured in what was amorphously known as “whiplash”. The revolution came when someone figured out that neck…read more The Evolution of a Thumb Arthritis Surgery Alternative: Cell Therapies Are Only a Tool
Thumb arthritis is an epidemic in our keyboard heavy and text savvy society. However, thumb arthritis in this area isn’t fully baked, leaving many patients to seek a thumb arthritis surgery alternative. In addition, our quest for an injection procedure that could replace surgery demonstrates a critical point about the future of cell therapies –…read more
Knee Osteonecrosis Alternatives: Can a Precise Injection Rescue Dying Bone?
Are there viable knee osteonecrosis alternatives outside of joint replacement? Avascular necrosis a.k.a. osteonecrosis is a horrible disease of the bone where the structure often collapses. Having said that, we’ve successfully treated many cases by using a minimally invasive method to place the patient’s own stem cells into the area of dying bone. I’d like…read more
Thumb Arthritis Surgery Recovery: What a Mess…
We can help the majority of patients with thumb arthritis without the need for invasive surgery. However, we also see some patients we can’t help. One such patient tried a platelet injection to avoid a protracted thumb arthritis surgery recovery and this didn’t help. So rather than moving on to the next step in our…read more 
