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
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Are there reasons to look for an ACL surgery alternative? We often see lax ACL ligaments as a result of ACL surgery. A new study just published may explain why, as it found that in certain patients with allografts (an ACL that came from another patient), the ligaments were lax when there was cellular evidence that the…read more
Knee Stem Cell Injections in a Patient with Recurring Knee Pain after Micro Fracture Surgery
Can we help a patient who has returning knee pain after micro fracture surgery with just an injection of his own stem cells? Do you have knee pain after microfracture surgery? TM is a 50 year old male who was first seen by our clinic in June of 2011 with a 3-4 year history of left knee…read more
Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Alternative Has Poor Outcome
A study this week questions the efficacy of what has become a very popular hip surgery alternative for hip arthritis patients-hip resurfacing. The hip replacement alternative involves removing less bone than a total hip replacement and placing a cap over the femur head rather than removing it all together. This method of hip replacement burst on the scene about…read more
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Infographic
The rewrite of the Orthopedics 2.0 book will take the form of various infographics which will introduce each chapter. The goal of this new format will be to provide an easy to read and graphical version of various topics and then also provide supporting in-depth text for each section as well. This Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Infographic…read more
Why Statins are Really Bad for You
As you know, we have seen statin cholesterol drugs do really bad things to stem cells in culture. On the other end of that spectrum, we’ve also seen high triglycerides due to metabolic syndrome hurt stem cells. One of our patients who was instructed to get off statin drugs before her stem cell procedure recently sent this article by MIT professor Dr. Stefanie…read more Knee PCL Laxity Fixed through a Needle
What are PCL treatment options? You may never have heard of the knee PCL ligament, although its name sounds a little like its more popular brother – the knee ACL. PCL stands for posterior cruciate ligament. This is the “duct tape” type ligament that keeps your knee from going too far backwards that lives right next to the ACL.…read more Squat Injuries-You Mean Lifting Large Amounts of Weight with your Spine is a Bad Idea?
Squat injuries? We frequently see low back pain patients who injure themselves performing a squat lift, where the weight lifting bar is held by the shoulders and neck and a squat-type movement is performed. Squats and dead lifts (where the athlete bends forward and lifts a barbell to a standing position), are the most common weight lifting…read more Ankle Fusion Alternatives? Severe Ankle Arthritis Treated with Regenexx-SD
Are there ankle fusion alternatives that only involve injections without surgery? CB is a 39 year old woman who was in a motor vehicle crash several years ago and was told she needed an ankle fusion. She then searched the internet seeking ankle fusion alternatives and found our clinic. In her car crash, she sustained…read more 
