Bone Marrow Concentrate
Bone marrow concentrate (or “Concentrated Bone Marrow” or “Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate” or “BMAC”), is a concentrated form of autologous bone marrow. Bone marrow concentrate is the result of centrifuging bone marrow to obtain a smaller volume which is more highly concentrated with cells and growth factors and therefore more useful as an injectate.
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Does stem cell therapy for back pain actually work? If so, can stem cell therapy work for degenerative disc disease? What kinds work better than others? Is stem cell therapy covered by insurance? And does Stem Cell Therapy Work for Back Pain? Let’s dig in. My Street Cred on Stem Cell Therapy for Back Pain…read more
How Long Does Stem Cell Therapy Last for Knees?
One of the biggest questions I get from patients who have knee arthritis and want to avoid knee replacement is how long does stem cell therapy last for knees? Interestingly, we’re the only clinic system on earth that can answer that question as we began offering our patients stem cell therapy for knee arthritis in…read more Can The Patient’s Bone Marrow Heal a Fracture Non-union?
There’s nothing worse than having a fracture and waiting for months for it to heal only to find out it’s not healing. That’s what happened to a recent patient I treated in Grand Cayman. While his orthopedic surgeon wanted to pull the trigger on a second big surgery, he opted to use his own bone…read more Can You Get Rid of a Cervical Disc Bulge with an Injection of Bone Marrow Stem Cells?
The holy grail of neck and back disc treatment is regrowing new discs by injecting something. However, so far, no clinical study to date has really confirmed that this is possible. Having said that, we’ve seen that injecting special stem cell types into low back discs can get rid of disc bulges. This morning I’d…read more Waiting on ACL Surgery Protects Knee Cartilage
Repairing the ACL within a few weeks or months of injury has become the standard of care. However, is this really best for the patient? A new study demonstrates that we may be harming more patients with this approach than we’re helping. Let’s review. ACL Reconstruction I have seen many surgeons conclude that ACL reconstruction…read more Hernigou’s Game Changing Bone Marrow Stem Cell Slides
Day one of the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation meeting was a great lineup, and we began with a lecture from the father of modern orthobiologics, Philippe Hernigou from Paris, France. He had some game-changing slides that I wanted to go over as the data was remarkable. So let’s dive in this morning. Hernigou and Bone Marrow…read more Can You Inject Orthobiologics into the Bone Using Ultrasound?
Regenerative medicine has a quality problem. I see it every day. We have medical doctors and chiropractors who hear about a stem cell-based therapy being effective and then take a weekend course to learn about the treatment. However, they soon cut corners and costs and distill it to its most basic form, reducing its efficacy…read more My All Stem Cell Type Orthopedic Stem Cell Research Infographic for 2018
(Click here for a larger view) A few days ago, I published my 2018 version of the orthopedic bone marrow stem cell research infographic. Since last year, I’ve also published an annual all cell types version, which adds in the research being published on adipose (fat) and birth tissue stem cells. This year I also…read more 
