Conservative Care
Conservative care refers to non-invasive or minimally invasive treatment approaches aimed at managing health conditions and promoting overall well-being. This approach often emphasizes lifestyle modifications, physical therapy, and other non-surgical interventions to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life.
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Steroid anti-inflammatories are powerful drugs at suppressing swelling. They are very commonly injected into joints that have arthritis and they generally work for a few weeks to months to relieve pain. However, is this a good idea? Many recent studies would argue that this is a really bad practice that should be stopped. There are…read more
What is Wobenzym? Is there evidence it helps with arthritis?
I’ve had many arthritis patients come in through the years who claim that Wobenzym helps them, so what is Wobenzym? Is there data that shows it helps arthritis? How does that data stack up against more well known arthritis supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin? How about against anti-inflammatory supplements like curcumin? Wobenzym is a proprietary…read more What is Regenokine?
What is regenokine? This past week I evaluated a patient from Connecticut who works in finance. He had been to Germany to get the Regenokine treatment on his low back, which didn’t work. He had educated himself quite extensively about his spine and relayed some fascinating things about the state of the art of spine…read more Supplements to Save Cartilage: New Research Shows Glucosamine/Chondroitin Work to Protect Cartilage
Are there supplements to save cartilage? I went to the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons web-site the other day and looked up glucosamine. Knowing the research on both glucosamine and chondroitin and arthritis well, I was dumbfounded when I saw that the site said that no research showed these supplements protected cartilage, but they could…read more Hip Impingement Exercises: Can You Fix It with Therapy and Avoid Surgery?
Can hip impingement exercises help avoid surgery? The diagnosis of hip impingement that leads to surgery has been all the rage lately, despite research showing that in some cases, what’s diagnosed as “impingement” may actually be protecting rather than harming the joint. What we don’t know is how simple changes in posture can impact FAI…read more Foot Fusion Complications and Wrist Surgery Side Effects: A Tale of Two Screws…
If you’re concerned about foot fusion complications or wrist surgery side effects…read on. This week I evaluated two patients who have been regrettably bitten by the big complications associated with big orthopedic surgery procedures. Both back to back patients had an issue with a screw placed to electively fuse an area in hopes of relieving pain…read more Want to Shorten High Ankle Sprain Recovery Time? Get Your Platelets Injected for a Faster Recovery
High ankle sprain recovery time can be long because the ankle is often unstable. PRP or platelet rich plasma has been a hot topic in orthopedic care this past few years. While PRP has been shown to help tendonitis better than traditional steroid treatments, one big question was whether it could be used to get…read more Shark Cartilage Side Effects: Mercury and other Nasty Chemicals Detected in 15/16 Brands!
Shark cartilage side effects have hit the medical research world this week with a startling tale of toxic contamination. Glucosamine and chondoitin work well based on numerous objective MRI studies to help cartilage in many patients. One common source of these cartilage components is cartilage taken from sharks. Since sharks are sharks, there’s something gratifying…read more 
