We Invented Orthopedic Stem Cell Injections: An 8-Year Hip Follow-up

We invented orthopedic stem cell injections for arthritis. That’s a true statement, as while there were one or two physicians using bone marrow concentrate as part of specific surgeries before we began using stem cells, there was nobody injecting stem cells to treat arthritis. I was reminded of that this week when a patient who…read more

The Difference Between Amniotic Stem Cell Scams and Regenexx

There are many differences between real innovative stem cell care and the chiropractic clinic Amniotic Stem Cell Scams using dead amniotic stem cells. One of those is Candidacy grading. This means that the physician offering the care has extensive data that he can reference to determine whether or not the patient is a Good, Fair,…read more

New Patient Outcome App: We’re Upping Our Own Game

We’ve always published our outcomes. What’s bizarre is that few other clinics have followed suit. Maybe it’s because we’ve been doing this work longer than any other clinic. Now we’re upping our game again with a level of transparency that doesn’t exist for any other stem cell clinic—real-time outcomes that patients can access online. Outcomes and…read more

The Side Effects of Hip Labrum Surgery: Brian’s Story

Yesterday was my last day seeing my patients at the licensed, advanced stem-cell-culture site in Grand Cayman. It’s been a great week, capped off with a heartfelt thank you from a young medical student we have been able to help through the years. His thanks are really the quintessential reason every doctor is a doctor—to help…read more

A Regenexx Hip Patient Update: Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

For physicians, like any expert, there’s what you know versus what you don’t. Breaking that down further, there is what you know, what you know you don’t know, and what you don’t know you don’t know. The last category is a problem for doctors, as these days it’s easy to look like an idiot because…read more

Hip Arthritis Stem Cell Injection: 2.5 Years Later…

Hip arthritis has always been harder to treat with stem cells. However, despite that fact, we have helped quite a few patients through the years. Case in point this morning is Sheri who is two and a half years out from her hip arthritis stem cell injection. Sheri was 51-years old when she presented to…read more

Making a Hamstring Surgery Decision? Meet Abby…

Abby is a middle aged woman who is very active in high level yoga and was recently faced with a difficult hamstring surgery decision. She came to see me last year with a hamstrings tear where one surgeon had told her to operate and a second had said to try PRP. She’s now about 95%…read more

Helping a College Athlete Avoid Hip Labrum Surgery

Austin Groth is a 21 year old rising senior at Buena Vista University and collegiate track and field athlete who competes in the 100 and 400 Hurdles. He injured his hip in his sophomore year and the increasing pain was threatening his athletic career. He sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a hip labral tear, and surgery…read more