Interventional Orthobiologics

Interventional orthobiologics is a medical specialty that treats musculoskeletal conditions with image-guided injections of orthobiologics, including blood and bone marrow concentrate containing mesenchymal stem cells. This approach promotes healing and improves function, offering a non-surgical alternative to traditional orthopedic procedures. Regenexx customizes these treatments to individual needs, ensuring they are safe and compliant with regulatory standards.

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Making Interventional Orthobiologics Standard of Care Requires Policing

A blog reader who is a physician in Florida recently asked many colleagues what to do about a local chiropractic clinic that is aggressively advertising that their midlevel treats spine with stem cell therapy. My response was that her most effective move would be bringing this issue to the attention of the chiropractic board. Why…read more

The Case For and Against Midlevels in Interventional Orthobiologics

There’s a debate raging in interventional orthobiologics that’s just below the surface and starting to boil over into everyone’s reality. Should midlevels be using these techniques to treat patients? Is this ethical? Right? Wrong? Good? Bad? Let’s dig in. What is  Midlevel? A midlevel is a physician extender. The category includes both physician assistants (PAs)…read more

The Proper Use of Interventional Orthobiologics Requires Reading Your Own MRIs!

So much of what I do every day to help patients relies on three key skills. Today we’ll go over one of those or how to read MRI images and why that’s critical for a successful Interventional Orthobiologics practice. Let’s dig in. What Is Interventional Orthobiologics? Interventional Orthobiologics is the practice of injecting Orthobiologics into…read more

Announcing Our 2023 Annual Interventional Orthobiologics Fellowship

11 years ago back in 2011, we began a Fellowship program. This weekend we announced our 2023 edition of that program. Let’s dig in. What Is a Fellowship? To become a Doctor you attend college and then you go through 4 years of Medical school. After that, it’s a year of Internship and then Residency…read more

Regenexx Annual Meeting Today

Today is our annual Regenexx Affiliates meeting. We do this every year so that our doctors all remain on the same page. Let’s dig in. The Regenexx Network We have the world’s largest specialty-trained Interventional Orthobiologics physician network. Right now that’s about 80 sites and we add about 10-20 sites a year, so by the…read more

What’s the Purpose of a Neck Facet Injection?

These past few weeks I’ve had a number of patients with Neck Instability who are confused as to why we perform Neck Facet injections with Orthobiologics. So today I’ll dive into this topic and try to help everyone get on the same page. Let’s dig in. What Is a Neck Facet Joint? Your spine is…read more

Why Are Interventional Pain Physicians Becoming Spine Surgeons?

We’ve all started attending in-person conferences again while some are still virtual. Having not been doing this for two years, one of the things that startled me was the number of booths selling percutaneous fusion devices to interventional pain physicians. So what’s up? Is this a good or a bad trend? What Is an Interventional…read more

How Does Orthopedic Surgery Stack Up to Interventional Orthopedics?

As I have shown a few times, orthopedic surgery has an embarrassingly poor evidence base. I recently covered a new study that helped confirm this issue a few weeks ago and I have since performed a deep dive to compare how Interventional Orthopedics stacks up. Let’s dive in. The Old Gaurd versus the New Kid…read more
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