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7 Years After a Knee Stem Cell Injection: Back for a Top Up!
Cheryl (CE) is a 65 year old woman treated in 2008 with culture expanded mesenchymal stem cells in a knee stem cell injection who was seen back in the clinic this week. It’s always a “blast from the past” for me to see these long-term follow-ups. Cheryl had 5 years of complete relief and her knee…read more
Watch a Knee Stem Cell Injection Review in 10 Seconds!
I last blogged about this patient in October of 2014 after she had a second knee stem cell injection through Dr. Rob Kramberg, one of our NY/NJ Regenexx Network providers. Despite her patello-femoral arthritis, she’s now performing the Hang Power Clean and Snatch for 35 reps in CrossFit! She’s taking it slow, so we’ll have…read more
Can You Treat a Meniscus Tear Without Surgery?
The research support on using surgery to treat meniscus tears is collapsing. Study after study shows that this common surgery doesn’t work and likely sets patients up for more problems down the road. However, there’s one type of meniscus tear that has been thought to always require surgery – a flipped bucket handle tear. This type…read more
Why Deal with ACL Surgery Complications?
ACL surgery complications are real. I’ve blogged on many including early onset arthritis, poor position sense in the knee, and high re-tear rates. Is there a way to avoid those complications by avoiding the surgery altogether? The ACL is the major front-back stabilizer of the knee. It can be torn during athletics and is often…read more
Skiing with Knee Arthritis: Can Stem Cells Help?
Is skiing with knee arthritis possible? Severe knee arthritis is a tough problem. The cartilage is all gone and bone spurs have taken over. Can stem cells get patients back on their skis? When we first began stem cell injections for arthritis a decade ago, we figured that the severity of the knee arthritis would…read more
Our Knee ACL Stem Cell Procedure Featured in Local News…
We’ve been treating knee ACL tears for quite a while now with only a precise injection of stem cells. This procedure has shown some very impressive before and after results as well as the MRI images to match. Last week, without our knowledge, a high school athlete that we had treated was featured in his local paper…read more
Helping a Firefighter Keep Kicking!
Many of our patients have a similar story. They’re active people, often pursuing a dream that requires them to be active, and then one or more injuries catch up with them and their dream is placed on hold. They do their research and soon learn that traditional orthopedic surgical procedures aren’t the answer, so they…read more
