Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint condition characterized by the breakdown of cartilage in the knee joint. This breakdown leads to pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced mobility in the knee. Over time, bone spurs may develop, further contributing to discomfort and limitation of movement.
Subscribe to the BlogWhy Middle Aged People Should Ignore Cartilage Loss and Meniscus Tears
The orthopedic community is being turned on it’s head right now. For example, while we have physicians who almost universally agree that cartilage loss in the knee causes pain and/or that a meniscus tear also causes pain, the recent research isn’t cooperating. This blog will be a little more steeped in medical jargon than most,…read more
Regenexx Knee Osteoarthritis Stem Cell Treatment Study Results
Regenexx® Announces Positive Results From Largest Knee Osteoarthritis Stem Cell Treatment Study to Date Denver, CO September 9, 2015 — Regenexx®, a nationwide network of doctors specializing in regenerative medicine and advanced interventional orthopedic techniques, today announced the results of a peer-reviewed research study of 840 patients treated for knee osteoarthritis. All patients were treated…read more
Have Knee Arthritis? Get Your Magnesium Checked!
Long before almond and soy milk in every flavor, and those amazing kale chips you can get in health food stores, mothers used to tell their children to drink their milk and eat their spinach. We’ve already learned Mom was right about the milk; turns out she was right about the spinach too! Spinach is…read more Meniscus Surgery Arthritis: Removing a Small Amount of Meniscus Causes Problems
Is there such a thing as meniscus surgery arthritis? We’ve known since the 1940s that removing the knee meniscus when it was torn was a dumb idea. Since then many studies have shown that patents who get knee meniscus surgery are more likely to get knee arthritis. The knee arthroscopy community has generally responded that…read more Knee Arthritis Gel Injection Gets Beat Again by Platelet Rich Plasma!
Knee arthritis gel injection has become a common treatment. The gel is called hyaluronic acid and provides most patients with 6 months to a year of relief. However, when compared head to head, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections tend to outperform knee gel shots. Now a recent animal study shows PRP is also better at…read more Thinking of Knee Gel Injections? Follow These Two Rules to Maximize Outcome
I get asked quite a bit whether knee gel injections will help or harm a planned stem cell procedure. To review, these injections (also sometimes called rooster comb injections since some are derived from rooster combs) go by the brand names SynVisc, Supartz, Hyalgan, OrthoVisc, Euflexxa, Monovisc, Visccure (UK). They are all hyaluronic acid (HA)…read more Helping a Severely Degenerated Knee with Stem Cells
Can a knee stem cell injection help a severely degenerated knee? DS is a 50 year old woman who was first seen in April of 2011 for knee pain on both sides. In the early 90’s she had a torn ACL with a second tear in her meniscus and underwent surgery to treat both areas.…read more
How’s Your ACL? You may not know if it’s bad…
I’ve discussed before that we frequently see patients with loose knee ACL ligaments who don’t know they have an issue. This is often because the ACL isn’t damaged enough to warrant a full surgical replacement of the ligament, so the ligament is deemed fine. However, is it really OK to have a chronically loose ACL ligament?…read more
