Patient Outcomes

A Case Study of Severe CCJ Instability and Our PICL Procedure

CCJ instability is a life-changing problem. Think about the havoc that could be caused by the ligaments that hold your head being injured by trauma or becoming loose due to a connective-tissue disease. Headaches, imbalance, and a myriad of other symptoms become the new normal when you attempt to do anything. This morning, after several…read more

Only About Half of Hip Arthroscopy Patients Report Long-Term Satisfaction

In addition to many studies showing hip arthroscopy for hip impingement and hip labrum tears aren't a good idea, now it seems almost half of patients who pull the trigger on this surgery aren't satisfied with the results long term...

Can It Be Too Hot or Cold for Stem Cells? Your Doctor Likely Has No Idea…

Using live cells is very complex, but most clinics don’t know what they don’t know. So let’s focus on one small little part of this process today to demonstrate how difficult this can be. Let’s review how important temperature is to a successful stem cell therapy. Temperature and Stem Cells Stem cells like body temperature, which…read more

Regenexx Continues Expansion into Europe by Welcoming New UK Site

We were proud to announce last year that we added a European site in Belgium and now equally excited to announce that we have added a UK site. These sites are critical for us as we have always had great interest in what we do from European patients who have needed to travel to the U.S. for…read more

Mountain Climbing with Bad Knees: Chamonix After Knee Stem Cell Procedures

I love getting pics or videos of our patients doing the things they love due to a Regenexx procedure. This is Mike’s story, who just sent this great video of himself mountain climbing in France. That’s because Mike was losing the ability to do things like this and was looking at a knee replacement until…read more

Don’t Expect to Toss the Opioids After Spinal Fusion

Most patients I speak to who are contemplating a spinal fusion for low back pain believe that their pain will be solved and that they will be able to stop using narcotics. However, what if that wasn’t remotely true? Would they still sign up for this invasive and potentially dangerous surgical procedure? New research suggests…read more

RIP Hip Impingement Surgery?

OK, let’s be honest here. The research base behind the world’s most common orthopedic surgical procedures is blowing up or, more accurately, falling down. It’s been an absolutely awful run for common procedures like knee debridement, meniscectomy, rotator cuff repair, and other common surgeries that make up many billions in annual healthcare spending in the U.S. Frankly,…read more

Is Nonsurgical Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears a Long-Term Solution?

In today’s modern world, if you’re middle-aged and feel a sudden stabbing pain in your shoulder and then it continues to ache, you get an MRI. If that shoulder study shows a big enough rotator cuff tear, you’re quickly spirited off to surgery. However, what would happen if you never had the surgery? Would it…read more