Regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine is an innovative field of healthcare focused on harnessing the body’s natural ability to heal and regenerate damaged tissues and organs. It involves using stem cells, tissue engineering, growth factors, and other techniques to promote healing and repair in conditions ranging from orthopedic injuries to chronic diseases.
Subscribe to the BlogProtecting Yourself 101: Who Monitors the Lab Processing?
The problem with regenerative medicine is that there is often nobody monitoring quality. Today I’ll go into an issue brought up by a viewer of our Facebook Live show “You’ve Got the Power” which asked me to review a clinic on the east coast. My first concern was who was monitoring the processing. So let’s…read more
Do You Want to Buy a Placenta?
I’ve covered the shady world of birth tissue “stem cell” clinics and tissue suppliers many times. However, a new guide out for expectant mothers covers the procurement of these tissues. As I dug deeper into how that works, I found non-profits acting like for-profits. Let’s dig in. The Birth Tissue Game You’re a new mother…read more
Cellaxys: Buffing Your Resume-Stem Cell Edition
This morning I’d like to review the world of resume buffing that happens with stem cell clinics. While I’ll focus on a clinic called Cellaxys, the issues described here are not unique to that clinic as they occur throughout the Internet. Let’s dig in. Hype in Marketing There’s a scene in Elf where Will Ferrell…read more
Mesenchymal Stem Research Continues at a Furious Pace
How important are mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the big scheme of things? What are they? I’ve published a few blogs on the pace of MSC research through the years, so let’s dig in. Mesenchymal Stem Cells If there was one stem cell in your body that was the all-around and versatile decathlete, it would…read more
Injection Treatment for EDS Patients
I still remember hearing about the time my niece dislocated her knee cap while cheerleading and had to go to the emergency room. Through the years of treating her, I got a crash course in injection treatment for EDS. Things can get pretty hopeless for these patients, hence I thought our shared experience was worth…read more What Is Capsular Distension?
One of the procedures we perform is capsular distension. What is this and why is it done? Let’s dig in. Understanding How Joints Move and Can Lose Motion Joints like the hip and shoulder are ball in socket joints surrounded by a covering called a joint capsule. In order to get needed motion, the joint…read more Making the Diagnosis of Craniocervical Instability
If you read this blog, you know that I often write about what I experience on a day to day basis. This week I had a telemedicine evaluation with a patient who was scheduled for a C1-C2 screw fixation surgery who didn’t meet our diagnostic criteria for a much less invasive injection-based procedure to treat…read more What Is R3 Stem Cell?
R3 is a marketing company out of Arizona founded by a defrocked orthopedic surgeon by the name of David Greene. Dr. Greene had his medical license taken away in 2007 because he represented an imminent threat to public health and safety. After that, he appears to have begun a marketing company focused on healthcare. That…read more 
