New Stem Cell Hand Arthritis Data

In keeping with the focus on the 2013 registry download, here’s new stem cell hand arthritis data, which is the data from a group of patients with mostly severe thumb arthritis who were injected with their own stem cells. Most of these patients would have been candidates for a less than perfect thumb joint replacement…read more

Of Hip Stem Cells, YouTube Videos, and Hype…

Hip Stem Cells… Are hip stem cells magic? I’ve been embroiled this past few weeks in a monumental project that is the Regenexx 2013 stem cell registry download. I think our poor bio statistician cringes every time he sees me bounding around the corner headed for his office! It’s a massive job, taking 30+ hours…read more

Does Being Overweight Impact Your Regenexx-SD Knee Outcome?

Does having a few extra pounds reduce your chances of a successful outcome with the Regenexx-SD stem cell procedure for knee arthritis? For years, we have followed the same guidelines as the knee micro fracture procedure, where higher BMI (Body Mass Index) generally means worse outcomes. However, while our Regenexx-C cultured stem cell procedure data…read more

Regenexx Publishes New Thumb Arthritis Study

Thumb arthritis is a big problem these days due to computer use and texting. We’ve been treating the thumb CMC joint with thumb arthritis stem cell procedures for many years with very good results. This is an exacting and precise injection of the patients own stem cells into this small hand joint. Last year an old…read more

Shoulder Pain Surgery? Helping an Admiral’s Shoulder with Only an Injection of Stem Cells

Are stem cells an alternative to shoulder pain surgery? EB is a retired US Navy Admiral who was first seen by our clinic in January of 2009. His MRI showed multiple rotator cuff tears and military surgeons had told him he needed rotator cuff surgery for his shoulder pain. This was impacting his ability to…read more

Blogging from the Caymans Again…

My blogging always seems to slow down when I’m blogging from the Stematix clinic in the Cayman Islands. I have a full slate of patients this week for the Regenexx-C procedure, including another NFL player trying to get more great years. It’s also my kid’s spring break, so I’m not sure how many blogs will…read more

Knee Stem Cells and Skiing and Hiking the Highland Bowl in Aspen

Knee Stem Cells and Skiing and Hiking make a good combination.  We treat many patients who want to be as active as possible as they age without having to get their joints replaced or major surgery. DW is a 59 year old patient who is a huge propoent of “hot yoga” and frankly could pass for…read more

Knee Bone Marrow Lesions: Do You Have BMLs on Your Knee MRI?

This morning I have some interesting MRIs from a patient who was treated down at Regenexx Cayman with the Regenexx-C procedure. They nicely show the concept of  Knee Bone Marrow Lesions or BML. What is a Bone Marrow Lesion? No single knee MRI finding over the past 5 years has been associated with pain more…read more