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The 7 Most Common Headache Causes and Cures…

The headache treatment world is a weird place when it comes to headache causes and cures. On the one side you have neurologists who focus on vascular headaches known as migraine and throw drugs at the problem. On the other side you have musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioners like chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists and the…read more

Carpal Tunnel Surgery Recovery: Does Cutting the Ligament Have Consequences?

Carpal tunnel surgery has become a standard surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, a problem that occurs when the median nerve gets chronically pinched at the wrist. The surgery is simple, cut the ligament that normally covers the carpal tunnel to give the nerve more breathing room. However, does cutting the transverse carpal ligament (TCL)…read more

Should You Get a Steroid Epidural Injection?

Should You Get A Steroid Epidural Injection…or A Steroid Epidural Injection Alternative? Should you get a Steroid Epidural Injection? I’ve blogged many times about the problems with high dose steroids. Above is the new animation we created to help patients better understand the steroid epidural injection risks and side effects and the advantages of using your…read more

A Frozen Shoulder Surgery Alternative Treatment: MUA plus Platelet Lysate

Is there a frozen shoulder surgery alternative treatment? A frozen shoulder (a.k.a. Adhesive Capsulitis) is a tough problem. Nobody knows for sure what causes it, yet it can turn a fully functional shoulder into one that can’t move at all in a matter of months. This was the case with a recent long standing patient of mine, who…read more

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Side Effects: Big Surgeries, Big Complications

Do Carpal tunnel syndrome side effects and complications exist?   Patients often look at surgery as a “fix”, much like going into a mechanic to get a new part installed or a tune up. Nothing could be further from reality. The reason why we push so hard in the direction of using biologics through injection is that it…read more

Can We Regenerate a Radial Nerve with a Regenexx-PL Nerve Hydrodissection under Ultrasound Guidance?

Can we help a patient with radial nerve palsy due to a humerus fracture get back function by using sophisticated nerve imaging and injections to break up scar tissue around the nerve and provide healing growth factors? I’ve blogged on this before and I’ve tried to be a bit reserved, but I’ve seen patients who…read more

Epidurals Steroid Shots Increase Fracture Risk in One Study

Epidural steroid side effects have been in the news because of serious issues with some compounded steroid medications. In addition, the drug maker of the most commonly used high dose steroid in epidurals has stated that their drug shouldn’t be used this way. Just how safe are epidural steroids shots when steroids are injected into…read more

PRP injections for back pain? Regenexx-PL-Disc Data

PRP injections for back pain? As I have blogged before, we have a big commitment to data collection through our strictly maintained registry. The latest data hot off the presses is for the Regenexx-PL-Disc procedure, a technique used to substitute for common high dose steroid epidurals. In this procedure (click on infographic above to see…read more
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