Regenexx Procedures
Regenexx procedures utilize a patient’s own bone marrow concentrate or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to promote natural healing and tissue repair for orthopedic conditions like degenerative disc disease (DDD) and joint issues. Regenexx procedures offer customizable cell concentrations ranging from 6X to 20X. The 20X concentration of stem cell containing bone marrow is notably higher than non-Regenexx providers typically achieve.
Subscribe to the BlogHip Labral Tear with Arthritis = Poor Outcomes
The most common hip surgery in America, outside of hip replacement is now hip arthroscopy to treat a labral tear. In one four year period, the number of hip arthroscopy surgeries exploded by 600%! Many of these patients have a hip labral tear with arthritis. However, according to a recent study, many of hip surgeries…read more
Orthopedic Stem Cell Research: Is There Enough?
(Click here for a larger view) While stem cells are clearly gaining ground in orthopedics, there are still some physicians and many scientists that argue that there just isn’t enough research yet for physicians to use this therapy in patients. Since I’ve been following the research since 2005 and watching it develop, I have a…read more
Spinal Stenosis Injections: Never Trust a Back MRI!
Patients considering spinal stenosis injections often come into the office with back pain with thier MRI CDs, believing that this shiny data disc holds the key to their salvation. This makes sense, as many are desperate at that point, their low back having betrayed them by leaving them unable to do what they need to…read more What is Platelet Lysate?
You may have heard of platelet rich plasma or PRP, which is concentrating blood platelets and injecting them to prompt healing. Platelet lysate (PL) is it’s more advanced cousin. We first began using PL in orthopedic injuries in 2005. It’s just now starting to catch on via other clinics trying to replicate what we do,…read more Want to Shorten High Ankle Sprain Recovery Time? Get Your Platelets Injected for a Faster Recovery
High ankle sprain recovery time can be long because the ankle is often unstable. PRP or platelet rich plasma has been a hot topic in orthopedic care this past few years. While PRP has been shown to help tendonitis better than traditional steroid treatments, one big question was whether it could be used to get…read more Can Arthritis Kill You? Time to Start Searching for New Arthritis Treatments
n problem due to wear and tear. More recent research has also shown Most people think of common osteoarthritis arthritis as just painful, but otherwise benign. However, what if it was associated with a higher risk of dying? Would that cause us all to look for new arthritis treatments? Osteoarthritis (OA) is when a joint loses…read more Severe Buttocks Pain After a Fall: A Patient’s Story
On this page: RP’s story Diagnosing the severe buttocks pain Treating a hematoma in the buttocks RP is an elderly physician who I met in the most unlikely of circumstances. He was performing a life insurance physical on me and I noticed he had a cane. We struck up a conversation about his severe buttock…read more Regenexx-SD Stem Cell Knee and Hip Replacement Alternative Data vs Surgery
How does the Regenexx-SD Stem Cell Knee and Hip Replacement Alternative stack up to knee and hip replacement surgery? As you may recall, I blogged a while back on the new data collected by orthopedic surgeon and Chicago Regenexx network provider, Mitch Sheinkop, M.D. He compared his knee and hip replacement patients from 2007 with…read more
