Thumb Surgery Alternative: Thumb Surgery Recovery vs. an Injection for Arthritis

How does the thumb surgery alternative of an injection of super concentrated platelets into the thumb joint compare with thumb surgery recovery? For starters, the thumb surgery alternative involves an injection which has minimal recovery time while thumb surgery recovery takes months. CN is a 77 year old man with a long history of left thumb pain after a…read more

2 Years after Knee Stem Cell Injections and Still Running

Can knee stem cell injections keep a 65 year old running? Likely not every 65 yo old man, but MB is a 65 yo man who was first seen by our clinic in 2010 by Dr. Hanson. He reported knee pain that had been worsening for 1-2 years and at that time was a 5/10.…read more

Is the Regenexx-SCP Procedure Chondrogenic?

We’ve been looking to create a platelet rich plasma (PRP) that’s more chondrogenic, which means cartilage producing, so in essence, a PRP cartilage treatment.  Since PRP contains many healing growth factors and some of these (like TGF-beta) are known to help cartilage repair, all PRP has some ability to help cartilage heal. The problem is that…read more

PRP Injection Side Effects: Are You Being Injected With a Bloody PRP Catabolic Stew?

PRP is a mixture that contains concentrated blood platelets. We realized early on, that when training doctors on how to use our version of PRP (platelet rich plasma), they would ask us how we deal with PRP injection side effects, such a post-injection PRP flare-ups, which they claimed were quite severe. At Regenexx, we weren’t…read more

Knee Stem Cell Injections help a Mountaineer/Photographer return to Chasing Ice

Can knee stem cell injections keep a professional mountaineer who needs a knee replacement stay in the field without major surgery? Jim Balog is the kind of unique and gifted person you can meet in the unique city of Boulder, Colorado. He’s a mountaineer who also happened to be a photographer who used those two…read more

Can Stem Cells help a College Track Athlete with Ankle Arthritis return to Competition?

KW is a 21 year old college level elite track athlete who sought our help in May of 2011 and had very positive results in our care.  As doctors we can only continue to finetune our procedures through research and hope for these kind of results.  Obviously not all Regenexx patients can expect these results from ankle…read more

Does PRP work for Torn or Degenerated Rotator Cuffs?

Is PRP a shoulder rotator cuff surgery alternative? This will be a quickie this morning as I have to get on a plane to Wisconsin where Ill be lecturing at a University sponsored regenerative medicine conference. Nice study out last week that showed that platelet rich plasma was better than placebo needling for small rotator…read more

Helping a Severely Degenerated Knee with Stem Cells

Can a knee stem cell injection help a severely degenerated knee?  DS is a 50 year old woman who was first seen in April of 2011 for knee pain on both sides. In the early 90’s she had a torn ACL with a second tear in her meniscus and underwent surgery to treat both areas.…read more