Research
Explore our research section, where we dive into various subjects to uncover insights and progress. From scientific breakthroughs to societal analyses, our research endeavors aim to expand understanding and drive innovation..
Subscribe to the BlogMy PRP Injection RCT Infographic: Google Screwed Up
As you might recall, Google made the decision this year to restrict medical clinic advertising for PRP (platelet rich plasma). However, was that a move based on the scientific literature or just bad advice? After spending days distilling all of the PRP RCTs down to a single diagram, it’s clear that Google got bad advice.…read more
My 2019 Orthopedic Bone Marrow Stem Cell Research Infographic
Every year for the last 5 years or so, I’ve summarized the published research on bone marrow stem cell use in orthopedics. It’s been exciting to see this research base grow. As I said last year and will repeat again this year, anyone who says we have no research on bone marrow stem cell use…read more
Old Age and Stem Cells?
Many patients ask about old age and stem cells. What happens to stem cells as we age? Is there an age limit to stem cell therapy? Let’s dig in. Seminars on Stem Cell Therapy A common sales pitch in many stem cell therapy seminars involves old age and stem cells. These clinics often claim that…read more Is Surgery Necessary for a Torn Meniscus? More Research
Is surgery necessary for a torn meniscus? The answer, based on the research, is now clear. If you’re over age 35, the most common surgery used to treat a torn meniscus called partial meniscectomy is useless. Now new research out of Johns Hopkins quantifies the massive scale of the epidemic of ineffective knee meniscus surgeries…read more Stem Cell Institute of America Brochure Review
It’s been a while since I have blogged on the Stem Cell Institute of America. Mostly because I haven’t been seeing as much, but I get sent stuff all the time and this past week I was sent one of their brochures. It was so inaccurate that I thought it was worth a blog all…read more Should I Have Artificial Disc Replacement?
If you read this blog, you know that I often write about what I experience on a day-to-day basis. Yesterday, I spoke to a patient from New York who had already had an artificial disc implanted in his back that failed and was contemplating another in his neck. Given that my neck on MRI was far…read more More Research Published That Amniotic Products are Dead Tissue
One of the biggest scams in the wild west of stem cell therapy right now is providers and sales reps claiming that amniotic fluid products have many young and viable stem cells. We first tested this theory back in 2015 and were lambasted by birth tissue vendors for reporting that we found no stem cells.…read more New Research: Low Back Fusion Surgeries Are Ineffective
Low back fusion in medicine is one of those procedures that some doctors have come to hate. Why? While a handful of patients do fine, many become lifelong patients with new problems caused by the procedure. So I have to say that I’m happy that the research has finally caught up to what we see…read more
