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More Evidence of Heart Problems Due to NSAIDs
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) have become a staple in our homes, and the traditional medical community pushes them for everything from simple musculoskeletal pains, sprains, and injuries to disorders like arthritis. They’ve become so commonplace in our medicine cabinets that most people reach for an Aleve or a Motrin for a small headache like they’d…read more
Side Effects of Steroids: Joint Replacement Infections AGAIN…
I’ve blogged quite a bit on the inconvenient truth that while steroid medications are powerful anti-inflammatories that are commonly used without much medical thought, they’re really bad for your body. As one example, a prior highlighted study had shown that getting a hip steroid shot increases the likelihood that a hip replacement surgery will fail…read more
NSAIDs Side Effects: Does Taking NSAIDs Injure the GI Tract?
NSAIDs are so commonly prescribed that they might as well be put in the water supply, which would be a good idea if they weren’t so darned dangerous. Due to the severe health risks associated with NSAIDs side effects, even the American Heart Association has pushed to limit NSAID prescriptions. Unfortunately, providers keep prescribing them…read more
Radiofrequency Ablation for Back Pain Reviews: Is It a Good Idea?
On this page: What is radiofrequency ablation (RFA)? What are the pros and cons of RFA? Does radiofrequency ablation treat back pain? Radiofrequency has recently resurfaced in the medical news, but are there any reliable radiofrequency ablation for back pain reviews? Many years ago, I learned how to use radiofrequency ablation (RFA). The good news…read more
Motrin and Exercise Can Create Problems
We’ve known for some time that despite many orthopedic and primary-care guidelines including NSAID drugs, like Motrin, that these drugs can blunt healing and have serious side effects. Recently, I was searching the US National Library of Medicine and a new study caught my eye about Motrin and the rotator cuff tendons. That caused me…read more
Knee Surgery Linked to Post Surgery Narcotic Addiction in New Study
Yesterday I blogged on an example of a guy who should have needed shoulder surgery and dodged the bullet by undergoing an ultraprecise injection of his own stem cells. He knew from my Regenexx ProActive book that surgery for a painful joint was often a slippery slope toward inactivity. Now a new study argues that…read more
Steroid Injection Risks: STOP INJECTING PATIENTS WITH STEROIDS!!!
I love blogging about my experiences in clinic, especially the ones that make my blood boil. One of those blood boiling issues is steroid injection risks. This past week, while seeing patients at our licensed, advanced stem-cell-culture site in Grand Cayman, I saw a guy whose hip MRI from December wasn’t that bad. In fact,…read more
