Stem Cell Therapy
Bone marrow concentrate containing mesenchymal stem cells promotes tissue repair and regeneration by harnessing the body’s natural healing mechanisms. At Regenexx, concentrated orthobiologics—substances derived from a patient's bone marrow or blood—are used to address injuries, degenerative diseases, and other health issues. These treatments, delivered through image-guided injections, offer a non-surgical option for various conditions.
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This next weekend we’re teaching an orthopedic stem cell training for physicians course in Colorado through the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF). Maybe because of this, the past few weeks I’ve noticed the different levels of expertise at which orthopedic stem cells are delivered. The problem is that while this impacts the quality of the treatment…read more
Stem Cells Help Patient with Severe TMJ Issues Chew Again
Valerie had suffered from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) issues since the age of 16. In 2014, at the age of 60, she fell and crushed the upper and lower part of the vertebrae at her second lumbar disc. Ten days later, she yawned and completely dislocated her jaw. For 18 months, she was unable to chew…read more Stem Cells for Bone on Bone Arthritis? Replenish Stem Cell Reserves
Do stem cells for bone on bone arthritis work? Based on questions from all sources, cartilage is something on many people’s minds. Patients often ask why we inject mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in patients with severe degenerative arthritis if the expectation is that we won’t be able to grow the large stretches of new knee…read more NSAIDs and Stem Cells: Naprosyn Messes Up Cartilage
I highlighted a study recently that suggested that taking NSAID drugs long-term could cause more arthritis. However, the question is how that could happen. Now another recent study sheds light on a possible mechanism for how that could work—NSAIDs cause abnormal cartilage to be manufactured because of the interaction of NSAIDs and Stem Cells. NSAIDs…read more Are Bone Spurs Bad? Bone Is Alllllliiiiivvvveeee…
Are bone spurs bad? Bone spurs inspire fear in the hearts and minds of most patients, kind of like The Blob from a bad ’60s horror movie. When they hear that they have them, they’re immediately freaked out. However, much like the title of Stanley Kubrick’s ’60s movie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to…read more Fibrin Treatment for Back Pain: Do You Need to Seal a Degenerated Disc?
This week, while I was performing a procedure on another patient, Dr. Bashir of Regenexx Miami poked his head in to let me know of his great success with a chronic disc pain patient. It was an impressive 95% improvement in a patient who had tried it all and was now back to golf after…read more My Calf Muscle Tear Was Caused by My Low Back
This week I had what I call my first “old man” injury, a calf muscle tear while climbing the stairs. Really? Climbing the stairs? What am I, 80? In addition, I should have known that I was high risk for something like this as I had warning signs screaming for the last several weeks. In…read more Stem Cells for Disc Regeneration?
Across the Internet right now, you can find countless websites advertising stem cells for disc regeneration. Is this for real or is it a scam? A recent patient post on our RIP fusion blog can help explain what’s real and what’s likely not. What Is a Degenerated Disc? The reason for trying to regenerate a…read more 
