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Why Is My Arm Throbbing?

Have you ever asked, “Why is my arm throbbing?” Does your arm feel tight, and can you see the pulsations, little areas that jump around randomly, sometimes? You might be convinced that you must have an arm problem. But most likely this issue is being driven by the nerves in your neck. When those nerves…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

Regenexx ProActive: Tony’s Amazing Push-the-Envelope Life!

When I first met Tony, he was amazing in every way. At age 60-plus, he told me he had injured his shoulder while working on the rings. On the what? Turns out that the gymnastic rings were merely just another challenge for Tony to conquer, mere baby steps compared to the physically demanding and dangerous stuff…read more

New Regenexx Begins Video

I’m lecturing at the AAOM annual workshop in Denver this morning, so there’s not as much time to blog. However, several great videos were published on our YouTube channel this week, so I thought I would start introducing you to those. This one is how Regenexx began, where it came from, and the inconvenient truths in medicine…read more

Ferrari Race Car Driver Opts for Meniscus Stem Cell Treatment

I’ve always had a special place in my 15-year-old heart for Ferrari red, so it’s fun to have a real Ferrari race car driver as a patient of Regenexx. It’s also great that as the evidence base for meniscus surgery crumbles, new noninvasive ways, like our meniscus stem cell treatment, are pioneered. Martin’s story will…read more

Doctor Won’t Approve Stem Cells?

Many patients who we see often seek out the advice of their local orthopedic surgeon or family doctor after learning about stem cells. 11 years ago when we were the first in the US to be doing this work, most physicians didn’t have any opinion on stem cells. That has certainly changed over the years.…read more

Bad Medicine: How a Cracked Lip Turned into Cancer

You may recall that some time ago I blogged about my wife’s respiratory condition and my interactions with our broken medical-care system. While she eventually recovered from that issue, now a new issue has again caused me to see just how far our medical-care system has deteriorated. What I found is scary for the average…read more