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Annual Regenexx Network Conference This Thursday!

As I blogged this weekend, this is a big week here in Colorado and part of that is welcoming our network providers for a conference on Regenexx and then two advanced skills courses next week. In preparing for these CORE skills courses this weekend, I realized just how special what we’ve accomplished really is –…read more

Limber or Tight: It All Depends on How You Exercise?

There seem to be two polar opposites when it comes to exercise: yoga vs. weight training. Weightlifters are bulky and tight, while yoga fans are lithe and limber. Is this generalization supported by a science based difference in the effects of different exercise on muscles? A new study suggests it might. Our muscles can be active…read more

My Address to The First Annual Interventional Orthopedics Conference

This week I will be crazy busy getting ready for our annual Regenexx Provider Conference, the First Annual Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF) Conference, and several specialized Regenexx Provider cadaver training courses. While I will talk more about the Regenexx Network part tomorrow, I’d like to focus this Sunday on the IOF Conference by giving you…read more

Arthritis and Heart Disease: Can Achy Knees Kill You?

Are arthritis and heart disease related? You might be surprised to learn that there are a few studies that show that they are, with the most recent being published just last week. If you have arthritis should you be concerned and why do the two seem to go hand in hand? One of the biggest…read more

Hip Arthritis Stem Cell Injection: 2.5 Years Later…

Hip arthritis has always been harder to treat with stem cells. However, despite that fact, we have helped quite a few patients through the years. Case in point this morning is Sheri who is two and a half years out from her hip arthritis stem cell injection. Sheri was 51-years old when she presented to…read more

Hip and Knee Arthritis Guidelines Lack Science and Full of Industry Conflicts…

Most Americans believe that the recommendations their doctors make are based on solid science and have their best interest at heart. To make those decisions, many times doctors use guidelines when trying to chose what care should work best. Given that the ACA places such a premium on doctors adhering to guidelines, what gets into these…read more

Nagging Hamstring? Carpentry vs. “The Electrical”

I had the honor a while back of taking one of my sons to a college football rivalry game at my alma mater. It was a great game despite one of our star players suffering from a nagging hamstring problem (but he still broke 200 yards of rushing)! As I walked back to our hotel…read more

Your Back Pain Causes Your Brain to Shrink! RIP Sarno…

One of the most frustrating things of my career has been devoting my life’s work to helping patients with chronic pain only to find out that there were “chronic pain deniers”. While our growing knowledge of the neurobiology of pain makes that statement seem ridiculous now and has forced most of them into the academic…read more