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Can a Precise Stem Cell Injection Work Where Surgery Fears to Tread?

A patient recently came to us with a very serious problem. She had not only a shoulder bone (humerus) fracture, but also osteonecrosis. Her orthopedic surgeons had told her that trying to get this to heal would be like trying to bolt tissue paper to tissue paper and consequently there was no surgical solution. As…read more

Regenexx vs Illegal Fat Stem Cell Clinics…

This past month there were some big news stories on illegal fat stem cell clinics. These are clinics that digest fat tissue to isolate stem cells, something the FDA has said isn’t allowed as they believe that this constitutes the production of a new drug without approval. I had a reader ping me on the…read more

An Exercise Pill? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

This past week an arcane paper about how exercise regulates the biochemistry of muscle was published, sparking news outlets to claim that scientists were on the verge of creating an “exercise pill”! This would mean that we could all just pop a pill and skip the gym! What could possibly go wrong? First, how in…read more

Nice Article on Regenexx Colorado by Boulder Magazine…

It’s always nice as a pioneer in a treatment space to be asked about where you see the future going. In this case, a local magazine asked a university professor and I that, and other questions. The link to that stem cell therapies in Colorado article is here… Enjoy!

Metal Hip Replacement Genetic Instability: Round 2…

I recently blogged on an earth shattering study that demonstrated that different types of metal wear particles from hip or knee replacement devices lead to chromosomal aberrations. Now I’ve found another similar study from 2003 that found a more serious problem, genomic instability! What’s that and why should you be very concerned? Genetic or genomic…read more

Stem Cell Osteonecrosis Study: Circulus in Demonstrando

This morning I’d like to highlight a stem cell osteonecrosis study. Every once in awhile it’s important to highlight research that has conclusions that don’t make sense, or in other words “bad research”. A new study demonstrates a logical fallacy known as “circulus in demonstrando”. In other words, here is a study that seems to show that…read more

7 Million Americans Have Artificial Knees and Hips!

7 million Americans are walking around with knee and hip replacements!  Why should we care? That’s a staggering number, given that studies have shown that 1/3 of knee replacements have no medical basis, and the numbers are no better for hips. Joint replacements are dangerous surgeries whose side effects and complications subject patients to ongoing serious…read more

MSC vs ESC Research: The King is Dead, Long Live the King…

What’s the status of MSC vs ESC Research? In the early 2000’s, we were all overwhelmed by countless news stories on the miracle of embryonic stem cells. Without getting into the political rift that caused that debate, while the scientific community was hiring PR firms to spin stories about embryonic stem cells, a little known…read more