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Can Stem Cells Treat Chronic Pain?

What would happen if stem cells were injected via lumbar puncture in a stem cell spinal cord pain injection? There’s a lot going on in stem cell research these days, but much of it is trying to prove what’s already been observed clinically. A recent study out of Duke University caught my attention as it…read more

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Risks vs Benefits? Not good news…

Arthroscopic knee surgery is one of those good intentioned odd hybrids of old school “cut it out” thinking and newer technology. It caught on like wild fire in the 1980s because eliminating the need  for traditional surgery with large incisions was an attractive concept for both doctor and patient. A new study sets out to quantify the…read more

Your Meniscus Hates Your Love Handles More Than Your Cartilage Does!

We see a lot of knees.  We treat everything from ACL’s and LCL’s and PCL’s to knee caps, to hamstring tendinopathy and pes anersine bursitis, to knees deemed by others in need replacement and everything in between – but clearly the two most common knee conditions we see by a long shot are knee arthritis and meniscus tears. Why do these…read more

Dr. Strangelove: The Fluoridation and Hypothyroidism Debate Kicks Up

One of my favorite old movies is Dr. Strangelove, where Peter Sellers plays many parts: the mad scientist, the president, and a British Air Force captain. One of the key plot lines is that General Jack D. Ripper has gone mad and deployed his B52 nuclear bombers to Russia because of communist infiltration of American society.…read more

Fish Oil Reduces Hardening of the Arteries in New Study

Fish Oil has been a favorite of the health food industry for so long that not only can you buy it in every drug store, but you can get it at every grocery store, and superstore.  And for good reason, it’s great stuff.  Fish Oil does wonders for inflammation, because of that can reduce joint swelling and…read more

What Causes Neck Pain?

Installment 2 of the “Neck Owners Manual” (Read installment 1) What causes neck pain? If you have chronic neck pain, you’ve likely heard many different reasons about why your neck hurts – from tight muscles to bulging discs to neck bones that aren’t aligned. What if I told you that what’s causing the pain is…read more

Finally New FDA Heart and Stroke NSAID Warning!

I’ve been blogging about the dangers of NSAID drugs like Motrin and Aleve for many years. Why? These are by far the most dangerous drugs you can buy over the counter. Now the FDA has finally acted on what’s been clear in the medical literature for years by placing additional warnings on these pills, but is…read more

Can Stem Cells Treat Severe Knee Arthritis?

We’ve spent a decade researching how various types of patients respond to stem cell treatments. For knee arthritis patients, it would seem to make sense that patients more severe arthritis wouldn’t respond as well to stem cell injections as patients with mild disease. After all, that’s what others have found when studying the use of…read more