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Men at Greater Risk for Heart Attack After Joint Replacement!

The news just doesn’t ever seem to get better for joint replacements!  In the wake of all the studies demonstrating the incidence of serious hip and knee replacement risks and complications, a new study finds that men experience a much greater joint replacement heart attack risk following total hip or knee replacement surgery. Why would…read more

Diabetes Linked to Persistent Pain After Joint Replacement!

Given the lack of predictive models to identify patients who are at risk for persistent pain after joint replacement, this study is a welcome start as it has identified a primary, though not surprising, risk factor: Diabetes. Strong relationships have already been established between arthritis and high blood sugar. High glucose concentrations even below the diabetic level have been…read more

FDA Finally Gearing Up to Give Trans Fats the Boot!

According to news from the FDA, it looks like Trans Fats are finally going to get the boot!  Famous poet, author and novelist Victor Hugo once said, ” There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” Trans Fats are an idea whose time has passed! In the early 1900’s food spoilage  was a…read more

Why Do Some Cultures Have No Back Pain?

Back pain is a hot topic and given that 85% of Americans experience back pain at some point and 1/3 of those will develop chronic back pain, it’s easy to understand why. But do those numbers hold true everywhere, or do some cultures have no back pain? A California acupuncturist wanted to know. One back surgery down,…read more

Smartphone Use and Carpal Tunnel…Calling SIRI!

Does your thumb hurt from texting and typing on your Smartphone? There’s been discussion about a possible connection between Smartphone use and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but is this connection real? Now, new research has looked into this question and answered it with some compelling findings. Even just a few years ago, less than 1/3 of the American Population used Smartphones and those were…read more

Is Physical Activity the Secret to the Fountain of Youth?

People have been looking for the proverbial Fountain of Youth for thousands of years. That desire to feel young again, to live longer, to be healthier, is a basic human emotion. What if there was a simple way to accomplish those things?  Two studies give great insight into what that simple thing may be. The Health Benefits of Physical Activity…read more

Hip Osteonecrosis Stem Cell Treatment: A Picture Shows the Future

Dr. Schultz came to me the other day with the fluoroscopy picture above and commented that no one else in the world is doing this type of work. I took one look at the juxtiposition of two technologies and realized that while few doctors know how to do this type of hip osteonecrosis stem cell…read more

New Regenexx Shoulder Stem Cell Study Published!

There’s a lot of attention paid to knee arthritis and stem cell injections, but much less to shoulder problems. We’ve just published the world’s largest registry experience with precisely guided stem cell injections for conditions including severe arthritis and rotator cuff tears. Here’s a quick run down of that new work. Unlike knee replacement, shoulder replacement…read more