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The Blind Leading the Blind: Bone Marrow Aspiration Volume?

Recently on the blog site of a company that sells a bone marrow concentrator machine, a rather bizarre post appeared suggesting that patients should seek doctors who used a bone marrow aspiration volume that was published in the research. Confused? You’re not the only one, as I wasn’t sure what the point was either other than it provided…read more

Are Fat Stem Cells a Drug?

I’ve blogged before on the stem cell wild west, or the concept that there’s more misinformation on stem cells these days for patients and physicians than good information. Many colleagues act surprised when I tell them the FDA considers the stem cells that they are isolating from fat in their office an illegal unapproved drug.…read more

Bone Healing Help: Can a Stem Cell Injection Heal a Fracture that Surgery Won’t Touch?

You won’t see the above picture in many places in the world. What does it show? A 15 gauge specialized needle precisely injecting stem cells under fluoroscopic guidance into a horribly fractured and non-healing shoulder bone – in other words bone healing help. Why do this type of procedure? This is a fracture that’s so…read more

Google Maps for the Body Helps Probe the Mysteries of Arthritis

Surgery is not new.  It has been performed for thousands of years as the emergence of cutting tools also brought about the concept that opening the body to remove “the problem” made sense. But can Google maps improve the concept? Interestingly, in earlier modern times, surgery was really reserved for emergency situations like appendicitis, and failed…read more

Researchers Find Possible Stem Cell Fountain of Youth!

Did researchers just find the long sought after fountain of youth? Turns out the little batteries inside your aging cells called mitochondria may play a key role in staying young. Like a deck of cards, staying young may be all about how your body sorts your aging cellular batteries! Mitochondria are like little batteries inside…read more

Sammy Watkins’ Hip Injury – Did He Do the Right Thing?

I was watching ESPN the other day and heard about Sammy Watkins’ hip injury and subsequent surgery. This caught my attention as this kid was a great receiver in college and now that he’s landed with the Bills he’s continued to be a great young receiver. However, as I watched, it dawned on me that…read more

Bacteria Found in Sewage Predicts Obesity in Cities?

There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to the gut microbiome, a collection of friendly bacteria that live in your digestive tract. Now a new study has shown that we can study this in large populations by looking at sewage…yes you read that right. In fact, the pattern of friendly bacteria in the sewage…read more

Regenexx Blog Reaches 1,500 Posts!

These past few months, as I watched the counter on the blog dashboard inch toward 1,500, I knew it was time for a meta-post celebrating the event. Hard to believe that one thousand and five hundred times I’ve sat at a computer and blogged about something! Hard to believe that I’ve been blogging since October of…read more