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Dark Chocolate Reduces Heart Attack Clotting Risk

Dark chocolate has been shown to be pretty good for you across multiple studies. Now a new study adds another neat effect  ̶  a reduction in the type of clotting caused by emotional stress responsible for the Monday morning heart attack. This is the observation that men under stress tend to clot more which can…read more

Introducing My Latest Book: Regenexx-ProActive!

We have a group of aging athletes that work in our office, who range in age form the 30s to the 50s. We all want to be that 80 year old who’s still doing things normally reserved for much younger people. You know they guy or gal who’s still riding 50 miles or climbing mountains…read more

Are Amniotic Stem Cell Injection Websites Scams?

This morning I did a search of the term “Amniotic Stem Cell Injection”, just to see what would come up. Given that the manufacturers of amniotic tissues make absolutely no claims that they contain stem cells, the web is now chock full of web-sites that claim to be using these same tissues and delivering stem cells…read more

Back Surgery Concerns: Stone Age Spine Care…

Back surgery concerns? As a clinician who sees patients almost every day, I get inspired by real events to write to help other patients. As a patient myself who has had serious back pain in my life, I know the desperation that can come with severe pain. So this morning I’d like to share an…read more

Mild Patellofemoral Syndrome and Exercise: Hit the Gym!

Exercise is good for what ails you, but can it help bad cartilage causing kneecap pain? That’s been an open question, but a recent study may shed some light. The research suggests that exercise may indeed help mild knee arthritis. The issue of exercise and cartilage loss or arthritis is really all over the map.…read more

Back Surgery Options: Why Would You Want a Fusion?

It’s hard for patients to understand that much of the research they read or the advice they’re given by physicians has biases. As someone who has treated patients after low back fusion for the last 20+ years, I came across a research paper yesterday that comes closest to representing what I see clinically after patients…read more

Helping a Firefighter Keep Kicking!

Many of our patients have a similar story. They’re active people, often pursuing a dream that requires them to be active, and then one or more injuries catch up with them and their dream is placed on hold. They do their research and soon learn that traditional orthopedic surgical procedures aren’t the answer, so they…read more

Chronic Low Back Pain is in Your Back and in Your Brain…

People often say that Chronic Low Back Pain, or CLBP is all in your head!  The implication is that the pain is psychological. While the pain certainly isn’t psychological, it turns out that there is some truth to the statement that it is in your head. A new study looked at 14 people with Chronic Low Back Pain,…read more