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That Muffin Top is Bad for Knee Cartilage!

Most Americans pack on the pounds in middle age. In fact, it’s such a suburban rite of passage that we have cute little names like “love handles” and “muffin top”. While most would understand that gaining weight puts more pressure on your knees and that this could lead to more wear and tear, most don’t…read more

Amniotic Stem Cell Injection? Hype or Science?

Can an amniotic stem cell injection help arthritis? There’s been an explosion in physicians offering this type of therapy lately, so is it for real or is it just a scam? Well, while the concept may have a little validity, currently it’s more scam than science. This is what greets you at one web-site that…read more

Can Stem Cells Help Knee Arthritis?

Can a same day treatment with stem cells help knee arthritis if all of the conditions are right? RM was 56 when we saw him in 2011 and now 3 years later, a new MRI shows some interesting changes. So I thought I’d use his image as a thought experiment this morning to discuss why…read more

Shoulder Surgery Outcomes: Operating On Pain Is a Dumb Idea…

Pain is the single biggest driver of elective modern orthopedic surgery world-wide. While structural trauma like a torn ACL or rotator cuff is also up there, most of that is also driven by continued pain. In fact, at the end of the day, if something didn’t hurt at all regardless of activity, you wouldn’t go…read more

Do those Swanky Vibration Plates Help Osteoporosis?

You may have seen the vibration units in fancier health clubs. They look like a futuristic plate that you stand on while you work out. One of the original advertised uses of these vibration machines was that they were supposed to improve bone density in people with osteoporosis. However, a bevy of new studies has…read more

Regenexx and Olympian Amy Van Dyken in the News…

Amy Van Dyken and Her Indeminable Spirit Nice USA today story on how Amy Van Dyken’s incredible spirit is helping her recover from her recent, tragic spinal cord injury. The story mentions how Regenexx affiliate, Arizona Pain Centers is helping her with post-spinal cord injury nerve pain by using our third generation platelet lysate procedure…read more

Will Taking Antioxidants Help You Live Longer?

You can’t stroll the exhibit hall of the age management medicine conferences where I sometimes lecture without running into many booths for Vitamin companies selling antioxidants. The general concept is that since oxidation is associated with aging, then anti-oxidants will make you age less (and presumably live longer). However, do we really know that taking…read more

Fish Oil or Cholesterol Drugs for Heart Health?

I’ve never been a big fan of statin drugs, as anyone who reads this blog can tell. This is in part due to the fact that they seem to hurt stem cells in our extensive culture experience and in part due to seminal works like The Cholesterol Myth. Having said that, I am a fan…read more