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More Bad News about Shoulder Steroid Shots!!

Shoulder rotator cuffs are the topic of much study of late. I reviewed the literature surrounding rotator cuff tear surgery and before that I discussed new research that shows why injecting steroids into shoulder tendons was a dumb idea. This new study continues to show that shoulder steroid shots injecting steroids into shoulder tendons is…read more

Is Surgery the Only Answer for Rotator Cuff Tears?

I had a little dust up with an orthopedic surgeon on Twitter this A.M. about shoulders and stem cells, so even though I wasn’t going to release this shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff data set until next week, today seemed like a better time. The operative issue from that discussion is whether orthopedic surgery for…read more

Meet our New Cell Sorter and Expanded Regenexx Research and Education for 2015!

2015 will bring many exciting changes and improvements to what we do at Regenexx. One of the more interesting additions will be the Regenexx Foundation, a non-profit research and education focused entity. In addition, we will continue to expand our Colorado research lab. As part of that expansion-meet our new cell sorter! FACS or Fluorescent…read more

Top 10 Regenexx Blog Posts of 2014!

I’ve been tweeting the top 50 blogs of 2014 this past few days. Here are the top 10 2014 categories that resonate with me: 1. Our New 2014 Research Papers-We have a great research team in place and are on track to publish 4-6 research papers on various Regenexx techniques in 2015. Here’s what we…read more

Unreported Concussion Brain Damage Found in Pro Football Players

You don’t need to be a doctor to wonder how what goes on in every professional football game will effect the players long term.  After all, the average person would only sustain that sort of trauma and those types of forces in a traumatic accident of some kind. Now a new study sheds light on…read more

Football Lineman Knee Loads are Less than Jogging?

NFL football lineman knee injuries are among the most common in football. We see them on TV with knee braces, many times as a preventative measure, but often healing their injury from last week’s game. We’ve treated our share of these players for cartilage injuries, which is why a new study concluding that the pressure…read more

A Stem Cell Rendition of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”…

“Twas The Night Before Christmas”, Stem Cell Christmas Style ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the clinic Not a creature was stirring, not even a cynic; The stockings were hung by the chimney with flare, In hopes that healing soon would be there; The patients were nestled all snug in their beds; While…read more

The Reason Why Google Doesn’t Want to be in Biotech Should Concern You…

We’re used to tech innovations at a break neck pace. Think about for a second that the first iPhone, which was really the first consumer smart phone, first appeared in 2007! Since then this little device has steadily evolved to change how we communicate, created a new genre of social media that has slain whole governments,…read more