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Stem Cell Supplement: Resveratrol Keeps Cartilage Cells from Going Bad

What ingredients should you choose for a stem cell supplement? This morning I’d like to highlight Resveratrol through a recent study. Resveratrol is an interesting story. It’s a naturally occurring chemical that’s produced by plants to defend against the stress of invading bacteria. It’s gotten quite a bit of play lately because it seems to…read more

Back Surgery Gone Bad: Did Your Stabilizing Muscles Get Fried?

What causes back surgery gone bad? There are many theories, but the answer may be sitting on your MRI film and may have never been read out. The issue may have been caused by an old school surgical technique. Let me explain. There’s a lot of information on a low back MRI that’s often missed.…read more

Low Vitamin D Arthritis Link: New Study Says Don’t Chuck those Cute Little Pills Yet!

Does a low vitamin D arthritis link exist? Should you take Vitamin D to help your arthritis? Given the recent popularity of Vitamin D3, it’s surprising that the research is all over the map. Some studies show that low vitamin D is associated with more arthritis and other studies show no association between Vitamin D and…read more

Hip FAI Surgery Success Rate: While Rates of Hip Arthroscopy Explode 600% in 4 Years, Does the Surgery Work?

10 years ago, no one had hardly heard of hip arthroscopy. Operating on the hip was limited to a few superficial or muscle procedures and a hip replacement. However, in the last 5 years, the ability to operate on the inside of the hip using the same general type of tools used in knee arthroscopy has…read more

Does Meniscus Replacement Work?

The “new” meniscus is usually from a donor and is surgically installed and sewn into place where the old one used to be. The surgery is officially called Meniscal Allograft Transplant or MAT. It requires extensive downtime and is often a bigger open, rather than arthroscopic, knee surgery. Make sense? What does the research say?…read more

Knee Microfracture Success Rate? Will Your Knee Microfracture Procedure Last Longer than 5 Years?

What is the knee microfracture success rate? For a procedure that’s become a mainstay of the modern orthopedic treatment of holes in knee cartilage, we have little high level evidence that the procedure is effective. Hard to believe? Micro fracture is where the surgeon pokes holes in the bone to stimulate cartilage growth. The procedure…read more

What is Regenexx? We’re Looking for Few Good Men (or Women)…

What is Regenexx? This past month we held our biannual RegenexxNetwork provider course. It was a huge affair, lectures every morning and cadaver labs every afternoon for 5 arduous days. Every provider had to demonstrate that they could diagnose and then place an injection into a specific structure using precise guidance with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy,…read more

Regenexx Reviews-A Grateful Patient Reports Her Experience on Facebook

Regenexx Reviews…From Real Patients In keeping with my goal of posting more individual patient reports, or, “Regenexx Reviews”  to balance out the hard core data I’ve been posting from the registry, here’s another Facebook post.  This one is about the excellent care delivered by Dr. Newton here at our Colorado clinic and the patient’s update on the  early outcome…read more