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Tumeric and Curcumin in Arthritis: Why Does My Regenexx Supplement Smell Like an Indian Restaurant?

As I’ve written before, there isn’t a day that goes by in our practice of treating arthritis patients that I don’t get asked which supplement patients should take for arthritis or which supplement would be best for their stem cells. As I looked at the U.S. national Library of Medicine for these answers, sometimes the…read more

Hip Impingement Surgery: Can “Hip Impingement” Be Caused by a Low Back Fusion?

Hip impingement surgery has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade. I’d like to explain why we think the concept isn’t valid through a real life story from this weekend. I was recently contacted by a fellow physician who was diagnosed with CAM impingement. At age 35 he finds himself with significant hip…read more

What is Regenexx? What are Our Core Values?

This should prove an exciting few months for team Regenexx. Last year we took our registry data and moved it to a custom designed CRO quality database. We also hired a full time bio statistician to better mine that data. In addition, we also began work on an advanced research lab to separate out our…read more

Why Deal with Big Toe Surgery Recovery? Almost 3 Years Out from a Simple Stem Cell Injection and Still Trucking!

Can a simple injection of stem cells into an arthritic big toe make a difference? Big toe surgery recovery can be rough. When the big toe gets arthritis, it can cause the toe to become stiff and painful. Since we use the big toe to push off when we walk, the arthritis can impact your…read more

Pittsburgh Stem Cells: Regenexx Site Featured on Local News

Pittsburgh stem cells? Dr. Paul Lieber, a Regenexx Network provider in Pittsburgh was just featured on Channel 4 news in Pittsburgh using the Regenexx-SD stem cell technique. Paul is the current President of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine (AAOM) and is a very experienced provider of regenerative therapies. He practices what we preach (Orthopedics…read more

Does Running cause Knee Arthritis? New Research suggests the forces are the Same as Walking?

Does running cause knee arthritis? I’ve blogged over the past few years on the back and forth by researchers on this topic. For example, one study last year showed more MRI evidence of cartilage breakdown in more active people while a recent study found that runners had less knee and hip replacements than non-runners. It’s been…read more

Did the Whole Concept of Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement Just Get Wrecked by a Single Research Paper?

A new Hip Impingement Arthroscopy Research Paper calls into question the whole concept behind the surgery… We’ve been critics of what we call, “Hip Arthroscopy Mania”. Basically, most commonly, a bone spur is detected on the outside (lateral) portion of the socket (acetabulum) of the ball and socket joint of the hip. The story goes that…read more

What is a bone spur? Can Bone Spurs be Good?

What is a bone spur? While many patients aren’t sure they know what a bone spur is, it still conjures up fear. This is because they’ve heard the term used in a negative way. So this morning I’d like to dispel the myths and educate you that for some patients, bone spurs may be the…read more