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Fish Oil Arthritis Dose: Can You be Too Heavy for the Average Fish Oil Pills to Work?

Is there a correct fish oil arthritis dose? Can you be too heavy for fish oil to work? Keeping with the deep dive into fish oil this past few days, an interesting article just came out in PLos One. It looked at many different anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory behaviors in patients who were normal weight and heavy.…read more

Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Cancer: Dissecting the Headlines this Morning

A connection between Omega 3 fatty acids and cancer has been big news of late.  But don’t ever believe the news headlines when they comment on only one salvo in a scientific pissing match. This week the headlines read that omega 3 fatty acids were associated with a higher prostate cancer risk based on this…read more

New Study: Regenexx-C Safety Paper is the Best of the Best in Published Stem Cell Papers for Arthritis

Very humbly…The Regenexx-C Safety Paper is the Best of the Best!  We have been dedicated to research from day 1. Way back in 2005, when we began using stem cells to treat arthritis, we did so as part of an IRB approved study. We meticulously collected data, not only on outcomes, but also on complications.…read more

Cholesterol Drug Side Effects: New Study Shows Increase in Joint, Spine, and Ligament Problems

Are there even more cholesterol drug side effects than we knew? I’ve had a love/hate relationship with statin cholesterol lowering drugs for years. Lately it’s been the latter. It all began with inheriting my father’s genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. From my very first cholesterol test in my 20s, I was concerned. My first attempt at…read more

Does Tart Cherry Juice Work for Knee Arthritis? Maybe…

There’s an ever expanding list of supplements that people take for arthritis. There are the common ones like Glucosamine and the uncommon ones like “Thunder God Vine”. In the middle is tart cherry juice. I increasingly see products at our local Whole Foods that feature this ingredient, hawking it’s ability to help arthritis. Does tart…read more

Is there a Knee Arthritis Best Exercise? New Study Looks at Many Studies to Answer this Question

There are many opinions on the web and elsewhere about the knee arthritis best exercise. The candidates seem to break down into general categories of exercise for knee arthritis like aerobic exercise, weight training without bearing weight on the knee, and weights with placing weight on the knee. Aerobic exercise would generally be things like…read more

Cortisone Shot Side Effects: Spread the Word!

Nothing aggravates me more in clinic than seeing that most physicians still haven’t gotten the memo on cortisone shot side effects. Not a day goes by that I don’t speak with a new patient with knee, shoulder, hip, or ankle arthritis who just had a cortisone shot. Given that these shots are highly toxic to…read more

Knee Replacement Allergy: Allergic to the Cement after 4 Surgeries on the Same Knee

Can you have a knee replacement allergy? Awhile back I blogged on knee placement and the studies showing that a good number of patients are allergic to various components of the prosthesis. A few weeks ago there was the “bald and itchy” patient who had lost her hair due to a metal allergy from a…read more