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New Study On Stem Cells and Knee Arthritis

There has recently been published a new study on stem cells and knee arthritis.  We’ve published quite a bit on the use of mesenchymal stem cells for various forms of arthritis. We just had a hand arthritis paper accepted for publication last week and also have published a large comparison trial in knee arthritis. We will be…read more

Warning: Regenexx Imposters!

Warning:  Regenexx Imposters!  As you know, we have been approached by literally hundreds of physicians wanting to perform the Regenexx procedures. We have only accepted to date about 25. Why did we turn down hundreds of licensed physicians? They had no advanced training in non-surgical musculoskeletal diagnosis and injection techniques. We wanted to make sure…read more

Knee Cap Pain: New MRI Research Shows the Hip Bone is Connected to the Knee Bone…

What causes knee cap pain? A while back, I published an infographic that looked at the causes of patellofemoral syndrome (“PFS”, see above-click on it to see a bigger version). PFS happens when the knee cap is not tracking accurately in its groove and the extra friction between the two is leading to cartilage injury and arthritis.  One of…read more

A Hole in Cartilage causes Bone to React and Stretch the Cartilage Resulting in Arthritis

A hole in cartilage can happen when trauma causes too much force to be placed on one spot. It’s been assumed for ages that this then leads to weak cartilage that wears away quicker, thus causing arthritis. However, some researchers last week turned that concept on it’s head. In their model, a hole in cartilage causes changes…read more

A Video on Thumb Arthritis Treatment and Diagnosis…

How do you decide on the correct Thumb Arthritis Treatment? This week in clinic, I examined a patient who had injured her thumb skiing a few years back and now had the beginnings of arthritis. Since the arthritis was mild, our focus was treating it with the Regenexx-SCP procedure. However, as I went through the diagnostic work-up, it hit me…read more

Three New Regenexx Clinical Trials – Are you a Candidate?

We are excited to announce three new Regenexx Clinical trials….   Do you have a disc bulge pressing on a nerve? Or a partially torn rotator cuff? Perhaps a torn knee ACL ligament? If you do, you may be a candidate for a trio of studies we’re funding. To find out more, see below: Regenexx PL-Disc for Low…read more

Shoulder Pain Surgery? Helping an Admiral’s Shoulder with Only an Injection of Stem Cells

Are stem cells an alternative to shoulder pain surgery? EB is a retired US Navy Admiral who was first seen by our clinic in January of 2009. His MRI showed multiple rotator cuff tears and military surgeons had told him he needed rotator cuff surgery for his shoulder pain. This was impacting his ability to…read more

Ankle Arthritis Treatment: Stem Cells Help Larger Ankle Cartilage Lesions in a New Study

We have been using stem cells as an ankle arthritis treatment since approximately 2006. In that time, we’ve seen many patients recover ankle function and have less pain after injections of their own stem cells even when they were told that their only hope was an ankle fusion. Looks like the world is now beginning…read more