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What is Arthritis and How Can Your Stem Cells Help Arthritis?

What is arthritis and  how can your stem cells help arthritis?  Arthritis is a complex problem involving stem cells and a host of other problems. I recently came across a good illustration in a research paper, the problem was that it was steeped in scientific jargon. I sat down and recreated it so that it…read more

New Regenexx PL-Disc Study: Are You a Candidate?

Announcing the New Regenexx PL-Disc Study.  Are you a candidate?  There’s an opportunity to receive our Regenexx  PL-Disc procedure at no cost if you qualify. We’re looking for patients with disc bulges pressing on, or irritating spinal nerves. Patients will get either a traditional steroid epidural or an injection of their own platelet growth factors. You will be chosen…read more

Glucosamine and Arthritis: Helping the Garbage Men of the Cell…

What is the relationship between glucosamine and arthritis? I remember a trip to Naples a number of years ago when the garbage men were on strike. A beautiful city was turned into a mess, with trash bags piled high in mountains of waste. You may not know it, but every cell in your body has it’s own waste disposal system…read more

Official Photos from the Vatican Stem Cell Conference

From the Vatican Stem Cell Conference:  Above are the official photos taken of Dr. Centeno lecturing at Vatican in Tissue and Organ Repair Panel. The gentleman to the left, of Dr. Centeno (in the last picture on the top) is a physician researcher from London who was part of the team who grew a new trachea for a little boy (Ciaran Finn-Lynch) in…read more

Standard Platelet Rich Plasma versus Regenexx-SCP

Standard Platelet Rich Plasma versus Regenexx-SCP:  Can we design a better platelet rich plasma? Yesterday I received this e-mail authored by a patient of Dr. Malanga’s of NJ Sports Medicine: “My right ankle healed quickly. A week or two after the PRP, I stepped on a stone. In the past it would have caused a small sprain,…read more

Vitamin D and Knee Arthritis: Another Chapter in the Debate Unfolds…

What is the relationship between Vitamin D and knee arthritis?  Does vitamin D deficiency cause arthritis? I’ve blogged many times before about Vitamin D and knee arthritis. There are studies on both sides of this fence, with some showing that low vitamin D levels are associated with knee arthritis and other studies showing no such association between…read more

Hip Arthroscopy Side Effects: The Portal Syndrome

Are there hip arthroscopy side effects you should know about? Look at the axial hip MRIs above. The one on the left is from a recent hip patient I evaluated in Grand Cayman while practicing medicine there who had a failed hip arthroscopy surgery. The one on the right is from a young woman seen…read more

Still Recruiting for our Rotator Cuff Study…

You may be eligible for the our Rotator Cuff Study if you’re between the ages of 18 and 65 years of age and have a rotator cuff tear.  This is a Regenexx clinical trial that is no cost to you. This Regenexx study is a true randomized trial, so you will receive either a stem cell injection or physical therapy,…read more