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Are You a Candidate for our New Shoulder Rotator Cuff Stem Cell Study?

We are now recruiting for a study using the Regenexx-SD procedure to treat rotator cuff tears. This Shoulder Rotator Cuff Stem Cell Study will be a true randomized controlled trial with two groups. One group will begin with a stem cell injection treatment while the other will be treated with physical therapy (the control group). At…read more

Back Pain and Platelet Rich Plasma in a Competitive Figure Skater

Back pain and Platelet Rich Plasma? RS is a 19 year old female figure skater who was first seen by our clinic for chronic low back pain in November of 2012. She reported a 3 year history of low back pain that was worse with skating, which she performed at a very high level (training…read more

More than 40% of CMC Hand Joint Replacement Patients Suffer Complications

Hand joint replacement surgeries are relatively new. One of the newest artificial hand joints on the market is the Artelon. This is actually an artificial spacer that’s meant to take the place of the coiled hand tendon that’s normally used with traditional hand arthritis surgery. It’s basically a biomaterial that’s supposed to degrade over a number of years, like the tendon.…read more

Steroid Shots into Tendons Side Effects Noted!

A recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh fits with the evolving picture of serious steroid shots into tendons side effects. I’ve blogged before on how steroid injections have been associated with everything from significant bone loss in women to a suppression of the normal hormones produced by your body to handle stress. It’s still very common for…read more

New Research: Stem Cells for Patellar Tendinopathy

Use stem cells for patellar tendinopathy or a bad patellar tendon? A recently published study out of the Hospital for Special Surgery suggests they can. What’s also remarkable is that the paper is a 5 year follow-up on 8 patients who were treated with stem cells for high grade patellar tendinopathy (a.k.a patellar tendinitis). These were grade…read more

Periodic Knee Injections of Stem Cells Delay Cartilage Degeneration

Japanese researchers presented a research study this week at the Orthopedic Research Society that showed periodic injections of stem cells delay cartilage degeneration in knee osteoarthritis. While this was an animal model, it fits with our 8 year experience of using stem cells in knee arthritis. We have always thought, especially in patients with more severe knee…read more

Quercetin Boosts Testosterone… and May Help Your Arthritis!

Research suggests Quercetin boosts testosterone and may help your arthritis!  Awhile back, I wrote about Quercetin, a supplement found in black and green tea, apples, red onions,  grapes, green leafy vegetables, and berries. It’s also found in red wine. Basically, Quercetin reduced cartilage breakdown in lab studies and therefore is believed to help arthritis. There was also a clinical study that combined Quercetin…read more

More Knee Replacement Problems Surface: Those with the Most Severe Arthritis Have Poorer Outcomes

The list of knee replacement problems continues to grow It’s been assumed that knee arthritis patients who undergo knee replacement can expect excellent results. However, the list of knee replacement problems continues to grow and recent research has questioned whether we really know that to be the case. In addition, we also know that a rather large…read more