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Helping a Knee Arthritis Patient Avoid a High Tibial Osteotomy with Stem Cells

Can stem cells be a high tibial osteotomy alternative? AG was a 37 year old man first seen by our clinic in October of 2010. He underwent the Regenexx-AD knee procedure for knee arthritis at that time. For those that don’t know, a high tibial osteotomy (a.k.a. HTO surgery)  is a big open surgery where a…read more

More Evidence Chondroitin Works for Arthritis

Chondroitin sulfate was back in the science news this week with another study showing that it helps arthritis. I’ve blogged before on the studies that show that Chondroitin seems to be an effective supplement for arthritis. This new study looked at the differences between a single dose of 1,200 mg versus three daily doses of 400 mg.…read more

Will Vitamin D Help Your Knee Arthritis?

Vitamin D has been all the rage lately in health circles. Should you be taking Vitamin D for arthritis?  Will it help your knee Arthritis?  Some studies have shown a variety of maladies in patients with low Vitamin D levels due to lack of sunlight exposure. As a result, Vitamin D3 has been heralded as…read more

The Original Regenerative Medicine Technique-Prolotherapy

While the media has been abuzz this past several years with PRP and stem cells, the world’s first regenerative medicine technique doesn’t get much play. Prolotherapy involves injecting substances to cause a brief inflammatory healing reaction. The concept of creating irritation or injury to stimulate healing has been recorded as early as Roman times where hot…read more

Is Stem Cell Doping on the Horizon for Bodybuilding?

Did you know that there are stem cells in your muscles?  Do weight lifting stem cells exist?  There have been several research papers published showing that stem cells are resident in muscles and respond to exercise, but only a few have concentrated on what those stem cells do as you lift weights. This recent study…read more

An Alternate Way to Deal with Dangerous NSAID Side Effects

Yesterday I blogged on the push by the American Heart Association and others to limit NSAID prescriptions due to the severe health risks associated with taking these drugs. Rather than dealing with the dangers of NSAID drugs, I would suggest a different approach. Convince providers to stop throwing dangerous pain killers at patients and use non-toxic…read more

American Heart Association Warns of the Risks of NSAID Use

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Motrin (Ibuprofen), Celebrex (Celecoxib), Voltaren (Dicofenac), Lodine (Etodolac), Feldene (Piroxicam), DayPro (Oxaprozin), Clinoril (Sulindac), and Alleve (Naproxen Sodium) are dangerous drugs and everyone needs to know and understand the risks of NSAID use. I can’t get over the number of patients who still come into my office on these drugs and…read more

Another Intenventional Orthopedics First: Injecting Stem Cells into a Knee Cap with AVN

Can knee cap AVN be treated without surgery?  Is stem cell AVN treatment possible?  The above pictures (as far as we know) are unique. Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) is a disease where the bone literally turns to mush. It can be caused by lots of things including steroids, alcoholism, other chemical insults, and trauma. In this case,…read more