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Helping a Soccer Player with Knee Meniscus Tears get his Game Back with Stem Cells

Can the pain from an unstable knee with knee meniscus tears be helped with stem cells? VM is a 33 year old recreational soccer player who was first seen by our clinic in Jan 2012. At that point he had suffered with two years of left greater than right knee pain.  He had no specific…read more

More on Artificial Disc Replacement Side Effects

A recent paper provides for a good update on artificial disc replacement side effects. The knee and hip replacement literature is rife with data on wear particles, with many studies showing that small particles due to wear of the prosthesis can cause problems. There is also data on the side effects of artificial discs in that…read more

Shoulder Cartilage Regeneration with Stem Cells in Philly

We’re proud of our Regenexx network providers, who have been trained to perform the Regenexx-SD procedures among others. Recently a patient with significant shoulder arthritis was seen by our network provider in Philadelphia. The patient was injected with his own stem cells into the large shoulder joint as well as into the shoulder capsule and…read more

Helping a Dancer with Hip Pain Avoid Hip Labrum Surgery

Can a platelet shot act as a hip labrum surgery alternative? I’ve blogged before about what I call “Hip Labrum Mania“. By this I mean the sudden increase in popularity of hip labrum surgery based on tears or impingement (FAI or CAM) seen on MRI. In our experience, few hip labrum tears or impingements are the cause…read more

Knee Stem Cell Injections help a Mountaineer/Photographer return to Chasing Ice

Can knee stem cell injections keep a professional mountaineer who needs a knee replacement stay in the field without major surgery? Jim Balog is the kind of unique and gifted person you can meet in the unique city of Boulder, Colorado. He’s a mountaineer who also happened to be a photographer who used those two…read more

Can Stem Cells help a College Track Athlete with Ankle Arthritis return to Competition?

KW is a 21 year old college level elite track athlete who sought our help in May of 2011 and had very positive results in our care.  As doctors we can only continue to finetune our procedures through research and hope for these kind of results.  Obviously not all Regenexx patients can expect these results from ankle…read more

Can certain Supplements help your Stem Cells?

Are there stem cell supplements, or asked another way, can certain supplements help your stem cells?  Not a single week goes by without at least one patient asking this critical question. Based on the available information and our clinical experience going back to 2005, I have put together a list of things I think may help…read more

Helping Hip Arthritis with Stem cells

TB was a 53 year old woman who was first seen in our clinic by Dr. Hanson in October of 2011. She had worsening right greater than left hip and groin pain due to arthritis that had further progressed the last year. She had trouble sitting and moving her leg outwards and was told that we…read more