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Stem Cells Classified as Drugs: I really love our patients…

We have some great patients. Our patients are just really good people. One of our Regenexx-C cultured stem cell patients in protest of the ridiculousness of his own stem cells classified as drugs by the FDA, recently send me a picture this cap he made.  In this case, a picture is worth 1,000 words!

Thoughtful Story on the Cells=Drugs Controversy

Orthopedics this Week and Walter Eisner did a great job exploring the pros and cons of the FDA considering our Regenexx-C procedure a drug (which forced us to move that procedure to the Cayman Islands). It’s a balanced read on the cells=drugs controversy, here’s the link to the full story “Stem Cell Therapies: Clinical Practice or a…read more

Helping an Active Woman Avoid Knee Replacement through Stem Cells

Marilyn (she has allowed us to use her name) was a 69 year old woman with a two year history of knee pain when she first came to see us in 2011. In 2007 and 2008 she had knee debridement surgeries and then in 2009 she had bilateral meniscus tears. At that point she was…read more

New Regenexx Book

We’ve spent some time putting together a book that outlines what makes Regenexx different when compared to other stem cell procedures. This New Regenexx Book outlines what we do and provides some great professional photography from our lab and of our physicians performing procedures. It also goes over some of our patients and their stories. Finally,…read more

A Fall while Skiing and a Failed Knee Surgery: Will a Knee Stem Cell Injection Work?

Can a knee stem cell injection help a skier with a badly injured, arthritic knee and a failed surgery? There’s ever so slight a chill in the night air in Colorado this past week. That’s often enough to get the winter sports enthusiasts thinking about snow. Growing up in Florida, we didn’t really have four seasons, so such sudden…read more

Can a Stem Cell Shot prevent the Onset of Knee Arthritis after the First Big Injury?

This past week an interesting paper on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and cartilage repair appeared. While there are about a thousand such papers, this one had a twist. They took normal mice and mice bred to have “super healing” and severely injured their joints (cartilage injury involving fracture). This is the rough equivalent in a…read more

Statins Accelerate the onset of Arthritis (in mice)?

Can statins accelerate arthritis?  On a family reunion, I noted one of my older brothers had severe knee arthritis and it was obvious that he needed a knee replacement (or a shot of his own stem cells). While he is heavier, less active, and has had several surgeries, I couldn’t help wonder if his lifelong statin…read more

Dr. Centeno to Present Regenexx-C vs. Regenexx-SD Data at U of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin family medicine department has had a long history in Regenerative Medicine. When the rest of the world was getting infatuated with steroid shots that were eventually determined to be harmful, these physicians continued to use a simple regenerative technique known as prolotherapy. Time proved them right, as regenerative medicine has continue to evolve…read more