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Ask Dr. C – Episode 1

As promised in yesterday’s blog, I was going to begin highlighting several of the questions I get each week, focusing on those I hear quite a bit from patients. So this is “Episode 1” of that service. Let’s dig in. Question #1 from Randy-Do you ever recommend not trying stem cell or PRP treatment for…read more

New Weekly Blog Feature: Ask Dr. C

I wake up at about 5 am every day and begin writing. If I’m lucky, I had a great idea for the blog the day before and in between patient care or Regenexx CMO responsibilities, I got a chance to write a rough draft of that blog. If I’m not, then it’s figuring out an…read more

Regenexx and 30,000 Treated Patients

As of today, we have almost thirty thousand patients in the Regenexx registry. That makes the registry data that we have collected over the years the world’s largest and oldest. Let’s dig in. What Is a Registry? A treatment registry is a formal database where every treated and consented patient is tracked over time with…read more

What Is Differentiation, Dedifferentiation, and Transdifferentiation?

There are a few critical things you need to know about stem cells that most doctors and patients considering them don’t know. That’s how differentiation, dedifferentiation, and transdifferentiation work. Let’s dig in! Stem Cells 101 Stem cells are present everywhere in our bodies and act as repairmen. You can’t go a day without damaging your…read more

Stretching the Skin Activates Stem Cells that Make New Skin

Stem cells live all over our bodies. They maintain and repair our bodies and do so many other things. Now a new study shows that they help our skin grow and adjust to our bodies. Let’s dig in. Stem Cells and Life Stem cells are all over our bodies. If you’re alive, your stem cells…read more

Stem Cell Therapy for Back Pain? Many Different Types

When our clinic first injected stem cells into low back discs in 2005/6, there was no textbook as to how this should be done. Frankly, sitting here writing this a decade later there is still no textbook, just a collection of weekend courses now shut down due to COVID. So today I’d like to let…read more

Should FDA Be Going After Chiro Stem Cell Consultants Like Drug Dealers?

Last year I blogged on David Singer, a chiropractic consultant who was telling chiropractors how they could make big bucks by adding “stem cell” injections to their practice. You would think that after being called on the proverbial carpet for misleading people about what he was selling that he would have changed his ways. Nope,…read more

Shoulder Pain at Night? What Causes This Problem?

As a physician who sees patients with shoulder pain, one of the more common complaints I hear is shoulder pain at night. What causes this issue? What can be done about it? Let’s dig in. Shoulder Anatomy 101 The shoulder is a shallow ball and socket joint which is surrounded by a capsule with ligaments…read more