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Sometimes it Just Hits You-The Knee Pain is Gone!

PA is a 60 year old dentist who first noted significant lateral knee problems on the right side in 2010. This left him unable to do many of the activities he enjoyed like weight training, running, and playing with his son. His MRI showed a posterolateral meniscus tear with adjoining cartilage injury that seemed to…read more

Cycling Dreams and Knee Stem Cell Injections

Peter and Barbara are a couple in their 50’s who are very active. Like many cyclists, their knees began wearing out and they searched for options. Obviously, knee replacement wouldn’t be their first choice due to their very high activity levels. Both had Regenexx-SD knee stem cell injections through Dr. Schultz as well as injections to tighten…read more

Statin Drugs Kill Nerve Cells

We’ve been a big critic of Statin drugs since we’ve seen how they can injure adult stem cells in culture,  as matter of fact, statin drugs kill nerve cells.  These side effects have also touched my life personally. I’ll never forget seeing my aunt at a family reunion years ago. She had uncontrollable flatulence due to…read more

ACA Ruling and “One Sized fits All” Medical Care

For those of you that follow this blog, you know that it was only a matter of time before I commented on the ACA and the ACA ruling by the Supreme Court. Regardless of your personal politics, as a physician, I can see a few things I like and many things that are a serious problem for…read more

More on Blood Sugar Control and Knee Arthritis

Is there a link between blood sugar control and knee arthritis?  Your blood sugar control may indeed determine if you’ll get knee arthritis-especially if you’re a woman. Several studies have shown a connection between metabolic syndrome and knee arthritis. Metabolic syndrome is very much the average American experience-putting on weight in middle age that eventually leads to a…read more

Congressional Hearing: The FDA is the Cause of the Drug Shortages

Is the FDA causing drug shortages?  We’ve been seeing the effects of the drug shortages in the clinic. As an example, we were paying about $1 a bottle for local anesthetic, now when we can find it-that same bottle is often $4 a bottle. This is really been impacting patient care, as the surgery center…read more

Observing Life from the Caymans Again

Observing life from the Caymans again – Regenexx®   My blogging may be less this week as I’m down in the Cayman Islands treating patients with the advanced Regenexx-C stem cell procedure. This week’s patient list includes 3 active NFL players and one trying to heal his injuries so he can get back into the NFL.…read more

Part two of the new book preview…

More of the New Regenexx Book preview, part 2 of the chapter on medical innovation and long-tail medicine… The Long-tail has always been a part of medicine… Believe it or not, many of the medical miracles you take for granted weren’t developed through the FDA pathway – they were developed by physicians. If doctors are…read more