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Managing an Arthritic Hip with Stem Cells Over the Long Haul

Can we manage severe hip arthritis with  hip stem cell injections? CM is a 52 year old woman who presented to our clinic in 2008 with fairly severe hip arthritis (most of the hip cartilage gone, but not “bone on bone”). She was very active and noted a significant decrease in hip range of motion…read more

Does Running Cause Arthritis? How About Ultra-Marathons?

The running knee arthritis debate continues! I live in Boulder, Colorado which is arguably the fittest city in America. You can get completely shown up by almost any athlete of any age on any day if you’re on a Boulder trail, so don’t be surprised if 60-something mother of 3 wisps past you like a gazelle! As you might…read more

“DMOAD’omania”-Can Certain Drugs delay the need for Knee Replacement?

Can you delay knee replacement with drugs? A paper out this last week in a British Journal states that a recent presentation at a scientific conference marks the first time a DMOAD (“Disease Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug”) has been identified. DMOADs are drugs that will reduce the structural worsening of common osteoarthritis, which for many patients amounts…read more

What Happens When You Take Medications That Hurt Ligament Stem Cells?

Dr. Hanson was featured this week on Denver Channel 7 news for helping a patient with severe tendon degeneration with prolotherapy-a treatment that can help ligaments heal. This unfortunate patient had taken the Quinolone antibiotics Cipro and Lavaquin to treat an infection caused by surgery. Regrettably these antibiotics have been associated with serious tendon ruptures.…read more

More Ligament Stem Cells…Your Spine Ligaments are…”Alllliiivvve”

Ligament stem cells? If you read this blog, you likely know that stem cells are found all over our bodies. They can be isolated in plentiful numbers from bone marrow and fat, but they also live in cartilage cells, bone, liver, muscles…you name it. In fact, these stem cells serve as the maintenance men of these tissues, helping them…read more

Never Use a Cannon to Kill a Fly: CT Guided Trigger Point Injection

Confucius said, “Never use a Cannon to Kill a Fly”…or…”Never do a CT guided trigger point injection.”  Today’s picture above is an example of a physician who seems to have forgotten that maxim. There’s been much concern recently over the x-ray exposure caused by CT Scans. For example, new research shows that as many as 14,500 people…read more

Will Your Rotator Cuff Tear Get Bigger Without Surgery?

Will a rotator cuff tear heal on it’s own? Will a rotator cuff tear get bigger without surgical repair? These are the questions asked by many of the 40,000 patients each year that opt for surgery to repair their torn rotator cuff. Obviously, the answers to these queries factor into whether a patient decides to…read more

Billionaire Philanthropist Invests in the Regenexx Team

We’re proud to announce that the Regenexx team has a new notable investor-billionaire philanthropist John Malone invests in Regenexx. Dr. Malone is Chairman of Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Global, Inc. His former posts include Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of and President of TCI.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for CATO Institute, Expedia,…read more