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More NSAID Problems Reported

I’ve blogged in the past concerning Motrin heart risks and the surprising cardiac risks of the other common NSAID’s such as Aleve, Naprosyn, and Celebrex. On the heels of those studies comes another one this morning out of the journal Circulation. In this study, researchers looked at patients with a prior heart attack and whether NSAID…read more

The Side Effects of Steroid Shots

Cortisone steroid shots in the knee, shoulder, ankle, or back are a common treatment to manage swelling and reduce pain. In the doses commonly used (milligrams), these drugs are very powerful anti-inflammatories. However, these doses may be too powerful, as research shows the array of cortisone steroid shots side effects are many and negative.  These include…read more

Regenexx-SD Procedure featured on ABC National News

Regenexx-SD ABC News story this morning… One of our patients was featured on the ABC News national web-site this morning as part of a series of stories exploring alternative treatments for osteoarthritis. Pat’s story was also highlighted in a recent blog post as she was doing so much better after a knee stem cell injection, while her friend…read more

Rotator Cuff Surgery Rehab: Faster is Better

A doctor discusses recent research showing that faster and more aggressive rehab after a shoulder rotator cuff surgery is better than slower rehab.

Another Long-term Follow-up Knee Stem Cell Treatment in a Runner

A physician discusses how knee stem cell injections helped a runner avoid knee surgery.

Dramatically Higher Rate of Knee Arthroscopy in the United States. Are we Getting what We’re Paying For?

A new study released this week has revealed that the knee arthroscopy rate in US is more than double the rates of knee surgery in Europe or Canada. In addition, despite often long knee surgery recovery times, the number of knee arthroscopic surgeries increased by about 1/2 in the decade from 1996 to 2006. There…read more

Long-term Outcome of Knee Stem Cell Injections: The Effect of Multiple Prior Knee Surgeries

RW is a very active gentleman with chronic right knee pain in his mid-fifties who was first seen at our Colorado clinic in 2008. That knee had been injured 18 years earlier and had undergone multiple surgeries including a failed micro fracture surgery. Prior to the micro fracture surgery in 2007, he had multiple HGH injections under…read more

High Dose Narcotics for Moderate Osteoarthitis???

A physician discusses the risks of taking narcotics for your knee arthritis.