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In-House Regen Med Labs: Great Idea or Dangerous?

If you read this blog you know that I often write about what I experience. This is a blog that’s been in my head for months, but a message from a medical provider knocked it loose. Today we’ll cover in-house processing labs and whether they’re better than bedside machines or if they’re dangerous if not…read more

Interventional Orthopedics: Does It Compete with or Compliment Surgical Orthopedics?

Orthopedic surgery rates are falling ever so slightly due to interventional orthopedics. Will orthopedic surgeons embrace these changes, ignore them, or resist them? Let’s dig in. What is Interventional Orthopedics? The Internet and mobile phones are the fuel for the bonfire of change we have seen in the past two decades. Uber, medical libraries online,…read more

The Facebook Group Misinformation Saga Continues

If you read this blog, you know that I smoked out one Facebook group on stem cells that was really a sales funnel for a clinic referral service and identified another one that’s run by patients full of sales reps and paid promoters where patients are getting bad information. Can you fix the stream of…read more

Regenexx Procedure Failure: Hip Arthritis

We have always prided ourselves in being transparent about our results. Through the years, while we’ve featured patients who have done well using our procedures, we have also featured patients where the procedure didn’t work. This morning I’d like to highlight a recent patient with severe hip arthritis whose case was a Regenexx procedure failure, but first…read more

Can a Stem Cell Facebook Group Be Done Right?

I have officially entered into the mind jarring world of stem cell related Facebook groups these past two weeks. I knew that there were Facebook groups for stem cells, but I had no idea of the size and scope of these groups. Seeing it first hand was a bit overwhelming but brought up a good…read more

My Stem Cell Hotline and Stem Cells 101 Facebook Group Review

Facebook is a great tool for patients to find information and participate in group discussions. However, what happens when a patient discussion is used as a marketing tool? I’d like to explore a stem cell Facebook group that was not what it seemed and how that’s likely tied to a movie funded by an ex-con…read more

New Version of Orthopedics 2.0!

We’re proud to announce a new version of my book, Orthopedics 2.0. This is now a best seller on Amazon, in fact, #2 in orthopedics. Hence, I’d like to introduce the 4th edition. What is Orthopedics 2.0? I first wrote this book about 5-6 years ago to pull together many of the concepts that were…read more

Stem Cell Knee Procedures: Are They Worth It?

You can’t turn around these days without seeing an ad for miracle stem cell knee injections. However, these ads bring up many questions. Does stem cell therapy work for knees? Can stem cells repair knee cartilage? Is stem cell therapy for knees covered by insurance? How long does stem cell therapy last for knees? The…read more