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Is Tramadol Increasing the Risk of Death in Arthritis Patients?

Tramadol (Ultram) is often prescribed as a pain reliever for patients with arthritis. However, is it safe? What if it were just as bad as a narcotic? Let’s take a look. Tramadol: A Quasi-Narcotic Tramadol (e.g., Ultram, Ralivia, Conzip, etc.) is an opioid-like narcotic prescribed for pain. While it may be considered a “safer” choice…read more

Do Physicians Have a Legal Responsibility to Know About Amniotic and Umbilical Cord Scams?

We have a real problem. We have hundreds of physicians, chiropractors, and alternative-health practitioners who have been lying to patients about injecting them with millions of young stem cells from amniotic fluid and/or umbilical cord tissue. On its face, since there are no living mesenchymal stem cells in these commercial products, that’s consumer fraud. However,…read more

Harry Adelson Stem Cell Review, the Biohacker, and the Chinese Hamburger

Many years ago I was in China for business and hadn’t eaten in two days. I ordered a hamburger from room service, and what arrived wasn’t quite a hamburger. That’s how I feel about a new biohacker video that shows Harry Adelson, a naturopath, performing a stem cell procedure. What I see isn’t quite a real…read more

If You Have a Hip Labrum Tear, You May Also Have a Shoulder Labrum Tear?

Labral tears are always something that freak patients out. Why? Just the concept of something torn in your hip or shoulder is disconcerting. However, now a new study shows that if you have a tear in your hip labrum, you’re more likely to have one in your shoulder. Let’s dig in. Understanding Labrum Tears and…read more

Blogging from the Caymans Again…

This is the sunset last night from the back porch of where I stay in Grand Cayman. I’m down here again for the next two weeks. Why? Regenexx Cayman is the world’s most advanced interventional orthopedics site. Let me explain. Culture-Expanded Stem Cells Stem cells can be grown to greater numbers in culture. The vast majority…read more

Your Body Is a Stem Cell Machine: Another Reserve Stem Cell Population

One of the big myths going around right now, started by clinics using dead umbilical cord and amniotic tissue, is that you’re too old to have useful stem cells. All of that is, of course, completely false. If you’re alive, your body has huge populations of stem cells helping you stay that way. This morning,…read more

Liveyon PURE: More Expensive than Gold, but No Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

The entire “birth tissue in a vial” industry is based off one simple concept. As a doctor, you’re not buying a bottle of amniotic fluid or cord blood; you’re buying a vial of large numbers of young stem cells. This is why 1 cc of this stuff sells for $1,000–$2,000, much more than the current…read more

Losing Weight May Slow the Progression of Knee Arthritis

If being overweight can cause arthritis, does losing weight help? Turns out that carrying extra pounds causes more than just more force on the knees. It also impacts a variety of other arthritis-causing mechanisms. The Close Relationship Between Obesity and Knee Arthritis Obesity and knee arthritis seem to go hand in hand. While there are…read more