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The Placebo Effect May Not Be as Powerful as We Think

The entire structure of evidence-based medicine rests on the foundation of one idea, the placebo. Meaning that if a placebo treatment is not as powerful as we think, then countless high-level studies are garbage and the bedrock of modern medical science is built on quicksand. Hence, when someone publishes something about how the placebo effect…read more

What We Do at Regenexx to Ensure the Highest Quality Stem Cell and Platelet Injection

As you know, I often write about what I experience on a day-by-day basis. Today’s blog topic comes from a back-and-forth on LinkedIn. These past few years, we’ve seen some physicians ditch the limited bedside machines and open their own minilabs in their offices. A few have bought videos on how to make platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow…read more

Fast Healing Mouth Wounds May Hold the Key to Healing Other Wounds Faster

Have you ever noticed how fast your mouth wounds heal? For example, if you get burns due to drinking something too hot, the pain is usually gone in a few days. If you get a cut on your arm, it takes longer to heal. Why? What can this teach us about how your body heals?…read more

Traveling the World After Advanced Stem Cell Therapy

You work hard all of your life to save a little money to see the world and travel. However, when you get there, the simple things you’ve always depended on, like being able to walk a few blocks or being able to go up or down stairs, are painful. In fact, instead of traveling the world,…read more

Regenexx Is Awarded Another Patent

I just came back from Cayman, and yesterday was my first day back in the Colorado office. Waiting for me there on my desk was a bright, shiny, and new patent from the US government. Even though this is one of many we have received, I thought a close-up of the seal on the document…read more

Why We Crave Carb and Fat Combo Foods

This morning is my first try at using the low-calorie, nutrient-dense food fast; hence, this blog seemed like a good one for this morning. I bought several Prolon kits a few months back to test out for patient use and, honestly, I’ve been a bit reticent to take the five-day plunge. So I’m experimenting with…read more

Farewell for Now from Grand Cayman…

Above is a collection of sunsets from this past two weeks here in Grand Cayman. Today I head back to the states, and as I thought about the blog this morning, I thought I’d bring you into the complexity of what happens down here relative to all of the stem cell scams worldwide and back…read more

Glucosamine and Chondroitin Score Another Win for Arthritis Relief

It’s been an interesting few years watching the back and forth on glucosamine and chondroitin. Some of pharma’s biggest sellers are NSAID drugs and the pharma-university industrial complex has tried hard to tar and feather glucosamine and chondroitin as their very existence is bad for business. However, is the data finally good enough that these two…read more