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Learning What It Takes to Perform the Simplest Knee Injection

If you or a loved one wants to avoid getting scammed by a chiropractor, naturopath, acupuncturist, or a physician trying to reinvent his or her career by claiming to be an orthopedic stem cell expert, then learning how hard it can be just to perform the simplest knee injection will jump-start the education you need…read more

Washington Post on the Stem Cell Wild West

Many years ago I coined the term “Stem Cell Wild West.” Since then I’ve lectured on this topic many times. It seems like these days, you can’t go a month or more without seeing yet another piece on the out-of-control stem cell treatment space. Hence, it wasn’t surprising to see a piece from the Washington Post…read more

Poorly Conceived Meta-analysis on Blood Products and Achilles Tendinopathy

One of the most important data-analysis tools we have in evidence-based medicine is called a meta-analysis. However, just like other studies, these can be either well or poorly constructed, which impacts the conclusions. I’d like to introduce you to the dumbest meta-analysis I have ever seen on the use of blood products to treat Achilles tendinopathy,…read more

Treating the Whole Spine with Orthobiologics

If you visit a doctor who injects the spine, it’s highly likely that he or she will focus on finding one spot that’s causing most of your pain. However, is that the best approach to trying to help your back pain? This morning I’d like to show you some data from our registry that argues…read more

Use the Mnemonic “FAD” to Avoid Amniotic and Cord Blood Stem Cell Scams

If you’re a physician, or perhaps even a patient, you may have seen white papers produced by manufacturers of amniotic or umbilical cord tissues claiming their product has millions of live stem cells per vial. Yet, as a physician who has pioneered orthopedic stem cell therapies and been involved in the basic science of stem…read more

Exercise May Prevent Muscle Inflammation Due to Disc Degeneration

Should you be exercising if you have back pain and degenerative disc disease? The answer for my patients has always been a resounding “likely,” it all depends on what’s wrong. However, a new study would suggest that maybe we should all be pushing these patients harder. What Is the Multifidus Muscle? The multifidus is a…read more

Could You Be Genetically Predisposed to the Dangers of Quinolone Antibiotics?

Let’s say this season you got the flu. If you needed antibiotics, It’s highly likely that your doctor may have recommended a drug class called the quinolones. Now research is showing that if you’re unlucky enough to have the wrong genes, taking these pills may have caused severe tendon injuries. Let me explain. What Are…read more

Are Multiple Short Bursts of Activity as Beneficial as One Long Workout?

How should you work out? Does it have to take a long time to be effective? After all, who doesn’t usually have something better to do? Research may begin to answer that question. What Most Holds You Back from Exercise? New Year’s has long since come and gone. Now, many months into 2018, it’s time…read more