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Using Common Orthobiologics to Explain the FDA 1271 Regulations

With the FDA crackdown this week on clinics using illegal cell-drug therapies without FDA approval, I thought it would be helpful to have a quick tutorial on what substances are allowed to be used by physicians and which are not permitted. As you’ll see, a same-day bone-marrow-based stem cell procedure is considered appropriate, but many…read more

Does Hypertension Increase Your Risk for Knee Arthritis?

If you have high blood pressure, does that increase your knee arthritis risk? Are the two merely related, or is there something about hypertension or its causes that creates arthritis? Knee Osteoarthritis and Hypertension Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects the smooth and tough connective tissue in the knee called cartilage. When that cartilage begins to break…read more

FDA Crackdown on the Stem Cell Wild West

This week, the FDA announced that it was sending a warning letter to US Stem Cell in Florida and a California venture known as Stem Immune, linked to the Cell Surgical Network. What do both of these clinics have in common? They both use a product called stromal vascular fraction (SVF) obtained from fat. The…read more

Does Your Stem Cell Doctor Know Enough? Layers of Knowledge

This weekend, we hosted an IOF level 2–3 upper-extremity and foot/ankle course in our Colorado facility. As I checked out the four rooms they had running, I realized that all of the other courses on stem cells and PRP you can take right now are but a simple survey of this topic. This brought up…read more

What Does It Mean When Your Knees Bend Backwards When Standing?

On this page: What is knee hyperextension? What is the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)? How does the PCL become loose or torn? Can you treat the PCL without surgery? You might not even notice that your knee goes back too far on one side. Maybe it’s just a little bit that only others will notice…read more

Honored to Be Named a Top 50 Functional Med Doctor by Josh Axe

I remember a friend of mine telling me years ago that even though I had an MD after my name, I reminded him more of a chiropractor. That was in fact a high compliment as I’ve never been a fan of the traditional “bull in the china shop” medical approach. This past week, Josh Axe,…read more

Stem Cell Institute of America Review 2: The Rabbit Hole

A rabbit hole in popular culture is when you think you’re trying to find out something simple, but the deeper you dig, the more bizarre and complex it gets. This is what happened recently as I attempted to update my Stem Cell Clinic of America review. Amniotic Stem Cells As you know, we have seen…read more

Arthritis from Injury to a Joint: Can It Be Prevented?

Our entire medical-care system has been trained through decades of trying to control costs to simply ignore small injuries. However, here’s the thing: these small injuries can become big problems if left untreated. In fact, all severe arthritis likely starts with a small injury to the cartilage or ligaments that was ignored. I call these…read more