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Does Cord Blood Have Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

In this Age of Information, with a few taps across a computer keyboard, patients can find out so much about stem cells and how they are used in a variety of diagnoses. The problem this presents is that the Internet is so inundated with conflicting information, it can be hard to figure out what’s real…read more

Cyndi’s Knee Stem Cell Injection Results: Conquering Snowmass Mountain

When we hear about someone conquering mountains nowadays, more often than not, the phrase is symbolic—a dream job that seemed out of reach is realized, the underdog college football team takes down the Goliath team in the national championships, the boy gets the girl who is completely out of his league, and so on. Occasionally,…read more

What Do Mesenchymal Stem Cells Look Like?

We recently invited you into our research lab to learn about colony-forming units (CFUs) and how we use these to roughly quantify mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in a sample. Today we’re going to zoom in much closer on a segment of this process and show you MSCs from the incubation point to how they look…read more

Don’t Become an Amniotic “Stem Cell” Victim

Is amniotic stem cell therapy, offered by physicians or chiropractors, for real, or is it a scam? To determine what it is and what it isn’t, let’s break it down in an Amniotic Stem Cell Therapy Review. I’ve discussed the great amniotic “stem cell” deception here many times over the years. The basic idea is…read more

The Difference Between Amniotic Stem Cell Scams and Regenexx

There are many differences between real innovative stem cell care and the chiropractic clinic Amniotic Stem Cell Scams using dead amniotic stem cells. One of those is Candidacy grading. This means that the physician offering the care has extensive data that he can reference to determine whether or not the patient is a Good, Fair,…read more

Why a Bone Marrow Stem Cell Procedure Should Keep More of the Good Stuff Around

There are three main parts to a stem cell procedure—the bone marrow aspiration (BMA), processing the BMA to isolate the stem cells, and the reinjection. Today, we’re going to explore part of the processing step, but it’s important to understand that every step must be performed with high-quality techniques and precision to achieve the best…read more

Why Is My Big Toe Numb?

It might seem like a little thing. Your big toe numb. Is it a big deal? After all, it’s just a big toe. However, does this mean something? Why Is My Big Toe Numb? It Could Be a Warning Sign of Something Bigger If your big toe is numb, or if you are having on-again,…read more

Does the Lower Body Protect the Upper Body from Running Injuries?

Running is one of those sports that about the age of 40 or 50, people go two different directions. Either they haven’t gotten a significant injury and they keep running or they stop running due to injury. What’s the difference between these two groups? In all honesty, we really don’t know with 100% certainty yet, but…read more