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Happy 4th of July 2017!

Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe 2017 4th of July from all of us at Regenexx!  Happy Independence Day and Happy 241st Birthday America!

Ignoring Chronic Pain May Lead to Early Death?

When we think of pain, instigators that come to mind run the gamut from a simple skinned knee to a migraine to a broken limb to debilitating chronic pain from a variety of conditions and diseases and everything in between. Pain is difficult to define because there are so many variations and different people feel…read more

My Unstable Back and the Ridiculous Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) Model

As I write this blog, I’m on vacation in Venice, Italy, with my family. My low back has been getting more unstable for the last several months. I first noticed it slipping a bit to the side as I performed injections, as I’m often sideways to the procedure table. This morning, after a 25-minute intense,…read more

How Hyperactive Microglial Cells Are Linked to Chronic Pain

How do your nerves stay healthy? That’s a big question that’s at the heart of everything from peripheral neuropathy to Alzheimer’s disease. What happens when the waste removal cells go bad and how is that linked to chronic pain? This morning I’ll review a concept that’s emerging in neuroscience that interfaces with cell therapy. Namely,…read more

I Had Hoped to Never Again Have to Blog About Marrow Cellutions…

These past several months, we tested a device called the Marrow Cellutions (MC). While the manufacturers had claimed through various white papers and physician endorsements that the device was able to obtain dramatically more stem cells, our tests and those of another physician didn’t support those claims. Hence, time to move on, right? I guess…read more

Compression Tights Increase Comfort, Not Performance

Compression tights are a hot product in the world of fitness, and many runners, convinced the tights increase their performance by decreasing muscle fatigue, wouldn’t hit pavement without them. While they might be pretty good at wicking away sweat, blocking those UV rays, protecting against chaffing, and keeping you cooler in hot weather and warmer…read more

Key to Controlling Diabetes Could Be in Your Gut Bacteria

Colon health is a hot topic these days. We hear a lot about nurturing our colon’s good bacteria, through things like a healthy diet and probiotics, which helps keep the bad bacteria in check. The intestinal wall actually houses the cells that make up the majority of our immune system. So with bacteria (good and…read more

At Risk for Dementia? You May Be if You Have Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is real, and it can become highly debilitating and even deadly. It’s been a hot topic on the blog because it links to so many other things we discuss, not to mention we have so many patients who make their way to us because they are in chronic pain. Now, a new study…read more