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University professors sometimes do silly things, like spend loads of money on a study with a bad design. However, reviewing one such experiment that was recently reported by the BBC, on how curcumin can reduce DNA methylation will help you understand the right and the wrong way to take the supplement curcumin as well as understand…read more
Treating Hand Arthritis Without Surgery the Regenexx Way
This morning I’d like to introduce you to yet another great Doug Orchard video of how Regenexx is very different. In this case, we have Dr. Pitts showing how precise injections of various proprietary platelet preps are injected into arthritic and unstable hand joints. Enjoy! How University Payola Changed a Generation’s Eating Habits
Recently a case of academic payola was unearthed from the 1960s that showed that Harvard professors were paid money to publish a review article that changed the eating habits of a generation and likely doomed millions of Americans to an early death due to heart disease. While the comments from university professors in the news…read more Weather Changes and Chronic Pain: Is There a Connection?
A look at the sky shows dark clouds rolling in, and weather forecasters are calling for rain. These are the signs most of us look for to determine the weather conditions each day, but some people don’t need the signs—some people swear by the pain in their bones or joints a day or two before…read more OMICS Regenerative Medicine Conference: I Went to Berlin and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt
I’ve been an invited lecturer on stem cell use in orthopedic injuries all over the globe. I’ve lectured twice at the Vatican in Rome, in many US and international universities, as well as at conferences big and small. I’ve lectured in South America, Canada, all over Europe, and in China. So when I recently got…read more Regenexx Knee Stem Cell Recovery: Paying It Forward…
Social Media is a great tool, as it allows us to hear from people in ways we would not otherwise. Six months ago we heard from Joseph through Facebook, inquiring about whether we sold Regenexx tee shirts. He had just had a procedure, and wanted to wear it as an opportunity to talk about his…read more We Publish a Low Back Stem Cell Research Paper
Despite being the first clinic in the world to inject stem cells into low back discs, we’ve had a piece missing in our research portfolio. We’ve published on knees, hips, shoulders, and other joints, and while we’ve included low back disc cases in our complications papers, we’ve held back on publishing a paper on efficacy.…read more Stem Cell Education: See One, Do One, Teach One…
Most patients would be horrified that some physicians adopt new medical procedures with very little training. The concept is called, “see one, do one, teach one”—meaning that physicians are used to watching a procedure, then performing it, and then declaring themselves expert enough to teach it. This morning I’d like to discuss why this needs…read more 