The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Should Medical Education Be For-Profit?
When I began my career as a physician decades ago, almost all medical education was not for profit. Fast forward a few decades and that has flipped, with most education now being hosted through money-making ventures. So is this a good thing or a bad thing? The Traditional Non-Profit Medical Education System Medical education was…read more
Ask Dr. C-Episode 7-PRP Not Working?
Today I’d like to focus on a really great question about partial results from prolo and PRP injections. This one will help answer questions about how various orthobiologics stack up on tendon healing and how the body is all one machine. Let’s dive in. Dr. Centeno – I have had medial tendonitis (golfer’s) in my…read more
Ask Dr. C-Episode 6 -Why is Regenexx the Best?
It’s that time again and for today, I’ll focus on one specific question. This is because it’s such a key one that every reader can learn something. Let’s dig in. What makes Regenexx any better or different than any other stem cell treatment centers? I’ve spent the last 15 years of my career answering this…read more
Let Me Have Your Ask Dr. C Questions!
It’s that time again for “Ask Dr. C”. If you have questions you want me to answer in a long format, leave those in the comments section on this post! I’ll then write a series of “Ask Dr. C” episodes to answer your selected questions.
Michelle’s Story: Knee Stem Cells for a Knee with Prior Surgery
One of the more common questions I get from prospective patients is whether an old surgery or “bone on bone” arthritis will eliminate their candidacy for a knee stem cell procedure. This is the story of a patient who had prior surgery and recently wrote to me about her progress with a Regenexx stem cell…read more
My Recent ProActive Journey
We have a concept at Regenexx called ProActive. I just recently got a ProActive injections series, so let’s dive into the concept. What is it and what did I do? What is ProActive? ProActive is a Regenexx program where our physicians focus on treating small problems while they’re small before they become big issues that…read more 