The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Should We Be Rehabbing Like Dogs and Horses? Rethinking Early Mobilization
Have you ever watched a dog or horse heal from orthopedic surgery? They don’t do it like we do it. There are no crutches, big braces, or little scooters. In fact, early weight-bearing on the area is the only rule of thumb. So while we’re still totally disabled, our canine and equine buddies are already…read more
Should I Have Surgery for Spinal Stenosis?
As a doctor who helps patients avoid spinal surgery, I get asked this question several times a week: “Should I Have Surgery for Spinal Stenosis?” The answer is frequently “No”, so let’s delve into why I think that and go over the results of one patient who we helped avoid the surgery. What Is Spinal…read more Should Most ACL Surgeries Be Cancelled?
What if I told you that most ACL surgeries that are performed today are like using a stick of dynamite to kill a mosquito? That a precise injection can replace two-thirds of these surgeries. If I was right, who would be the winners and losers? How would this change orthopedic care? Welcome to Interventional Orthobiologics…read more A Fake Stem Cell Injection at Your Home? Welcome to Biologics Health
I often use the phrase, “You can’t make this stuff up” when referring to the stem cell wild west. This week on Facebook a patient recounted a bizarre incident where she was injected with fake stem cells in her own home. So let’s dig into this strange and disturbing story. The Patient’s Story… We saw…read more Our New Scientific Paper on Stem Cell Dosing: This Changes Everything
There are very few companies treating patients in regen med that publish any kind of research. We at Regenexx have always been different. As an example, our most recent scientific publication now allows anyone to determine the dose of stem cells in a time-efficient manner whereas the old way was clunky, slow, expensive, and time-consuming.…read more Regenexx Publishes New Rotator Cuff Tear Stem Cell Research
As you know, our research group tries to publish several papers a year. This year is off to a great start with many papers submitted and one that was just published and indexed in the US National Library of Medicine. That’s a mid-term analysis of our shoulder rotator cuff tear randomized controlled trial. Let’s dig…read more 