The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
National Stem Cell Institute Review (NSI Stem Cell)
I often take a look at the claims of various stem cell clinics offering to treat a wide variety of otherwise incurable diseases. Today I’ll review NSI Stem Cell. Let’s dig in. What is NSI Stem Cell? I reviewed National Stem Cell Institute in Tampa Bay, Florida in 2017. At that point, NSI Stem Cell…read more
A Big Conference a Week After the Public FDA Warning Letters
Last week the FDA released multiple warning letters and public announcements that made it crystal clear that companies selling exosome and umbilical cord “stem cell” products were violating the law. This week I was asked to lecture in a regenerative medicine section of the A4M conference in Las Vegas. Hence, I took a stroll through…read more Stem Cell Treatment for Neuropathy? Can You Tell a Scam from Real?
We get sent questions all of the time by patients. One recent question was about the difference between what a clinic chain says it offers as stem cell treatment for neuropathy and what we do. Since this is also a great way to explain the way to look for clinics that have high expertise in…read more Stem Cell Alternative to Knee Replacement?
Is there a stem cell alternative to knee replacement? There’s much craziness out there in the wild west of “stem cells” with fake treatments being offered left and right. However, I was recently asked by a former patient whatever happened to one of the patients we had in a testimonial? How is he doing now?…read more Regenexx Reviews: Do Orthobiologics Always Work?
On this page: Published data Highlighted treatment failures What we’re doing to avoid treatment failures The financial case One of the things that I have always tried to do is to intermittently highlight patients that fail our treatments. Why? Because we don’t do magic pixie dust. We offer medical procedures with success and failure rates…read more FDA Public Health Warnings on Exosome and Umbilical Cord “Stem Cell” Products
You almost can’t make this stuff up. I know I keep saying that, but it’s been clear for a while now that it was just a matter of time before the FDA came down hard on companies purporting to sell exosome and umbilical cord “stem cell” products. That day was yesterday. Let’s dig in. What…read more 