The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Pain in the Back of The Heel?
As a physician who practices interventional orthopedics, I see many patients each month with pain in the back of the heel. What are the common causes of this problem? How can it be fixed? Let’s dig in. What’s in The Back of the Heel that Could Cause Pain? Calcaneus The bone at the back of…read more
Scoliosis Treatment in Adults – Is It Possible to Avoid Scoliosis Surgery?
Scoliosis, or a side bending of the spine, is one of those diseases that kind of sneaks up on patients. So let’s take a look at what we know about this disease, scoliosis treatment in adults, what we know works, and whether patients can realistically avoid scoliosis surgery. What is Scoliosis? What Causes it? Scoliosis…read more Stem Cell Therapy Cost?
There is no shortage of clinics out there offering stem cell therapy. How much does stem cell therapy cost? How much is too much? Are you getting what you pay for? Let’s dig in. Types of Treatments Our focus here on stem cell therapy cost is for orthopedic procedures as that’s our area of expertise…read more
Can You help Rheumatoid Arthritis by Stimulating Nerves?
The idea that nerve problems and arthritis go hand in hand has been evolving in the research literature for the last decade or more. However, this is not something you often hear about as a patient with arthritis. Now a new study sheds some interesting light on how nerve stimulation may one day help rheumatoid…read more Can a Ligament Grow Back? Getting an Athlete’s ACL to Heal
On this page: What is the ACL and can it grow back? Can ACL tears be treated without surgery? An athlete’s ACL story We began treating ACL tears using x-ray guidance and high-dose bone marrow concentrate back in 2011 before anyone else was performing that procedure and frankly before anyone else was doing much of…read more
Is Surgery Necessary for a Torn Meniscus? More Research
Is surgery necessary for a torn meniscus? The answer, based on the research, is now clear. If you’re over age 35, the most common surgery used to treat a torn meniscus called partial meniscectomy is useless. Now new research out of Johns Hopkins quantifies the massive scale of the epidemic of ineffective knee meniscus surgeries…read more 