The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
How to Choose the Right Stem Cell Clinic: Who, What, Where, When, and How
Dear readers, this is a new little book I wrote last weekend while on the plane back from Grand Cayman. You can also download a PDF here. I take for granted that since I’ve been performing orthopedic stem cell procedures since 2005 and since I was one of the first doctors on earth to do…read more
A Regulators Guide to Taking Down the Stem Cell Wild West
I often write about the “Stem Cell Wild West”, which is made up of clinics with little expertise who usually purchase off the shelf, dead birth tissue products, claim that these contain millions of stem cells in aggressive “buy now and save” seminars, and then charge the elderly way too much for way too little.…read more Can The Patient’s Bone Marrow Heal a Fracture Non-union?
There’s nothing worse than having a fracture and waiting for months for it to heal only to find out it’s not healing. That’s what happened to a recent patient I treated in Grand Cayman. While his orthopedic surgeon wanted to pull the trigger on a second big surgery, he opted to use his own bone…read more Montana Regenerative Medicine Review
One way to figure out what real orthobiologics look like is to review some of the stuff I get sent. This week an educated patient left a comment on one of my posts. This lead to a several day investigation into the clinic in hopes that I could educate more patients about how to avoid…read more Can’t Straighten Knee: Why Knee Extension Lag Matters
On this page: What happens when you can’t extend your knee? What are the possible causes? A patient example What are the treatments? Most of us take for granted that we can fully straighten our knee. However, sometimes patients can’t do this and when that occurs, it’s a very big deal that usually causes other…read more Craniocervical Instability Measurements
Did you know that some people have problems with the ligaments that hold their head on? These patients often become like a pinball in the great arcade game of medical specialists, going from one to the other without a diagnosis. They can sometimes find a diagnosis if they meet a doctor who knows which tests…read more 