The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Stem Cell Institute of America Brochure Review
It’s been a while since I have blogged on the Stem Cell Institute of America. Mostly because I haven’t been seeing as much, but I get sent stuff all the time and this past week I was sent one of their brochures. It was so inaccurate that I thought it was worth a blog all…read more
Southern Stem Cell Institute Review
I see all sorts of crazy stuff on stem cells all over the Internet. As the first physician on the planet to perform many of these injection-based, orthopedic stem cell procedures, what I see disturbs me greatly. However, I have to admit that I have become so used to seeing this stuff that I ignore…read more Collapsed Ankle: Why It Happens and What to Do About It
On this page: What causes a collapsed ankle? How do you treat a collapsed ankle? What if I leave a collapsed ankle untreated? I both love and hate getting older. The one part of getting older I do like is that I get to experience on a first-hand basis all of the stuff my patients…read more Do I Need Surgery for Cervical Stenosis? Will I Become Paralyzed?
One of the questions that I get asked often is “Do I need surgery for cervical stenosis?”. I often hear from my patients with cervical stenosis that some spine surgeon told them that the risk of becoming paralyzed with a routine fall means they need surgery right now! This is personal for me, as I…read more Are Amniotic and Umbilical Cord Treatments “FDA Approved”?
The explosion in birth tissue use where mostly alternative health practitioners use dead amniotic and umbilical cord products and claim to be injecting millions of young stem cells has been fascinating to watch. One of the questions we get all the time is caused by clinics offering these treatments claiming that they are “FDA Approved”.…read more MRI of the Shoulder: A Great Tool or a Fool’s Errand?
I’ve blogged many times about our penchant as a medical care system to over-interpret MRI results. Because of the attention physicians place on these tests and the decrease of reliance on physical exam, patients often believe that their MRI report was written by the oracle of Delphi and contains explanations of all of the hidden…read more 