The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
What if the Perfect One Sized Fits All Diet Didn’t Exist?
The entire diet book industry is based on a simple concept. If you follow what’s in my book, you too will lose weight and keep it off! What if that wasn’t even close to true? If there was no single perfect diet for everyone? That’s what researchers seem to have found. Predicting the Perfect Diet…read more
Your Cells and Organs Have a Biologic Clock: Be Nice to Your Stem Cells
Because of our high-tech, rapid-pace lifestyles, it’s easy for the circadian rhythms of American’s today to get out of whack. And, it’s not just jet lag. Disruption in these cycles can lead to premature aging, depression, allergies, and even, cancer. What is a Circadian Rhythm? Circadian rhythms, found in almost all living things, are physical,…read more The One-Sided Nature of Media Reports on Regenerative Medicine: Kaiser and Regenexx
As you may know, we have been successful in getting self-funded health plans to add interventional orthopedic procedures that use orthobiologics. This has been met by many companies with open arms, as they are increasingly struggling to control exploding healthcare costs. For orthobiologic naysayers on the university bench scientist side, this development has been concerning…read more PRP for Knee Arthritis: You Need to Inject More Than the Joint
There are really multiple levels of understanding in orthobiologics. This morning I’ll break that down using a recent paper that suggests that we need to inject more than the joint with PRP injections used to treat knee arthritis. Hopefully, this helps patients understand how to get the best treatment possible. What are Orthobiologic Injections? These…read more My Own Non-Surgical Spondylolisthesis Recovery
If you read this blog, you know I have a chronic back issue called spondylolisthesis. However, this past year, I have had my crew at our Colorado HQ working on it and there’s nothing like results to again show me how important our treatments can be. Let me explain. What Is Spondylolisthesis? Spondylolisthesis means that…read more Upper Back Stomach Pain: Saving a Life
In treating patients in pain all day every day, every once in a while, you can save a life. So today’s patient story is about just that, a patient with a pinched nerve in his upper back who had “upper back stomach pain” that was so severe that he was contemplating suicide. I just saw…read more 