The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Do You Need to Burn Neck Nerves to Help Chronic Pain?
Neck pain caused by an injury or car accident can be life-changing. Just ask Sarah, who sent Dr. Markle a thank you note this week because he was able to use precisely guided orthobiologic injections to get her life back instead of damaging radiofrequency procedures. Let’s dive in to see what happened. Cervical Radiofrequency: How…read more
Aspirin: High Risk of Hemorrhage Outweighs Minimal Heart Benefits
It seems like every patient over 40 I see is taking, or has been told to take, a baby aspirin a day to protect them from a heart attack. This seems like such an innocuous thing, a tiny white pill given to babies. However, does the risk of this tiny thing outweigh the benefit? What…read more FDA Recalls Umbilical Cord Product from Liveyon
I’ve written now for years about the amniotic and umbilical cord stem cells scams. These FDA-regulated dead tissues are often called “stem cell” products by unethical distributors, sales reps, and physicians. Now there’s a new twist in that the FDA has just recalled an umbilical cord product. Let me explain. Amniotic and Umbilical Cord Products…read more Stem Cells in Blood Vessels Could Repair Damage After Heart Attack
I often cover orthopedic stem cell studies and breakthroughs, but given that heart disease is still the nation’s number one cause of death, I thought we’d take a detour this morning. Most of the stem cell therapy studies focused in this area have either focused on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells or cells derived from…read more How Does Prolotherapy Solution Impact PRP and Stem Cells?
We’ve seen a number of providers around the country injecting prolotherapy solution with PRP or stem cells. Is this a good idea? As I’ll show, regrettably, this is a just another example of the stem cell wild west where providers mix and match therapies with little basic science understanding or testing of what’s going on.…read more 6 Years Out from a Regenexx Knee Procedure…
We received this 6-year Regenexx knee procedure update on our Facebook page from a patient 20 miles into a bike ride! I’ll let Paul tell his story… I had my knees done 6 years ago by Dr. Schultz at Regenexx in the Colorado Clinic. 2 ortho doctors said I need to replace both. Dr. Schultz…read more 