The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
LifeVault and Forever Labs: Will This Insurance Ever Pay Off?
We buy insurance because we all want to make sure that if something awful happens, we are prepared. Many years ago I was asked to be on the scientific advisory board of a company that was collecting stem cells from patients for future use. The venture never really worked out, primarily because this was like buying…read more
Beware of Pay for Play Chiro News Articles
We all see them, sponsored articles in our local online news site. Chiropractors around the country who are involved in scamming the elderly with amniotic “stem cell” treatments promising to regrow knees with end-stage arthritis often use this method to advertise their services. This morning I’d like to review one and show you how it’s misinformation…read more Cold-Activated Hormone Also an Active Fat Burner During Exercise
Most people don’t know that there are two types of fat. The stuff under your skin in your belly is very different from the stuff that lives between and cushions your organs. That second type, called brown fat, may be more critical to your overall health. In addition, it has the ability to release hormones…read more Does Radiographic Contrast Harm Stem Cells?
We’ve been working hard at the task of perfecting orthopedic stem cell treatments for a very long time. Way back when, a decade ago, we ran a small experiment that showed us that we needed to use less radiographic contrast when injecting stem cells. Looks like the rest of the world just caught up with a…read more Stem Cell Institute of America: Back to Its Old Tricks?
I’ve blogged about Stem Cell Institute of America (SCIA) a number of times. They are at the epicenter of the rapidly expanding trend of faux “stem cell” procedures being administered to patients at chiropractic offices throughout the United States. Recently, I had written that the company appeared to be changing its ways and perhaps even…read more Avoiding Knee Replacement and Back Fusion and Still Dancing in the Caribbean
Our orthopedic surgery care system is dangerously broken. Why? Surgeons teach patients to obsess over the structure of their bones, cartilage, and joints to sell surgical procedures that we now know, for the most part, aren’t needed or are barely better than doing nothing. That same “scared into surgery” fate would have befallen Sherry, but after being…read more 