The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Exercise as You Age May Boost Your Immune System
If you’re like me, there are days after work that the last thing you want to do is exercise. I’m also not good at morning or lunch workouts, so oftentimes I just slog through it anyway. Now a new study provides yet another reason to suck it up. Turns out exercise may also boost your immune…read more
How Many Times Can You Violate the FDCA in One Marketing E-mail?
I’ve blogged before about the explosion of amniotic and cord vendors illegally claiming live stem cells in their products. It would be easy to look the other way if any of this were verifiably true, but near as I can tell, it’s all incomplete data designed to push product down the throats of gullible physicians.…read more Who Is the Father of Regenerative Medicine?
An avid blog reader this week sent a link to a press release where a plastic surgeon claimed to be considered “The Father of Regenerative Medicine.” While I’ll show that this is just another case of a doctor writing checks in a press release that his CV can’t cash, it did bring up a great…read more How to Interpret Flow Cytometry Reports from Amniotic “Stem Cell” Vendors
If you are a regenerative medicine physician, you are likely being bombarded by vendors pushing amniotic and cord tissue products, claiming they contain stem cells. They’re also likely shoving numerous reports under your nose, attempting to prove their claims. If you’re a patient, a doctor who was convinced by one of these reports may have…read more Blogging from the Caymans, Amazing Results, and Banana Republic Clinics
Once every four months, I travel down to our licensed, Grand Cayman advanced stem cell practice site. Today I saw a patient with amazing results in her hip. I also communicated with a patient who was confused as to how to measure the quality of a stem cell procedure. That launched the mantra above: “What+Where+How.”…read more Regenexx Begins: Finding and Keeping True North Since 2005
My daughter and wife the other night were cracking up at a 2007 video they found of me, awkwardly in front of my computer, creating a welcome video for the brand new Regenexx website! I included it above for your amusement. I guess this was supposed to be an intro to the website that never really…read more 