The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Regenamex: What Does a Few Sandwiches Short of a Picnic Mean?
Regenerative medicine is very confusing to patients who often are used to buying similar consumer products that can have wildly different prices. It’s because of this confusion that many clinics offering what is in my opinion substandard care at cut-rate prices have flourished. More concerning is that the average patient has no concept that they’re…read more
A Second Epic Journey
This next week I’ll be back on my epic sailing journey through the Med. What’s that? What does this mean for blogging? Let’s dig in. My Last Journey As you may recall, last fall, we picked up a boat in France and “commissioned” it, which is another word for buying everything you’ll need for a…read more
A Video Blog on Neck and Back Surgery Causing Instability
I saw a patient this week who has evidence of severe neck and back instability due to surgery. The issues were better explained with a video than a blog, so here’s that video case presentation:
My Favorite Blogs of 2022 and Happy 2023!
2022 has been an interesting year. From my perspective as a physician-scientist, this was the year that we began to see how much artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world and will make the changes we have experienced since the rise of the Internet look tame. Second, we began exiting the craziness of the pandemic,…read more
Neurotrophin Regulating Drugs to Help Knee OA Pain: What Could Go Wrong?
Should we use drugs that regulate critical receptors or instead focus on things that amp up repair? Today I’ll dive deep into a new drug class now being tested that I call neurotrophin regulators. Let’s dive in. Why Do this Review? As the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Regenexx, it’s my job to know what’s…read more
Manipulating the Data to Get What You Want: The PRP Systematic Review by O’Dowd
In medicine, you can often break those that publish research into two categories. There are those who invest a huge amount of time and resources to study a clinical concept, whether in the lab or clinic, and then there are the “reviewers.” Today we’ll go over this duality by diving into how easy it is…read more
