The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
New Research: Your Achilles Tendon Is an Efficient and Twisted Mess
As a physician, like every other doctor, I was taught that the Achilles was the biggest single tendon in the human body. The first day of medical school I was also told that half of everything they would teach me would eventually be proven wrong. So this past week, researchers added yet another thing that…read more
Can Cinnamon Really Help You Lose Weight?
I love cinnamon. It adds sweetness without calories or sugar. There’s also been quite a bit of research showing that it may help stabilize blood sugar levels. Now there’s new research about cinnamon and weight loss. Cinnamon: A Timeless Spice Cinnamon comes from the bark of an ancient tree and originated in Ceylon (now Sri…read more Healing Another ACL Tear with a Precise Injection of Stem Cells
I love sharing MRIs of patients who never got ACL surgery and who instead got a precise injection of high-dose stem cells. This morning’s images are above. This patient is a bit unique in that he’s a specialist physician. Why is that important? Because physicians have been to the proverbial puppet show and have seen the…read more I’m Healthy, So Sugar Won’t Hurt Me, Right?
While everyone has been taught that fat is bad, this was wrong. Turns out that the fat causes heart disease thing was a myth. The real public enemy has always been sugar. Now a new study shows just how damaging sugar can be. Why Sugar Is Our Dietary Enemy Besides the obvious, which is the…read more Why Is My Calf Muscle Jumping?
This last week, I saw a patient who had calf muscle jumping. In fact, unlike other cases, which can be subtle, this one was really easy to see, so I took some video and thought I’d share this with you. So what causes calf muscle jumping? Calf Muscle Jumping? The calf muscle is called the gastrocnemius…read more New Before/After MRI Images: Stem Cell Disc Bulge Treatment
I’ve blogged a few times on patient JS. I’ve been treating him on/off for 16 years for various problems. This week I’m treating him at our licensed site in Grand Cayman. About eight years ago, I treated his L5–S1 disc with specially cultured stem cells. A little more than two years ago, I treated his…read more 