The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Why a Normal MRI Report May Be an Increasingly Dangerous Thing…
We see patients every day who have normal MRI’s and pain and patients who have abnormal MRI’s and little pain. I’ve blogged about this extensively. Given that, for orthopedic imaging, a well-trained and observant physician can usually find more than the reading radiologist and also knows where to look, reading the MRI personally is a…read more
The Key to Maintaining Weight Loss? More Exercise than You Think
You go on a little diet and lose some weight. You feel better, look better, and want to keep it off. What will it take? Perhaps more than you think. Maintaining Weight Loss May Require More Exercise than What We Thought Compared to keeping the weight off, many people would say actually losing the weight…read more NSAIDs vs. Exercise for Knee Arthritis
We are an NSAID society. I can’t tell you how many 35+-year-old patients I have who rely on these anti-inflammatory drugs to function. This is often due to chronic arthritic knee pain. However, new research suggests that these patients may be better off exercising and ditching the Motrin. A Review of Exercise for Knee Arthritis…read more Does Blood Have Stem Cells? Is PRP a Stem Cell Treatment?
Every once in a while, I come across websites that claim that PRP is a stem cell treatment. While it’s hard to believe in 2017 that physicians are still making this error, given the almost-next-to-near-zero state of regenerative-medicine education for physicians in this field, I’ll believe anything. So is PRP a stem cell treatment? Nope. Let…read more Our New C0–C1 Facet Injection Paper
This past decade, a big change has occurred in neck facet-joint treatment. The art of injecting something into a facet joint has become slowly extinct, while the procedures to perform nerve ablation of painful neck joints have ramped up. This has caused a real problem as newer regenerative-medicine techniques involving stem cells and platelet rich…read more Why Do My Shoes Wear Out More Quickly on the Outside Heel?
On this page: Foot strike: pronation vs. supination How irritated back nerves can lead to supination How to treat foot supination I wear out shoes very quickly. In fact, I’ve worn down one pair of black dress shoes about 50% more on the heel on the outside, so I no longer wear them. Do you…read more 