The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Regenerative Medicine Magazine: How to Fabricate Experts Using Marketing
I recently heard a “regenerative medicine” marketing expert (previously a real estate agent) put the hard sell on a room of doctors. While he had some helpful advice for physicians to market their practices, I felt really uncomfortable with the whole thing. A bit like I needed a bath after watching it for 30 minutes. At the…read more
My MedRebels Conference Talk Today
I’m lecturing this morning at the MedRebels conference in Austin, Texas. This is my talk, which focuses on why interventional orthopedics will be the next interventional cardiology. The amazing thing is that we’re on the verge of a new medical specialty that’s about to rewrite half a century of how best to treat orthopedic injuries. For…read more Regenexx South Denver Construction Begins
I’m speaking at the MedRebels conference today and tomorrow, so blogging may slow a bit. However, I was impressed by the photo of Dr. Hyzy participating in the demo for the new Regenexx clinic in South Denver. He’s getting after it! So the big question is, can your doctor swing a sledgehammer like this? The South…read more Circulus in Demonstrando: The PNE Pain Deniers and Some Recent “Research”
There’s nothing like a good circular argument, what our esteemed Latin ancestors called circulus in demonstrando. You would think that scientific papers that focus on theories of why patients are disabled must be well grounded in objective measurement. After all, this is a topic that can determine whether or not some poor, injured soul gets…read more Houston, We Have a Fat Problem: Orthopedic Surgeons and Lipogems
This weekend I saw a local advertisement by an orthopedic surgeon that mangled the facts about stem cells and, in particular, about fat grafts, but it could be an ad in any one of hundreds of local newspapers all over the country. The problem is that we now have some orthopedic surgeons using a fat-processing…read more Severe Shoulder Arthritis Stem Cell Update: I’m Blown Away
When I first met John at our licensed Grand Cayman advanced stem cell site, I was amazed that he could still work out. Here was a guy with such severe shoulder arthritis that he had surgeons sharpening their knives, wanting to replace both joints. Despite this, somehow he was trying to work out, but was…read more 