The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Has Arkansas Really Passed a Bill to Pay for Regen Med?
This past week, a few different press releases and blogs commented that Arkansas just passed a bill through the statehouse that requires payors to reimburse for PRP and stem cell treatments? If true, this would be a game changer for physicians offering these services. However, like all things in life, this is a little bit…read more
CoQ10 Halves Heart Disease Deaths in Well-Done Study
A paper was published in 2015 without much fanfare that showed that a supplement could reduce the rate of death due to heart disease by half. However, the study got little play compared to the medical machine that’s been built to push statin cholesterol drugs. I just found it again this week because I saw…read more Lowering the Standard of Care for Knee Stem Cell Procedures
I just examined a patient who has knee arthritis and had a bone marrow stem cell procedure at another local clinic. While it didn’t work and I can’t guarantee him that our more sophisticated procedure will work, I thought reviewing what he received would help explain why his prior procedure was below the standard of care…read more Good-bye from Grand Cayman!
Above is a compilation of sunsets from our back porch these past two weeks. Today marks my last day on “island time” at our licensed advanced stem cell site. It’s been a great clinic, seeing many complex patients who can benefit from stem cells that have been culture expanded and grown to higher numbers. I’ll…read more RIP Knee Replacement: New Study Highlights Poor Results
Some studies are so significant that they massively change how medicine is practiced. While medicine is slow to change, they are the “beginning of the end” for a procedure or a therapy. I have covered several meniscus surgery studies over the last few years that are in that category. This week such a study was published…read more 600% Increase in Knee Replacements by 2030?
A study posted by another physician popped up on Twitter the other night projecting that there will be a 600% increase in the number of total knee replacements performed by the year 2030! I don’t agree, as this doesn’t take into account the quiet revolution occurring behind the scenes in the use of orthobiologics that…read more 