The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Turns Out Your Lungs Are a Bioreactor for Your Cells?
It never ceases to amaze me that in 2017 we are still discovering significant things about the body. Last week a paper was published that discovered the lungs were acting as a living Petri dish for the cells that make your platelets. Before this discovery, doctors and scientists assumed that the cells that made your platelets lived…read more
Academia Dissing Stem Cell Clinics on One Side of Campus and Running Them on the Other Side
This blog post is a continued post in my series about the stem cell blinding tragedy reported last week. Today I’d like to focus on how academic medical centers are both the source of a lot of criticism of stem cell clinics and responsible for running cash-pay stem cell clinics themselves. As my mama used to say,…read more Blogging from the Caymans Again…
It’s spring, and again I’m down at our licensed advanced-practice site in Grand Cayman. As you can see above, it’s beautiful down here. That was last night at sunset from the back porch. Same Day vs. Cultured Stem Cells The U.S. only allows stem cells to be isolated and used in the same surgical procedure in…read more 1 in 5 Become Addicted with Just a 10-Day Opioid Script
Any medical provider who performs procedures writes a narcotic script for postoperative pain. I routinely write these scripts. However, now a new study suggests that this may not be a smart idea as one in five patients can get addicted to narcotics! What Is an Opioid? Opioids are narcotics that help relieve pain. These drugs are quite…read more Can Taking Motrin Stop Your Heart?
I’ve been blogging on the risks of NSAIDs for years. It’s amazing that every patient I tell about the cardiac risks of these drugs seems to be completely surprised, like telling someone a spaceship just parked itself above the city. Now a new study shows a new but related risk. Motrin and similar drugs significantly…read more The Knee Owner’s Manual
Just a few months ago, I released The Spine Owner’s Manual. Today, in keeping with body-area-specific book updates to Orthopedics 2.0, I’m releasing one for the knee. The idea is the same. Since I could never dive deep into any one subject in Orthopedics 2.0, these more specific books allow that kind of depth. Here’s…read more 