The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
First Draft of Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Orthobiologics
As I’ve blogged about many times before, we’re in the wild west of stem cells. I see stuff being advertised every day that makes no scientific sense, and, regrettably, most physicians working in this area don’t know what they don’t know. The physicians and companies who do take this field seriously have discussed in various…read more
The Spine Owner’s Manual Now on Kindle!
We released my new book, The Spine Owner’s Manual, to Kindle this week, and made it free for this first week as an incentive to read it. Why a Manual? The word “manual” is important as, like all manuals, it explains what something is, how it works, what can go wrong, and how to fix…read more Interventional Orthopedics Isn’t Magic Pixie Dust—It’s Creative Disruption
Since I see my job as creating a new medical specialty that will transform orthopedics from a surgical to a percutaneous specialty (injection-based), you might imagine that my views on things will sometimes rile up orthopedic surgeons. Some of them see what’s coming down the pike, and a handful are even hard at work trying…read more 4 Year Knee Stem Cell Procedure Update: Our Amazing Patients
One of the great things about pioneering interventional orthopedics is the amazing people we meet and have the privilege to treat. Right off the bat, our patients are brave individuals who take the initiative to figure out what’s best for their health and ignore doctors who tell them surgery is their only option! They are moms…read more A CCJ Instability Treatment Update
As you may recall, we’ve been using a novel CCJ instability treatment for the last two years. This procedure is different from other treatments in that we inject the alar, transverse, and accessory ligaments directly through the back of the throat using X-ray guidance. We’ve seen excellent results, but outside of updating you on a medical conference…read more Knee Stem Cell Injection: Joe Young Conquers Chronic Pain
Chronic pain changes who you are is perhaps the one statement we hear more often than anything else. Whether it’s in the knee, hip, back, shoulder, or some other area of the musculoskeletal system, chronic pain can be debilitating, and many people get to the point where they feel surgery is the only option. Joe…read more 