The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.

Another Perc-ACLR Procedure Success: ACL Tears and Stem Cells

Another day, another collection of impressive MRI images taken before and after a precise ACL stem cell injection! This one is of the knee of a South American who injured his ACL while playing soccer. Given that I’ve posted a lot of these images through the years, this post will be a shorter version where I just…read more

New Study: Neck Pain and TMJ Are Related…

We medical providers who see patients with neck pain and jaw problems have known for years that the two are linked. However, it’s always great to see studies that begin to prove what you think you know. A new study now ties neck pain and TMJ together by looking at how the contractions of the…read more

A Telemark Skiing Update on a Recent ACL Stem Cell Patient

This weekend I’m lecturing at the World Academy of Pain Medicine Ultrasonography conference in Miami, so this morning I’ll keep it short. I was sent this video yesterday by an avid telemark skier who I had blogged on previously. We treated her complete ACL rupture with our proprietary ACL stem cell technique last year. Nothing can…read more

Treating Severe Ankle Arthritis with Regenexx-SD

We’re hard on ourselves. Based on the almost 10,000 Regenexx-SD treated patients on whom we’ve tracked and recorded outcomes, we have noted several trends. Based on that data, we often tell patients that they’re not great candidates for this type of procedure. Sometimes they prove us wrong. The video above was sent by a patient…read more

Highways, Dementia, and Groundhog Day

A new study out this week had a curious twist on what might cause dementia, the elderly epidemic of gargantuan proportions. It turns out that a highway close to your house may be related. Which brings up my Mom, who’s with us right now and who has a significant short-term memory issue. While her repeated…read more

Can the NAD Supplement Help Your Old Stem Cells Act Younger?

NAD+ has been getting a lot of press lately as a supplement that may help regenerate ageing and fatigued cells. Now, over the past few months, there has been a ton of basic science research on the NAD supplement and how it might actually help stem cells act younger. So today, I’m going to review…read more