The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Poorer Results for Knee Replacements in Younger Patients
We have a problem. We have convinced a generation of younger knee arthritis patients through commercial advertising that a knee replacement will “fix” their knee. However, this isn’t really true. Now another new study shows that while older patients have more severe arthritis than younger knee replacement patients, younger patients report poorer results with the…read more
Dr. Matt Hyzy Rocks Regenexx Holiday Party
Every year we throw a big Holiday party for Regenexx and the Centeno-Schultz Clinic. It’s become a tradition that the newest physicians in our clinic put on a show. While Dr. Williams had a prior family engagement, Dr. Matt Hyzy picked up the slack. The picture above says it all. Just look at the enthusiasm! We…read more Using MRI to Measure CSF Flow in Patients with CCJ Instability
We will learn more about the human neuromusculoskeletal system in the next few decades than we have learned in the last several hundred years. If you need proof of that, just take a look at some truly inspired technology being used in upstate NY by Scott Rosa and Dave Harshfield. Dr. Rosa and I have worked…read more Hamstrings Surgery Recovery? There Is No Such Thing as the Hamstrings
We all know the hamstrings muscle because, for many people, it’s usually tight. Or perhaps you know it because it’s always getting pulled. Or maybe you or a loved one has torn it and is worried about hamstrings surgery recovery. What if I told you the muscle doesn’t exist in the first place? Every medical…read more Xiphoidalgia: Should We Cut Out the Xiphoid?
I’ve had a disconcerting brush with what I called “ectomy” pain treatment through the years. My first experience was meeting a patient with testicular pain who had them removed to try and help his agony. This procedure, of course, didn’t work, so that’s why he came to see me. More recently, a patient came in with many…read more The Rise of For-Profit Stem Cell “Training”
This week, there was quite the dustup on LinkedIn when a company announced a new “online” stem cell training course. Suffice it to say, most patients don’t want to contemplate that everything their doctor knows about how to perform a complicated procedure like a stem cell injection, the doctor learned on YouTube U. In the same way,…read more 