The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Pain: Is Surgery the Answer?

This is a story about Scott, a frustrated runner. One day in 2010 while out for a run, he suddenly heard a snap under his foot. He went from a normal, active life to trying years of different therapies without help. This is his story about how flexor hallucis longus tendon pain almost ruined his life. What Is…read more

Continuing to Advance Orthopedic Regen Med: MSC Enhanced SCP

We have pioneered orthopedic regenerative medicine since 2005. Since that time we were the first in the U.S. to use advanced, culture expanded mesenchymal stem cells for orthopedic injuries and the first to use same day stem cells for that same purpose. We’ve made many advancements since then, but one of the newest is MSC…read more

Is My Rotator Cuff Tear Causing My Shoulder Pain?

Patients tend to believe their doctor, so when their doctor tells them their shoulder pain is due to a rotator cuff tear seen on MRI, most don’t question it. But maybe you should? More and more studies continue to show that shoulder MRI results often can’t predict why the patient hurts. So if we were to…read more

Is IV Stem Cell Therapy a Good Idea?

I got an e-mail yesterday from a physician colleague asking about whether IV stem cell therapy for knee arthritis was for real. It hit me that this would be a great blog topic as the number of physicians offering IV stem cell therapy has exploded in recent years. So is this a good idea? Is…read more

Patient Satisfaction with Meniscus Surgery Results Much Lower Than Surgeons Estimate

One in five patients (21%) report that they are dissatisfied with their meniscus surgery results, and another two in five (41%) report that they are only partially satisfied. That’s a whopping three in five patients (62%) who are not fully satisfied after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus. This doesn’t seem to echo surgeons’ claims…read more

Decreasing Shoulder Instability Recovery Time with Stress Ultrasound

Shoulder instability recovery time is a big deal because procedures to stabilize the shoulder typically cause major life disruption. What if there was a better way? What if by accurately measuring the amount of instability using ultrasound and then using your own platelets or stem cells we were able to help stabilize the shoulder without…read more