The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Suffering from a Meniscus Tear? Why Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Isn’t the Answer
For several decades in orthopedic care, the traditional solution to meniscus tears has been to identify them on an MRI and cut out the offending piece. While there’s little doubt that meniscus degeneration is at play in the cascade of knee arthritis, how all of this works is not so well understood. Now, a new study…read more
Chronic Inflammation and Back Pain: New Research May Help You Calm the Fire
A new study gives great insight into inflammation and back pain, and its startling findings may help you manage chronic back pain. Chronic inflammation in the whole body is an oft-ignored problem which can make back pain worse. Understanding when to focus on treating this issue, and how best to do it sans drugs, may…read more Our New Radial Nerve Treatments Continue to Impress
As our success with treating nerve injuries using our third and fourth generation platelet lysate improves, we’ve been treating more and more patients with nerve injuries. Today we highlight Greg’s radial nerve treatment story. Greg is a 58 year-old, who in May of last year sustained a fracture to the humerus bone in his arm. The screw from one…read more
Your PRP Didn’t Work. Now What?
On this page: What is PRP? What are the types of PRP? What are PRP injections used to treat? Why does PRP fail? Platelet rich plasma, or PRP, is becoming well known these days, with many professional athletes using it to return to play faster and with many weekend warriors following their lead. But for some, there…read more Stem Cell Clinic Reviews: Perception vs. Reality
A while back, I booked a hotel room and learned a lot about the differences between the real deal and a copy of a copy. The hotel room looked great in the pictures, so I excitedly booked it online. When we got there, perception and reality were quite different. The really hip furniture that looked great online,…read more Creating Stem Cell Supplements: Is the Cheap Stuff for Real?
Our entry into developing a stem cell supplement, much like everything else we do, was born of frustration. I would get asked frequently, which supplements our patients should take to help support their stem cell procedure. As we entered this arena to solve that issue, one thing that shocked us immediately was how expensive real, high-quality supplement ingredients are!…read more
