The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Stem Cell Education: See One, Do One, Teach One…
Most patients would be horrified that some physicians adopt new medical procedures with very little training. The concept is called, “see one, do one, teach one”—meaning that physicians are used to watching a procedure, then performing it, and then declaring themselves expert enough to teach it. This morning I’d like to discuss why this needs…read more
Helping a CrossFit Athlete Avoid Rotator Cuff Surgery
I love helping patients avoid rotator cuff surgery. Why? We don’t have good scientific evidence that sewing your torn rotator cuff back together surgically is effective. Why? It may be more about the number of stem cells or lack thereof rather than how well we stitch your tear. A case in point is Bill, a…read more Dr. Centeno Speaks at the Napa Pain Conference Today
This is one of two talks that I’m delivering at the Napa California pain conference today. This lecture is on the 9,000 cases we’re tracking that have received Regenexx same day stem cell procedures. Enjoy! Does Fish Oil Improve Reading Skills in Children?
I have a son who had difficulty reading due to dyslexia, a brilliant thinker who saw letters and words like we would see upside down Chinese characters. During that harrowing ordeal, which was eventually solved by the wonderful Lindamood-Bell program, I learned the sobering statistic that literacy rates in elementary school predict the prison census…read more ACL Tears and NFL ACL Surgery-Players See Shortened Careers
The average active American has been taught to believe that if they injure their ACL, they can get a “new one” installed and get back to sports at a high level. While research continues to show this isn’t true, many would point to NFL players as a case in point. Their favorite athletes chose to have…read more Being an Educated Consumer of Outcomes
This past week we launched an online web app for our network providers that allows our physicians to instantly pull up and analyze their stem cell results. Sometime in the next one to two months, we’ll add a similar feature to the main website for patients. Both show complete transparency in the reporting process for…read more 