The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
How to Find Good Stem Cell Treatment: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
With the explosion in the number of doctors offering stem cell treatments, I’m sure you’ve wondered how to find a doctor that knows what they’re doing. This is a video of a talk I just gave at a stem cell conference in the Bahamas. In it I used five guidelines to define the good, the…read more
Is Your Doctor a Regen Med Expert or Novice? Ask How They Do BMA…
I’m down in the Bahamas lecturing, and as a result, I wanted to share what I’ve been teaching other physicians about stem cell harvesting techniques. My lecture this morning is specifically on how to maximize the number of stem cells that can be obtained from a BMA procedure. Below I’ll discuss questions that patients can…read more
Will Exercise Make My Arthritis Worse: MRI May Help Decide
I often see active patients in clinic who want to know if exercise will make their arthritis advance. They’ve seen friends be hobbled by knee replacement who drop out of high-level physical activity, and they don’t want that fate. Several studies over the last few years do support the idea that it may be possible…read more Study: ACL Surgery Return to Play Shortens NBA Careers…Is There A Better Way?
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery to treat a torn ACL has become the most popular sports-medicine procedure in America, largely because we commonly see our athletic heroes getting the procedure. However, what does the reality of ACL surgery return to play actually look like? I questioned why we were still doing ACL surgery in…read more Types of Back Fusions: A Fusion by Any Other Name Is Still a Fusion
Do some types of back fusions have better long term results than others? Unlike medicine in general, surgical procedures tend to evolve from more invasive to less invasive, and spine surgery is no different. Surgeons love to tout their use of less-invasive techniques. We’re now seeing more and more percutaneous fusion systems, where screws are…read more CrossFit Back Injury Prevention Checklist
Pro CrossFit is an amazing thing to watch. People with what look like superhuman bodies perform lifts and feats that defy the imagination. It requires incredible discipline, form, commitment, and truly knowing and understanding your body. Then there are the amateurs, like me, who do CrossFit because it produces better results through high-level exercise. We likely see more…read more 