The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Lowering the Stem Cell Bar: More Amniotic Stem Cells
My son loves the cartoon TV series South Park, and one of my favorite episodes is where James Cameron is enlisted to find out just how far the societal bar has been lowered and how to “raise the bar.” Just when I thought the stem cell Wild West couldn’t lower the bar any farther, here…read more
Advanced Bespoke Orthobiologics: Why Settle for One Size Fits All?
One of things I take for granted that most patients or physicians never experience is the fact that we heavily customize stem cells and platelets to match what the patient requires. You see, 99% of what gets injected at clinics outside of our Regenexx Network is one size fits all. Kind of like that T-shirt…read more
Blogging from the Caymans Again…
I’m down at our licensed site in Grand Cayman this and next week, working with patients who flew here to access the many advanced stem cell and platelet technologies we offer. Last night I had dinner with the family at one of our favorite places to eat on Seven Mile Beach. The above picture is…read more
The Ticking Time Bomb Hidden in Orthopedic Research
What if an entire generation of orthopedic data collected for countless studies is so horribly biased as to render it problematic at best and useless at worst? That could be the problem we find ourselves in as lower-quality orthopedic study after study is blown out of the proverbial water by higher-quality studies contradicting the prior,…read more
Aleve for Arthritis: Et Tu, Naproxen?
NSAID drugs, the common solution for a large number of arthritis and orthopedic injuries, have worked themselves into national guidelines and are handed out like candy at most family doctor and orthopedic offices. However, while they help inflammation, are they a good idea? A new study suggests that a commonly used NSAID, Aleve for arthritis, hurts rather…read more
Beware of the Fat Stem Cell Research Shuffle!
This weekend, after spending Saturday teaching a stem cell harvest course for the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF), I chose a stem cell clinic website from the Internet and looked at the research page. Having reviewed many of these sites before, it was no surprise that the research listed was mostly an illusion. What do I mean? When…read more 