The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Hip Impingement Causes: Is Instability the Culprit?
What is Hip FAI? Are there Hip Impingement causes that I can address, or is FAI inevitable? These are common questions patients ask themselves. The answer may be that your hip has been unstable for many years and those bone spurs that your surgeon wants to whack out may be all that’s protecting your hip joint!…read more
New Treatment for Neck Pain: Platelet Lysate and Heidi’s Journey
At our annual Regenexx network provider conference in Denver this past week, a network physician who is more focused on interventional spine came up and thanked me for introducing him to a new treatment for neck pain – platelet lysate. This one change had revolutionized his practice as he found it much more effective than…read more Annual Regenexx Network Conference This Thursday!
As I blogged this weekend, this is a big week here in Colorado and part of that is welcoming our network providers for a conference on Regenexx and then two advanced skills courses next week. In preparing for these CORE skills courses this weekend, I realized just how special what we’ve accomplished really is –…read more Limber or Tight: It All Depends on How You Exercise?
There seem to be two polar opposites when it comes to exercise: yoga vs. weight training. Weightlifters are bulky and tight, while yoga fans are lithe and limber. Is this generalization supported by a science based difference in the effects of different exercise on muscles? A new study suggests it might. Our muscles can be active…read more
Knee and Back Pain and Sleep Problems…
Unlike the days when life was simpler and we slept soundly awakened by the sun, many things contribute to our modern epidemic of poor sleep. That said, I think most of us can agree that pain makes sleep very difficult. Given what the vast majority of our patients present with, this study on knee and back pain and sleep caught my…read more Laser Back Surgery vs. Traditional Spine Surgery
Is LASER surgery a back surgery alternative? The picture above of Dr. Evil is arguably the world’s most famous air quote. He does this as he describes the laser he has placed on the moon to disintegrate the earth. I feel a little like making this air quote as I speak to some patients about “LASER” Spine…read more 