The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Hip Arthritis Stem Cell Injection: 2.5 Years Later…
Hip arthritis has always been harder to treat with stem cells. However, despite that fact, we have helped quite a few patients through the years. Case in point this morning is Sheri who is two and a half years out from her hip arthritis stem cell injection. Sheri was 51-years old when she presented to…read more
Botox for Headache Reviews: Muscle Damage Side Effects
A huge trend in headache treatment these last few years has been the use of BoTox. However, while this helps symptoms, we’ve observed it’s steadily making some patients much worse. Why? Read more for my take on botox for headache reviews. BoTox is made from a natural toxin that poisons the connection between the nerve…read more
Surgery for Big Rotator Cuff Tears Has High Retear Rates…
Rotator Cuff tears can be tricky. I think to best understand them, you need to ask your self why they happen in the first place. While some result from trauma, the vast majority of rotator cuff tears happen from simple wear and tear as we age. Why would the most important group of muscles in the shoulder…read more Your Back Pain Causes Your Brain to Shrink! RIP Sarno…
One of the most frustrating things of my career has been devoting my life’s work to helping patients with chronic pain only to find out that there were “chronic pain deniers”. While our growing knowledge of the neurobiology of pain makes that statement seem ridiculous now and has forced most of them into the academic…read more
Regenexx vs Illegal Fat Stem Cell Clinics…
This past month there were some big news stories on illegal fat stem cell clinics. These are clinics that digest fat tissue to isolate stem cells, something the FDA has said isn’t allowed as they believe that this constitutes the production of a new drug without approval. I had a reader ping me on the…read more
Plantar Fasciitis Release Surgery is a Bad Idea
Have you ever had Plantar Fasciitis? It’s one of those truly painful things that every inflight airline catalogue has 5 different gadgets to fix. Well it turns out that any one of those gadgets would be better than Plantar Fasciitis Release Surgery, according to the results of a recent study. Plantar fasciitis is a problem involving the…read more 