The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Heavy Drinkers Destroy Stem Cells for Life?
The issue of alcohol use always comes up in stem cell treatments – is it good or bad? Should I abstain or continue to have a glass of wine or two? Now a recent study has weighed in on the topic, albeit with a model of Fetal Alcoholism Syndrome (FAS) rather than a model that…read more
Are Fat Stem Cells a Drug?
I’ve blogged before on the stem cell wild west, or the concept that there’s more misinformation on stem cells these days for patients and physicians than good information. Many colleagues act surprised when I tell them the FDA considers the stem cells that they are isolating from fat in their office an illegal unapproved drug.…read more
Spinal Stenosis Options: PT as Effective as Surgery
What are your spinal stenosis options? Should you have surgery? This has been a rough 5-10 years for surgeons who operate on the joints and the spine. Study after study comparing common surgeries to either placebo surgery (i.e. a fake operation) or physical therapy continues to show that many procedures don’t work. The most recent victim this week…read more
Bone Healing Help: Can a Stem Cell Injection Heal a Fracture that Surgery Won’t Touch?
You won’t see the above picture in many places in the world. What does it show? A 15 gauge specialized needle precisely injecting stem cells under fluoroscopic guidance into a horribly fractured and non-healing shoulder bone – in other words bone healing help. Why do this type of procedure? This is a fracture that’s so…read more
Researchers Find Possible Stem Cell Fountain of Youth!
Did researchers just find the long sought after fountain of youth? Turns out the little batteries inside your aging cells called mitochondria may play a key role in staying young. Like a deck of cards, staying young may be all about how your body sorts your aging cellular batteries! Mitochondria are like little batteries inside…read more
Are Rotator Cuff Tears a Stem Cell Problem?
Your rotator cuff has stem cells and gets sick when the number of those stem cells wane. That seems to be what a few different studies are telling us including a new one out last month from stem cell pioneer Phillpe Hernigou. The obvious implication being that to make the rotator cuff healthy, you need…read more
