The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Interventional Orthopedics Fellowship: The Fellow Show!
We hold an annual company-wide Christmas party and an Interventional Orthopedics fellowship focused on regenerative medicine. What do those two things have in common? A few years back, one of our fellows began a tradition of providing the evening’s entertainment. Now that we’re on our third year of the “fellow show”, this year’s installment (video…read more
Avascular Necrosis Treatment Helps a Christmas Wish Come True
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is one of those “oh crap” diagnoses. Much like cancer or some other awful malady, it sneaks up on you and there’s usually no clear explanation about how it happened. All of a sudden your life is thrown upside down and you’re searching the web for avascular necrosis treatment or surgery options. This is…read more What a Decade of Disc Stem Cell Research Has Taught Us
In 2005, we pioneered disc stem cell research as the first clinic on earth to inject stem cells into low back discs. Along the way, we’ve learned some valuable lessons about what did and didn’t work. Recently, we’re seeing a spate of clinics offering to inject stem cells into the discs of back pain patients and one…read more
Stem Cell Cures: Hype vs. Reality
I was watching a reality TV show with my wife the other night and a woman with severe Lyme disease said that she had undergone a stem cell treatment! I couldn’t come up with a mechanism for why that would work, but knowing the outfit that offered the treatment, I wasn’t surprised that they were…read more 5 Knee Replacement Questions to Ask Before Surgery
One third of knee replacements in America today are done with no medical basis. Why? Because few patients know the key knee replacement questions to ask before pulling the trigger on the surgery. We live in a “disposable” world, where we’re expected to replace our cell phones with each new iteration. Things are simply discarded rather…read more How to Get Off Migraine Medications: Trudy’s Story
When Trudy first walked into the office I’m not ashamed to say that I was overwhelmed. Not only did she want to know how to get off migraine medications, but also how to get off other meds she was taking for her neck, back, shoulders, and knees. She could only stand for 5 minutes before…read more
