The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.

The State of Physician Stem Cell Education as Learned by Lecturing…

April – May is conference season where those of us that lecture nationally are on the road giving presentations at this meeting or that association. I’ve just returned from New Orleans having finished most of my speaking engagements, the last being later this month at Baylor College of Medicine. This morning’s blog is both about…read more

Hyperbaric Oxygen and Stem Cells

I get asked all the time by patients about hyberbaric oxygen and stem cells. Should they use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to help their stem cells before or after a procedure? The answer is regrettably complex and subtle. HBOT uses oxygen at higher than normal pressures to drive it into tissues that have poor blood…read more

Golf Legend Nancy Lopez Treated with Regenexx Procedure!

Regenexx Network provider Dr. Kruse in Toledo treats and helps golf legend Nancy Lopez using the Regenexx-SD knee stem cell procedure.

Watch a Knee Stem Cell Injection Review in 10 Seconds!

I last blogged about this patient in October of 2014 after she had a second knee stem cell injection through Dr. Rob Kramberg, one of our NY/NJ Regenexx Network providers. Despite her patello-femoral arthritis, she’s now performing the Hang Power Clean and Snatch for 35 reps in CrossFit! She’s taking it slow, so we’ll have…read more

Multifidus function in a Quick 1 Minute Video!

The multifidus is an important little stabilizer muscle that lives in your back and neck. Recently I’ve blogged on how important this muscle is for recovery from neck pain. In the past I’ve posted videos that show it’s function in the low back. This morning I’ve posted a video showing the multifidus function in the…read more

What’s the Definition of Stem Cell Therapy?

I’ve just returned from a conference in Florida where I was in charge of organizing and then herding cats for a pre-conference track on stem cells. One of the recurring themes of the day was that some of the participants kept trying to reclassify things that clearly weren’t a stem cell therapy, as stem cell…read more