The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Avoid Osteonecrosis Surgery with Stem Cell Injections?

Is it possible to avoid Osteonecrosis surgery? Osteonecrosis is a bad disease where the bone begins to die off. It often means certain surgery, either to ream out the dead bone or to replace the joint. However, can this dreaded disease be treated simply by using a specialized injection of your own stem cells? My…read more

Understanding Inflammation Can Help Your Arthritis

Most patients have heard of the term “inflammation” and know it means swelling. They’ve even seen some news pieces that show that it’s generally bad. However, most patients don’t understand that a simple blood test can measure inflammation and whether it’s making their arthritis worse. A recent study helps to shed some light on how this…read more

Neck Fusion Complications: Getting Fused Without the Curve

What’s a big and easily preventable cause of neck fusion complications? The curve of someone’s neck is often ignored in medicine, as the focus is usually on procedures like surgery for chronic pain. However, our understanding of the importance of this curve has been growing. Now a new study shows that if the surgeon happens…read more

You Can Blame Your Parents for Your Knee Arthritis Genes…

Genetics is steadily becoming a part of medicine. However, one area where genetics isn’t yet prevalent is in arthritis care. A recent study shows that that may soon change. The concept that your genes are important for disease risk is finding it’s way into many areas of medicine. For example, off the shelf genetics tests…read more

Bad Posture Shoulder Pain? Is Your Rotator Cuff Torn Up?

Are you concerned about bad posture shoulder pain? Your mother always told you to sit up straight! However, can your bad posture rip up your shoulder rotator cuff tendons? A new study suggests that it can. Posture in medicine is often overlooked, but in physical therapy and chiropractic it’s often emphasized. As we get older,…read more

Do Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tears Hurt?

Almost every physician practicing today (and hence almost every patient) has been taught a structural model of pain. Meaning, if we take an MRI of the part that hurts and see something abnormal, then that abnormality must be causing the pain. But what if this whole model was not accurate? What if just as many…read more