The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Hip Arthritis Steroid Shots Should be AVOIDED!
You almost can’t make this stuff up. The most common injection given worldwide for pain and swelling (corticosteroids) continues to have research mount that it’s really bad for you and your tissues, yet it’s still injected in millions of patients each year. The most recent study now shows that hip arthritis steroid shots are associated…read more
New Study Raises Spinal Stenosis Surgery Questions…
It’s been an awful few years for the orthopedic surgical model of care. Outcome study after outcome study continues to fell sacred surgical cows like so many dominoes. The most recent surgical victim is spinal stenosis surgery with a new study showing that the patients that had it did no better in the long run…read more The Low Sodium Myth is Dead…
Government health guidelines are always an interesting nexus of science and politics. The long standing guideline to avoid salt was one such SNAFU. Why? A new study shows that avoiding salt doesn’t help, so in the end that our government created a low sodium myth was always more politics than science. Our government is getting…read more
Newly Discovered Azot Gene Keeps Tissues Healthy by Eliminating Underachieving Cells!
Most people want to stay younger and active forever. We’ve all seen 70 year olds behaving like they’re 30 by riding hundreds of miles or running marathons. We all secretly want to be that person when we get to that age. Now a new study suggests a path forward, by identifying a system in the…read more
Amniotic Stem Cell Injection? Hype or Science?
Can an amniotic stem cell injection help arthritis? There’s been an explosion in physicians offering this type of therapy lately, so is it for real or is it just a scam? Well, while the concept may have a little validity, currently it’s more scam than science. This is what greets you at one web-site that…read more
Can Stem Cells Help Knee Arthritis?
Can a same day treatment with stem cells help knee arthritis if all of the conditions are right? RM was 56 when we saw him in 2011 and now 3 years later, a new MRI shows some interesting changes. So I thought I’d use his image as a thought experiment this morning to discuss why…read more
