The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Regenexx-ACL procedure Featured on Ski Web-site…
Regenexx-ACL Hits The Slopes We’ve treated many knee ACL tears without surgery using our own unique protocol of stem cell injections, the Regenexx-ACL Procedure. We developed the technique and have submitted research publications showing positive objective changes in the torn ligament. We also continue to improve this game changing procedure. Today, the on-line snow sports…read more
Regenexx and Olympian Amy Van Dyken in the News…
Amy Van Dyken and Her Indeminable Spirit Nice USA today story on how Amy Van Dyken’s incredible spirit is helping her recover from her recent, tragic spinal cord injury. The story mentions how Regenexx affiliate, Arizona Pain Centers is helping her with post-spinal cord injury nerve pain by using our third generation platelet lysate procedure…read more
Will Taking Antioxidants Help You Live Longer?
You can’t stroll the exhibit hall of the age management medicine conferences where I sometimes lecture without running into many booths for Vitamin companies selling antioxidants. The general concept is that since oxidation is associated with aging, then anti-oxidants will make you age less (and presumably live longer). However, do we really know that taking…read more
Fish Oil or Cholesterol Drugs for Heart Health?
I’ve never been a big fan of statin drugs, as anyone who reads this blog can tell. This is in part due to the fact that they seem to hurt stem cells in our extensive culture experience and in part due to seminal works like The Cholesterol Myth. Having said that, I am a fan…read more
More Bad News about Shoulder Steroid Shots!!
Shoulder rotator cuffs are the topic of much study of late. I reviewed the literature surrounding rotator cuff tear surgery and before that I discussed new research that shows why injecting steroids into shoulder tendons was a dumb idea. This new study continues to show that shoulder steroid shots injecting steroids into shoulder tendons is…read more
Is Surgery the Only Answer for Rotator Cuff Tears?
I had a little dust up with an orthopedic surgeon on Twitter this A.M. about shoulders and stem cells, so even though I wasn’t going to release this shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff data set until next week, today seemed like a better time. The operative issue from that discussion is whether orthopedic surgery for…read more
