The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome: What You Need to Know
What’s on this Page: What is sternocleidomastoid syndrome? What is the SCM muscle, and what does it do? How does sternocleidomastoid syndrome relate to nerves in the neck? SCM trigger points and referred pain The SCM and vertigo Does CCI play a role in sternocleidomastoid syndrome? If you or a loved one has neck pain,…read more
How Can Regenexx Satisfy the Requirements to Add Orthobiologics to a Health Plan?
Regenexx is the only orthobiologic provider on the planet that has been able to document the reduction of orthopedic costs by adding its services to a company’s health plan. How is that possible? Why has only Regenexx been able to do this? Let’s dig in. What are Orthobiologics? Orthobiologics are substances that can help damaged…read more
QC Kinetix Pricing: What Can We Learn from an Invoice?
I’ve blogged a few times about a clinic chain run by mid-levels offering low-level regenerative medicine care and charging top dollar. Today we’ll go over an invoice from that clinic chain, called QC Kinetix, and use that to learn about the differences between real clinical orthobiologics and an outfit built on sales. Let’s dig in.…read more
Can a Large Cervical Disc Bulge Be Treated with Platelets?
Just 5 years ago, the spine cases that I would accept for treatment with precise image-guided orthobiologics were determined by the severity of the MRI. Meaning more severe cases of disc bulges, stenosis, and degeneration were turned down and told to seek surgery. However, as time when on, some cases seemed to break that mold…read more
How Long Can a Cultured Stem Cell Treatment Last?
Our practice was the first on planet earth to treat orthopedic patients with culture-expanded stem cells in 2005. That’s so long ago in the timeline of regenerative medicine that it’s hard to imagine that we actually did this back then. As a result of that vast experience, I’d like to review a patient who just…read more
Interventional Spine Physicians Finally Get the Memo on Bupivacaine
It would be hard for most people to believe that we’ve known for more than a decade that a long-acting anesthetic called Bupivacaine is toxic to cartilage and yet in interventional pain management, it’s still the most widely injected anesthetic into joints. Why that disconnect exists says much about the problems in modern medicine, but…read more
