The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Thankful for Our Regenexx Patients…

This has been a great clinic week in Grand Cayman. I’m so thankful that we have such wonderful patients who trust us to help them. I’ve also loved some of the patient stories this week. Here are some of my favorites. I blogged earlier on JG, a businessman whose ankle we treated awhile back with…read more

Is this the Last Word on Knee Arthritis and Vitamin D?

There have been many studies this past few years on knee arthritis and vitamin D. Regrettably, the conclusions have been all over the map. Now a new study with a better design says that low Vitamin D is associated with knee arthritis progression. Vitamin D is a fat soluble hormone that’s made by your skin…read more

An Ohio Stem Cell Knee Arthritis Treatment for a Michigan Doctor

Can we take a procedure that was invented in Colorado and have it work on a patient who is a Michigan physician, performed by a doctor in Ohio? One of the hallmarks of a good medical procedure is that it can be taught to others and that it works as well in their hands as it did…read more

New Research: Fried Food Messes with the Brain across Generations

There’s been quite a focus this past 5-10 years on whether epigentic changes can be transferred from mother to child. Meaning, that what your mother gets exposed to in her life that changes her genes may end up messing with your genes even though you never had that exposure. Now a new animal study suggests…read more

Shoulder Surgery Bone Spur Removal Causes Problems

I commonly see patients with chronic shoulder pain who have undergone a shoulder surgery bone spur removal to “open up” the shoulder. Known as distal clavicular resection, it’s one of the most commonly performed shoulder surgeries with rotator cuff repair. New research now shows that the surgery doesn’t help and leads to more shoulder instability…read more

If Your Were a Stem Cell You Could Replace Your Mother…

There’s been a great flurry of attention about iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells). These artificial, lab created stem cells seemed to be a unique manufactured article of man, but I recently came across research that would suggest otherwise. The concept of more differentiated cells going backwards to stem cells exists in nature. First, the…read more