The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Why are We still Injecting Steroids into Knees and Spines?

Steroid anti-inflammatories are powerful drugs at suppressing swelling. They are very commonly injected into joints that have arthritis and they generally work for a few weeks to months to relieve pain. However, is this a good idea? Many recent studies would argue that this is a really bad practice that should be stopped. There are…read more

What is Wobenzym? Is there evidence it helps with arthritis?

I’ve had many arthritis patients come in through the years who claim that Wobenzym helps them, so what is Wobenzym? Is there data that shows it helps arthritis? How does that data stack up against more well known arthritis supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin? How about against anti-inflammatory supplements like curcumin? Wobenzym is a proprietary…read more

Fish Oil Improves Exercise By Making You a More Efficient Athlete!

I’ve blogged before about how concentrated, high quality fish oil is really good for you. It can help reduce inflammation and is good for your heart, in contrast to over the counter anti-inflammatories that can drastically raise your sudden death heart attack risk. A recent study shows that high dose EPA fish oil improves exercise…read more

It’s Nuts How Good Nuts Are For You…

I love nuts. They’re the perfect compliment to a paleo or low carb diet. It’s also amazing that when compared to prescription drugs in their efficacy to protect your health, they decimate these pharma creations. Most 40 or 50 something people in the United States will eventually have the conversation with their doctor about cholesterol and…read more

What is Platelet Lysate?

You may have heard of platelet rich plasma or PRP, which is concentrating blood platelets and injecting them to prompt healing. Platelet lysate (PL) is it’s more advanced cousin. We first began using PL in orthopedic injuries in 2005. It’s just now starting to catch on via other clinics trying to replicate what we do,…read more

Meniscus Surgery Arthritis: Removing a Small Amount of Meniscus Causes Problems

Is there such a thing as meniscus surgery arthritis? We’ve known since the 1940s that removing the knee meniscus when it was torn was a dumb idea. Since then many studies have shown that patents who get knee meniscus surgery are more likely to get knee arthritis. The knee arthroscopy community has generally responded that…read more