The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.

Stopping Motrin? Some Simple Steps Can Help and May Just Save Your Life

Is stopping Motrin easy? I meet some patients who are addicted to Motrin or Aleve or other prescription NSAID drugs like Celebrex. If they literally stop taking these for a day or two, they’ll be disabled or in loads of pain. Why? What can you do if this is you? First, why would you want…read more

Our RegenexxNetwork Providers are the Best of the Best in their Fields

This past week we held our annual RegenexxNetwork Providers meeting in Colorado. One of the statistics we showed was that over the last 12 months we’ve had 309 physicians inquire on-line and that we accepted only 7 on the network. Why? As you may know, we carefully screen physicians who want to offer stem cells to treat…read more

Listen to Your Body Like Your Cell Phone: Top 7 “Status” Alerts to Stay Active as You Age

What Can You Do To Stay Active As You Age? I am now 50 years old, a time when your body begins to ache and things start to go wrong. Like me, you’ve likely seen 60 and 70 and even 80 year olds that are running, biking 100 miles, climbing mountains, or just behaving like…read more

Foot Arch Knee Pain? Research Links Your Foot Navicular Bone Position to Your Knee

Can you have foot arch knee pain? Yesterday I watched the inaugural Boulder Iron man Race. As the runners filed by, I couldn’t help but notice their gait. In some, according to a new study, not paying attention to a little bone in their feet may be frying the cartilage in their knees. First, as…read more

Avoid Rotator Cuff Surgery: Following Up on The Doctors Show

Can your own stem cells help you avoid rotator cuff surgery? You may have seen our ground breaking stem cell rotator cuff procedure on The Doctor’s TV show. Two time Olympian Lloyd Eisler heard about our procedure from his actress wife (Kristy Swanson) who learned of it through another actor whose shoulder we treated. When…read more

Hip Impingement Exercises: Can You Fix It with Therapy and Avoid Surgery?

Can hip impingement exercises help avoid surgery? The diagnosis of hip impingement that leads to surgery has been all the rage lately, despite research showing that in some cases, what’s diagnosed as “impingement” may actually be protecting rather than harming the joint. What we don’t know is how simple changes in posture can impact FAI…read more