The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Plantar Fasciitis Steroid Injection Side Effects: Platelets Decimate Steroids in Effectively Treating Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis steroid injection side effects? Plantar fasciitis is a problem involving the tough supporting structure on the bottom of the foot. It anchors in the heel and when this area is over loaded (or when nerves in the back are irritated), it can become sore and make it tough to walk (especially in the mornings).…read more
Is Your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causing Your Thumb Arthritis? Is Arthritis Caused by Bad Nerves?
Is Thumb Arthritis caused by bad nerves? We’ve seen for years an association between thumb arthritis and subtle findings of carpal tunnel syndrome. What I mean by this, is that many patients who we evaluate for stem cell treatments of their CMC thumb joints also have issues we can detect in their median nerve (the…read more Warning: Statins Block Positive Effects of Exercise by Hurting Muscle Cell Health
I’ve been a big critic of statins, big pharma’s wonder drug, supported by loads of scrubbed and polished Pharma sponsored research. This past few months, the concept that you should take statins because you have high “bad cholesterol” was turned on it’s head when two major heart groups threw out the decades old high cholesterol…read more
Top 10 Regenexx Blog Posts of 2014!
I’ve been tweeting the top 50 blogs of 2014 this past few days. Here are the top 10 2014 categories that resonate with me: 1. Our New 2014 Research Papers-We have a great research team in place and are on track to publish 4-6 research papers on various Regenexx techniques in 2015. Here’s what we…read more
Unreported Concussion Brain Damage Found in Pro Football Players
You don’t need to be a doctor to wonder how what goes on in every professional football game will effect the players long term. After all, the average person would only sustain that sort of trauma and those types of forces in a traumatic accident of some kind. Now a new study sheds light on…read more
Do More Active People Do Better with Hip and Knee Replacements?
You can’t watch TV without seeing commercials with young and active people advertising the latest knee and hip replacement device. In fact, with knee and hip arthritis rates soaring in younger people, the manufacturers of these devices have found a new and bigger market than the elderly. However, all of this is based on that…read more
