The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Knee Cap Pain with Running: Better Treated with Hip Exercises
Your body is a connected machine, yet today’s orthopedic care system is dedicated to breaking it up into it’s component parts. Take for example knee cap pain with running. The focus for treatment is typically on the knee, now more research shows it should be on the low back and hip. Orthopedic physicians and physical therapists have…read more
Blogging from the Caymans Again!
A few times a year I head down to RegenexxCayman, an independently owned and operated clinic and lab that has licensed our advanced cultured stem cell procedure (which is not approved for use in the U.S.). This is to treat patients who we believe will benefit from more stem cells through culture. When I arrive…read more
Very Early Shoulder Rotator Cuff Stem Cell Study Data
As many of my readers know, we have sponsored several different randomized controlled trials using stem cell injections to treat several different orthopedic conditions. One of those is a rotator cuff stem cell study. This study is about 1/3 through it’s recruitment goal and we have some 6 month data, so I’ll report it here…read more
Explain My Knee Arthritis X-ray: The Urban Myth…
This weekend I was doing some U.S. National of Library Medicine research for an advanced lab project and came across some great papers and graphs on knee arthritis. Most patients come into my office with an imaging study in hand, believing that it is very important in their quest for less knee pain. As I’ve…read more
Eye Color and Pain: Could There Be a Link?
A recent pilot study out of the University of Pittsburgh caught my “eye” this morning. In this preliminary study, researchers noted a link between eye color and pain tolerance. Now this might seem ridiculously far fetched, but it does make some degree of sense from an epigenetic standpoint in that things like eye color and how…read more
Dr. Centeno Speaking at AAPMR Regenerative Medicine Course
Dr. Centeno will be speaking this morning in San Diego at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation annual meeting. This is a special course on regenerative medicine, which is the first for the AAPMR. He will present new data from the Regenexx registry.
