The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Can a Mucoid ACL be Helped with Stem Cells? What the Heck is that?
A mucoid ACL sounds more like the product of a bad cold than it does a degenerated ligament in the knee. This problem has few surgical solutions, so can it benefit from knee stem cell injections? Joe is a 70 year old man first seen in 2012 for left knee stiffness and pain due to…read more
The 7 Most Common Headache Causes and Cures…
The headache treatment world is a weird place when it comes to headache causes and cures. On the one side you have neurologists who focus on vascular headaches known as migraine and throw drugs at the problem. On the other side you have musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioners like chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists and the…read more
New Study Questions ACL Surgery Effectiveness…
In our modern society, it almost seems that ACL knee surgery is a rite of passage for many athletes. It seems like many professional athletes that serve as role models have had an ACL repair. Yet is the surgery all that effective? Research in the past has questioned whether getting the ACL repaired was any…read more
Want to Avoid Neck Injury? Use a Loud Tone!
Most physicians haven’t caught up to the ground breaking research of the late 90s to the early 2000s showing that neck injury in a car crash (whiplash) is often caused by injuries to the small joints known as facets. These little joints can become damaged as a weird “S-shaped” curve is forced on the neck by…read more
Three Things You Can Do to Save Yourself a Lifetime Of Neck Pain!
Neck injuries in car crashes are a big issue. In fact, such a big deal that major car makers have been designing seats for years to reduce the risk of serious neck injury. What used to be called “whiplash” with a roll of the eye, is now known to be host of serious injuries such…read more
Back Fusion Alternatives? Can You Avoid Surgery Without a Disc Injection?
We arguably have more experience with injecting stem cells into the discs of patients than anyone else on earth, having performed our first case in 2005. While placing stem cells in discs can be helpful in certain circumstances, can we provide back fusion alternatives without poking a hole in the disc? This is an example…read more 