The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
New BPA Free Research Shows the Claim is Largely BS (or BpS)…
This past few years, after a decade or two of research showing that the plastic BPA was likely causing estrogen like and other effects in humans, the FDA finally banned it from baby bottles. The good news was that, seeing a commercial opportunity, many companies that made plastic bottles made the switch to the safer…read more
Motrin for Knee Swelling? A Visual Guide to Heart Attack Risk
It seems that just about every other patient I see who walks into the clinic is taking Motrin for knee swelling or arthritis. They’re relatively happy that they’re avoiding prescription drugs, blissfully unaware that they are buying a dangerous drug at the grocery store. I can usually give them a mental image in one sentence that gets…read more
Back Pain Shot Side Effects-Why Are We Putting Steroids in Epidurals?
Back pain shot side effects? The compounding pharmacy steroid tragedy of 2012 has left the news cycle. The contaminated steroids and the deaths and illnesses that followed brought the concept of an epidural steroid injection into the public eye. Now two years later, a new study shows that the steroids injected in those shots likely…read more
Knee Arthritis Natural Treatments? Exercise Beats Glucosamine in Protecting Cartilage
How do knee arthritis natural treatments stack up? Can you protect the knee cartilage you have? Supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin have shown in some studies that they can help protect cartilage. Exercise has also shown some protective effects. How about when you compare the two head to head in a small study? At least…read more
Problems with Knee Replacement? New Plastic Really Pisses Off Body
Are there serious problems with knee replacement? The past 5 years, the concept of nasty wear particles in knee and hip replacement devices has come to the forefront. The worse offenders seem to be metal on metal devices, the ones commonly used for “minimally invasive” replacement or “resurfacing” of the joint. To get away from…read more
Has Medical Research become Faith Based Religion?
What Are Evidence Based Medicine Zealots? A co-author on the medical research we publish about stem cells sent me this paper this morning (see below). It’s from 2003, but it’s as relevant today as ever. Why? The medical research industrial complex (made up of universities, big pharma, and the FDA) has abandoned common sense by…read more
