The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

What Triathlete Knee Pain? Grateful Triathlete Uses Own Stem Cells to Help Knee

Triathlete knee pain can sideline the best of them, especially in the running or cycling portions of the event. All too often, triathletes opt for invasive surgical quick fixes that leave them with more knee arthritis in the long run. We’ve been treating triathletes for many years, working to help Neurosurgeon Joe Maroon use his…read more

Back Pain and Extra Weight: Are You Wrecking Your Low Back?

Do back pain and extra weight correlate? The research on the topic has traditionally been mixed, but more recent studies seem to be drawing a firmer connection. In fact, several out this past few months show that extra weight is damaging your low back. The low back bears the weight of the body and transfers it…read more

Do knee arthritis exercises work? How Good is Hitting the Gym as a Treatment for Knee Arthritis?

There is no shortage of knee arthritis exercises out there. This is because knee arthritis rates in women are sky rocketing and with that epidemic, the rates of knee replacements closely follow. However, when newer biologic therapies are considered (like stem cells), one also needs to spend more time analyzing whether other systems of the body…read more

Does Meniscus Surgery Help? Taking Out a Torn Meniscus Makes the Knee Joint Unstable

Does meniscus surgery help? I see patients everyday who have had their knee “fixed” via arthroscopic “repair” of a torn meniscus. The pain goes away for awhile, but then returns with a vengeance. Almost 100% were unaware when they had the knee surgery that it’s been shown to be no better than physical therapy or…read more

One Third of Knee Replacements Are Unnecessary

A new study reports that one third of knee replacements are unnecessary or medically inappropriate.  How does that happen? Knee replacements are big business in the U.S. The number of knee replacement surgeries being performed is exploding, but is some of that surgery unnecessary? So when do you need a knee replacement? First, many patients…read more

Spinal Stenosis Surgery Alternatives – Helping a Diver Return to Saving Our Coral Reefs

What if you had a dream of something that you could do when the kids were grown and you were more financially secure, but by the time you get there, your body wouldn’t cooperate? In a nutshell, this is Kathie’s story; she dreamed of having the time to volunteer to plant coral and save the…read more