The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
How Stem Cells Work: Exosomes or How to Get Another Cell To Do Your Chores
How Stem Cells Work – Part 5 Here’s another installment of How Stem cells Work. Exosomes are one of the hottest ideas in cellular biology today. Why are they so exciting in the world of stem cells? The concept that a stem cell can hijack the machinery of another cell to task it to be…read more
How Do Stem Cells Work? Turning Pac Man Cells into Good Guys and Controlling Inflammation
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 3 This is another installment on our short format video series, “How do stem cells work?” In this episode, I cover some recent research that stem cells injected into joints can deactivate bad “Pac-Man” macrophages and prevent them from attacking normal cartilage. In addition, I discuss how stem…read more How Do Stem Cells Work? The Paracrine General Contractor
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 4 “How do stem cells work?” is our short format video series to help explain the many functions of how stem cells can help heal. Based on the older basic science research, scientists initially thought that stem cells worked only through differentiation (or transforming into and replacing a…read more How do stem cells work? A video series. Part 1-The Mitochondrial Recharge
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 1 I’m starting a new series of very short (<1 min) videos, each on a single concept from the research literature on the topic of “How do stem cells work?” Most patients that I meet really don’t know, so the goal is to educate. This first video is…read more Can Your Arthritic Hip Predict the Weather?
For many years my arthritis patients have sworn that they can tell when a cold front is about to come through. In fact, this is one reason many of my older patients move southward, as their joints just feel better. So is this effect real? I’ve seen a few poorly done studies through the years…read more
Regenexx Team Publishes Another Peer Reviewed Paper this Week
Research and physician innovation are the life blood of medicine. Research journals are how we doctors vet new ideas with our learned colleagues, as every article published goes through peer review. This means that the article is read and extensively reviewed by a panel of experts for accuracy before it’s allowed to be published. When…read more
