The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
The Cholesterol Drug Problems Two Step: Or How the Tail Wags the Dog in Medicine
For years, I’ve been an ardent critic of the Madison avenue message that we all desperately need to lower our serum cholesterol by taking cholesterol drugs (statins). First, we have observed that these drugs tend to hurt adult stem cells. Second, I’ve had to research them for my own use. In that research, I was…read more
Does the Severity of Your Knee Arthritis Impact the Outcome of Your Regenexx-SD Knee Stem Cell Procedure?
Surprising New Knee Stem Cell Outcome Data Over the last almost decade that we have been offering stem cell treatments, we have graded patients with regard to candidacy. These Good, Fair, or Poor candidate grades have literally dissuaded hundreds of patients who were considered less than stellar candidates from undergoing the procedure. Several years ago,…read more
Knee Stem Cell Procedure Research: Should You Get a Second Regenexx-SD Procedure?
Over this next few months you’ll see many reports come out of our advanced patient registry that’s now tracking thousands of patients who have had various types of Regenexx procedures in different body areas. One of the more common questions we get asked is whether a second Regenexx-SD knee stem cell procedure will allow…read more
Win $2,500 Towards any Regenexx Procedure by Guessing the Outcome of a Critical Orthopedic Stem Cell Research Project
“There are lies, damn lies, and statistics…” -Mark Twain At Regenexx, unlike everyone else offering stem cells, we perform the back-end basic research to improve what we…read more
Staying Ahead of My Aging Spine and Joints with Platelet Growth Factors
Like many older guys entering my 50s, I’m trying to keep my activity levels high. I discuss all of this in our practice’s e-book, Orthopedics 2.0 (in the Living 2.0 section). Since I like lifting heavy weights and hard pulse rate driven cardio (I have expectations for my heart rate at each leg of the…read more
Ankle Sprain Long Term Effects: If You’ve Had Ankle Sprains Be Careful-Arthritis is On the Way!
Everyone twists an ankle at some point, but have you ever wondered whether there are ankle sprain long term effects? When I was a new doctor, I turned my ankle really badly while running. I literally limped a mile home that day and my ankle was never quite the same. For example, even lifting or carrying…read more
