The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Tumeric and Curcumin in Arthritis: Why Does My Regenexx Supplement Smell Like an Indian Restaurant?
As I’ve written before, there isn’t a day that goes by in our practice of treating arthritis patients that I don’t get asked which supplement patients should take for arthritis or which supplement would be best for their stem cells. As I looked at the U.S. national Library of Medicine for these answers, sometimes the…read more
Hip Impingement Surgery: Can “Hip Impingement” Be Caused by a Low Back Fusion?
Hip impingement surgery has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade. I’d like to explain why we think the concept isn’t valid through a real life story from this weekend. I was recently contacted by a fellow physician who was diagnosed with CAM impingement. At age 35 he finds himself with significant hip…read more
What is Regenexx? What are Our Core Values?
This should prove an exciting few months for team Regenexx. Last year we took our registry data and moved it to a custom designed CRO quality database. We also hired a full time bio statistician to better mine that data. In addition, we also began work on an advanced research lab to separate out our…read more
Why Deal with Big Toe Surgery Recovery? Almost 3 Years Out from a Simple Stem Cell Injection and Still Trucking!
Can a simple injection of stem cells into an arthritic big toe make a difference? Big toe surgery recovery can be rough. When the big toe gets arthritis, it can cause the toe to become stiff and painful. Since we use the big toe to push off when we walk, the arthritis can impact your…read more
Did the Whole Concept of Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement Just Get Wrecked by a Single Research Paper?
A new Hip Impingement Arthroscopy Research Paper calls into question the whole concept behind the surgery… We’ve been critics of what we call, “Hip Arthroscopy Mania”. Basically, most commonly, a bone spur is detected on the outside (lateral) portion of the socket (acetabulum) of the ball and socket joint of the hip. The story goes that…read more
What is a bone spur? Can Bone Spurs be Good?
What is a bone spur? While many patients aren’t sure they know what a bone spur is, it still conjures up fear. This is because they’ve heard the term used in a negative way. So this morning I’d like to dispel the myths and educate you that for some patients, bone spurs may be the…read more 
