The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
The Coronavirus Hospital Data Debacle
Way back at the start of the pandemic, the state of Colorado was one of the very few that made a serious change to its reporting of deaths due to COVID. We began reporting how many people had died because of COVID versus with COVID. That was an essential public health decision that the rest…read more
Living on a Boat Changes How You View the Enviroment
You may have been wondering why I haven’t blogged for a week. I was on a scheduled sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands. Living on a boat teaches you all sorts of stuff that I thought I’d share as it changes your perspective on your environmental impact. Let’s dig in. Why Boats? As I’ve…read more
Exercise Is the Best Medicine for Anxiety and Depression
In the world of Instagram and young adults, the new buzzword is Anxiety. That of course makes all sorts of sense, as for almost two years we’ve been living in an anxiety-provoking pandemic. How should we be treating Anxiety? It turns out that a new study shows that intense exercise is the best medicine. Let’s…read more
ACL Surgery Is Not Cost Effective in New Study
As I have written before, ACL surgery is a sacred cow of modern surgical sports medicine. It is the single procedure that most defines the whole field. Despite that, the recent research on the procedure hasn’t been favorable. Now a recent study adds to that by showing that the way we use the procedure in…read more
Happy Holidays!
The holidays were always a very special time in our house growing up and I have continued that tradition with my family. Because of the way things work out this year with my schedule, I’ll be taking this week off from blogging. Hence, I wanted to wish you and your family a very merry and…read more
Is Omicron a Zombie Apocalypse or a Nothing Burger?
Omicron is all over the news right now. Most of the headlines are pretty scary as the media tracks how crazy fast this variant is spreading. However, what does the actual data tell us? Let’s dig in. Omicron Blogging? Are You Nuts? Omicron is a new COVID variant that can spread more rapidly and has…read more
