The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
What Is Supershot PRP?
Can you isolate exosomes from blood and then enhance the PRP made from that same blood to make it better? This is the intriguing question behind a product calling itself Supershot PRP. Let’s dig in. What Is an Exosome? Before we get into understanding Supershot PRP, we need to review some basics. An exosome is a…read more
New Article on Your Multifidus and Cytokines
If you read this blog regularly, you’ve heard about the most important back muscle many physicians have never heard about called the Multifidus. Now new research lends an interesting twist to the story of this critical muscle. Let’s dig into cytokines and your Multifidus. What Is the Multifidus? Multifidus is a deep spinal muscle that’s…read more
Medicare Umbilical Cord and Amniotic “Stem Cell” Scam Is Crashing
I’ve blogged a number of times on manufacturers who found a creative way to make it appear that their umbilical cord and amniotic “stem cell” products were covered by Medicare to treat orthopedic and spinal problems. This scam is now ending and recent information from CMS provides hard evidence of that change. Let’s dig in.…read more
That Second Knee Replacement Could Be a Problem…
The problem of a younger person getting a knee replacement has always been, what happens when the surgery needs to be redone? Meaning that most honest surgeons try to steer their patients to get a knee replacement surgery when they are as old as possible. Now new research adds weight to that decision-making process. Let’s…read more L5-S1 Non-surgical Disc Treatment
L5-S1 non-surgical disc treatment has radically changed in these past few decades. What used to be a sure thing surgery, morphed into injected steroids and now has morphed again into Orthobiologics. Let’s explore one patient’s result to learn. What Is a Herniated or Bulging Disc?Your discs are the shock absorbers that live between your back…read more Shoulder Strecthing on a Diagonal Saves My Rotator Cuff!
Most people hate getting old. I can’t say I’m a big fan, but for someone whose job it is to fix the aging musculoskeletal systems of other people, age is an incredible teacher. My left shoulder is a great example that will help us learn today about the diagonal organization of the body. Let’s dive…read more 
