The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
The Insurance Coverage Bioethics Dilemma
There a raging controversy among physicians since the advent of orthobiologics that I would like to explore. Should a doctor push a patient towards something that may work, but is a bad or “less good” option solely because there is insurance coverage? What ethical responsibility does the physician have to recommend all options and encourage…read more
SI Joint Fusion Complications? Why Are We Doing this to Patients?
One of the biggest issues I see is how easily interventional pain physicians have been lured in by quasi-spine surgeries that they know are bad for their patients. A case in point is SI fusion. Let’s dig into SI joint fusion complications through a case posted on LinkedIn. What Is the SI Joint? The acronym…read more
What Is Thoracic Radiculopathy?
What is Thoracic Radiculopathy? How is it diagnosed and treated? Dr. Google says this one is rare, but not based on what we have seen in the past few decades of experience with this diagnosis. Let’s dig in. What Is Thoracic Radiculopathy? The thoracic spine is your upper back, as shown below. Radiculopathy means that…read more
New Craniocervical Instability Book!
Craniocervical Instability or CCI is one one the most confusing topics in medicine to research online. Why? There are only a few pockets of information that all appear to be diametrically opposed to each other. Hence, like I’ve done a few times now, I wrote a book to try and get good information all in…read more
What Causes Back Rib Pain?
In this article: What is back rib pain? Where do you feel back rib pain exactly? Which muscles are responsible? Can tendinopathy cause back rib pain? What are the other causes of back rib pain? How do you treat back rib pain? Fizkes/Shutterstock Back rib pain is a term patients often use to describe pain…read more How a Bad Study Can Teach Us About PRP
Just because something gets published with a conclusion doesn’t mean that the research can support that conclusion. Case in point is a new study on knee radiofrequency versus PRP. Let’s dig in. Knee Geniculate Nerve RFA RFA stands for radiofrequency ablation. This procedure has become increasingly common to help the pain caused by moderate to…read more 
