The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Shoulder Labrum Surgery Alternative For Faster Recovery
Shoulder surgery recovery can be a nightmare. Pain, months spent in a pillow immobilizer, and months more of rehab. Plus, what many patients don’t know, is that research has shown that surgery for a torn shoulder labrum isn’t all that successful.1,2 Here’s the story of one of our patients who chose to have stem cell…read more
Surgery for Tethered Cord in Adults?
One of the trends I have seen these past few years is a number of people getting diagnosed with a tethered cord and getting surgery for this issue. So what is this and why would surgery be needed? Are these patients getting needed procedures or exposing themselves to serious risks they don’t need to take?…read more Ask Dr. C Episode 20-Shoulder Instability
One of the things that I see all day in the clinic that I shouldn’t be seeing at all is unrecognized shoulder instability. It’s rampant. So what is it? Do you have it? What can be done about it? The Ask Dr. C Question “Severe traumatic anterior dislocation of my right shoulder years ago has…read more
Protecting Yourself 101: Who Monitors the Lab Processing?
The problem with regenerative medicine is that there is often nobody monitoring quality. Today I’ll go into an issue brought up by a viewer of our Facebook Live show “You’ve Got the Power” which asked me to review a clinic on the east coast. My first concern was who was monitoring the processing. So let’s…read more
How Do Stem Cells Get from Point A to B?
We’ve known for some time that stem cells can migrate to places they need to be as long as they’re placed in the right general area, but how does that work? Now a Stanford team has figured this out. Let’s dig in. Stem Cells Are Magic? One of the things that drives me crazy is…read more
Ask Dr. C – Treating Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Without Surgery
A reader asked about my low back spondylolisthesis and how I was doing. So let’s dive into that diagnosis and what can be done. We’ll also cover how these treatments are sequenced. Let’s dig in. What Is Spondylolisthesis? Spondylolisthesis is a Latin word that can be broken down to “spondy” which means spine and “listhesis”…read more 
