The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Is Chronic Pain Causing You to Make Bad Decisions?
Does the brain control the heart or is it the other way around? Does chronic fight or flight cause people to make bad decisions? This is a critical topic for patients with chronic pain. Let’s dig into some new research that upset what we thought we knew about how the brain works. Tachycardia Tachycardia means…read more
The First Guy Through the Wall Always Gets Bloody…
This morning I’d like to share a quote from the movie “Moneyball”. The context is to contemplate my journey since 2005 and to provide inspiration for innovators dealing with the weight of being first. It’s been a hell of a ride and while I might tweak a few things, I wouldn’t trade it for a…read more
Can Senolytics Improve Back Pain and Disc Health?
Can a drug cocktail help degenerated discs? The idea is that by using “senolytic” drugs, you can reduce the number of older and bad cells in a degenerated disc, and thus help the condition. Let’s review a recent animal study and also discuss why this data is being a bit overhyped at this point. A…read more
Now For Something Completely Different: Elon’s Bots
As you might imagine, I’m a big Elon Musk fan. This past week, he made an announcement that I have little doubt will again change society as we know it. Let’s dig in. The Jetsons You may be way too young to remember the Jetsons. This was a 1960s cartoon that showed a future where…read more
Conferences, Conferences, and More Conferences
These past few weeks and through October I will be lecturing at 7 medical conferences extolling the virtues and data behind interventional orthobiologics. What’s interesting is how COVID has morphed the playing field so you can literally be two places at once. Let’s dig in. My Lectures Through the years, as CMO of Regenexx, I…read more
Amniotic Medicare Billing Scams are Now Blowing Up
Let’s say you’re on Medicare and you attend a seminar that says that a chiropractic office can fix your knee arthritis by injecting an amniotic product and it’s covered by Medicare! Likely tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries pulled the trigger on these procedures and now, Medicare is deciding to go after those providers that…read more
