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Athletic Pubalgia Surgery Wrecks a Life
“I tell you Boris, that one of these days we’ll look in to our microscope and find ourselves staring right into God’s eyes, and the first one who blinks is going to lose his testicles.”-Harry Wolper Early on in my career, I had my first brush with what I now call a “Disturbingly Dumb Surgery”.…read more
A Better Platelet Rich Plasma: New Regenexx SCP Video
Our experience with using platelet mixes to stimulate stem cell growth in culture has given us a unique perspective on platelet rich plasma or PRP. PRP means that platelets are concentrated from the patient’s blood and then injected to stimulate healing. This therapy has received a lot of attention recently due to high profile athletes…read more
Dirty little PRP Machine…
This past few months, we’ve had many physicians in our offices learning advanced regenerative medicine techniques and the orthopedics 2.0 approach. One trend I’ve noticed is that many of these physicians ask us how we deal with our post-PRP injection flare-ups. This has caught us by surprise, as when we use the Regenexx-SCP procedure (blood…read more
Is Platelet Rich Plasma the Same Thing as Stem Cell Therapy?
A doctor discusses the difference between stem cell therapy and platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) for tendon injuries and orthopedic conditions such as knee meniscus tears, knee pain, Achilles tendon injuries, and ligament injuries.
