IRONMAN® Triathlete Avoids Knee Surgery

As a triathlete, Michelle loves running, cycling, and swimming, but after she had surgery on a torn meniscus, her knee never returned to full function. Three different orthopedists recommended she have a knee replacement and to stop running.

But she found James Leiber, DO, at Regenexx at New Regeneration Orthopedics, who, after reviewing Michelle’s case, believed Regenexx SD injectate on her knee would be beneficial in reducing pain and improving function.

“I had the procedure using Regenexx injectates done in February [2015], and I was able to complete my IRONMAN in November of the same year,” she says. “After the Regenexx approach, I’m able to do everything…. I like the fact that I don’t feel like as I get older I’m going to have to give up doing what I like doing.”

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