by Regenexx Des Moines | Jan 7, 2016 | Achilles tendon, platelet rich plasma (PRP), Uncategorized |
We’ve been using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to successfully treat tendon injuries for many years. A study reported in the February 16, 2015, issue of Lancet medical journal is interesting as it combined an in vitro study and an in vivo human study to test the...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Jan 7, 2016 | Regenexx, stem cells, Uncategorized |
On September 2, 2015, a highly syndicated USA Today article appeared that was critical of NFL stem-cell treatments and the athletes who seek these cures. The article leaves one with the impression that stem cells used to treat orthopedic problems are some sort of...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Jan 7, 2016 | arthritis, diabetes, pharmaceuticals, Uncategorized |
Diabetes and osteoarthritis have long been bedfellows. Statistically, people who have been diagnosed with diabetes have twice the likelihood of developing osteoarthritis. The FDA recently issued an urgent warning that diabetics taking a whole class of diabetic...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Jan 7, 2016 | amniotic, stem cells, Uncategorized |
One of the most pervasive scams sweeping the nation today involves “amniotic stem-cell therapy.” Aggressive entrepreneurs are selling doctors what they claim are frozen vials of amniotic stem cells. In actuality, the vials contain dead tissue. Amniotic fluid comes...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Dec 10, 2015 | arthritis, nerves, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
Yet another study proves—yet again—that osteoarthritis pain is not related to structure. At issue here is the orthopedic paradigm that pain is related to structure; that MRI findings like meniscus tears and cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis are the cause...
