by Regenexx Des Moines | Sep 25, 2015 | ankle & foot, interventional orthopedics, knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
If you have an ankle injury and later develop knee pain, are the two connected? Regrettably, many doctors are not trained to think about biomechanics. There are reasons why so many doctors are clueless about how the body’s musculoskeletal system works. They receive...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Sep 17, 2015 | back, multifidus, Uncategorized |
Eighty-five percent of Americans experience back pain at some point, and a third of those will develop chronic back pain. Meanwhile, in some cultures back pain is virtually nonexistent. Is this a genetic issue, or are we doing something wrong? One back surgery down...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Sep 8, 2015 | Regenexx, Regenexx SD+, shoulder, surgery, Uncategorized |
There’s a lot of attention paid to stem-cell injections for osteoarthritis of the knee, but much less to stem-cell injections used to treat shoulder problems. Regenexx recently published the world’s largest registry experience with precisely guided stem-cell...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Sep 8, 2015 | knee, platelet rich plasma (PRP), surgery, Uncategorized |
A trend developing in orthopedic surgery involves the addition of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in knee arthroscopy. Research seems to suggest that surgical outcome might be improved by adding PRP at the time of surgery. PRP is a serum created by concentrating platelets...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Sep 2, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
Pain is the single biggest driver of elective modern orthopedic surgery. Despite this, research of the last decade or so has shown that surgery is really bad at treating pain. A recent study on shoulder surgery outcomes and rotator cuff tear biology illustrates this...
