by Regenexx Des Moines | Apr 28, 2016 | arthritis, carpal tunnel, hand, neck, nerves, sleep, Uncategorized |
Many patients report that their hands go numb when they sleep. Should this be something that worries you, or is it no big deal? Here’s why you should be concerned about this problem and what may be causing it. When any body part goes numb, it means that the nerve...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Apr 21, 2016 | headache, hydrodissection, neck, nerves, Uncategorized |
Many times pain in the side of the neck and head is due to injured joints (known as facets) in the upper neck. Sometimes, however, this pain can be due to a little-known neck nerve that supplies these areas. Because the nerve goes to some very specific places, a look...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Mar 3, 2016 | back, knee, nerves, Uncategorized |
Just about everything you think you know about your knee pain probably is wrong. Most physicians hold fast to what they learned in medical school, but the science of medicine is constantly evolving—finding less invasive ways to treat our ailments and discovering the...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Feb 23, 2016 | back, headache, neck, nerves, Uncategorized |
What’s the first thing you do to try to relieve an irritating headache? Swig down an extra cup of coffee? Raid the medicine cabinet and pop a couple of ibuprofen? Rub your throbbing temples? Migraine sufferers rely on neurologist-prescribed triptans, antihistamines,...
by Regenexx Des Moines | Feb 16, 2016 | ankle, carpal tunnel, growth factors, nerves, platelet lysate, Regenexx PL-Disc, Uncategorized |
Regenexx first began treating injured nerves using orthobiologics delivered via ultrasound guidance in 2012. At that time, the concept that a precise injection could help nerve regeneration was revolutionary. After a few years of seeing nerve- injury patients...
