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Comment on Gene Therapy, IPS Stem Cells, and Will Smith by Induced Pluripotent Stem (IPS) Cells Show Problems | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:14:13 +0000

[...] at some level still know they are normal adult skin cells, they age like normal adult skin cells. As I have posted before, there is no logical reason we are considering embryonic and IPS cells for d… as both have severe downsides compared to the patent’s own adult pluipotent stem cells (like [...]

Comment on Employee Benefits or We Wouldn’t do Anything on You We Don’t Do on Ourselves by One Year Post Op on a Low Back Disc Bulge Treated with Stem Cell Injection | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:45:29 +0000

[...] tracks. Yesterday, we got one year follow-up films back on an a study patient who had her large L5-S1 disc bulge treated by injecting stem cells into the bulge, rather than surgery. The films below show that the disc bulge is still smaller than it was before the stem cell [...]

Comment on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Arrest the Progression of Degenerative Disc Disease by One Year Post Op on a Low Back Disc Bulge Treated with Stem Cell Injection | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:57:17 +0000

[...] the disc die off with time. Not so long ago, I blogged on an animal paper which showed that mesenchymal stem cells, when re-implanted into a degenerated disc, stopped the progression of degene…. Yesterday, we got one year follow-up films back on an a study patient who had her large L5-S1 [...]

Comment on Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Alternative by Knee Meniscus Tear treated without Surgery | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Knee Meniscus Tear treated without Surgery | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:02:47 +0000

[...] he presented to our clinic and we determined on exam that this was likely the cause of his pain. As you know, research now shows that knee meniscus tears are not always the cause of pain, so a good exam is now needed to make sure. He decided to avoid surgery and have his own stem [...]

Comment on Removing the Trapezium Bone to Help Thumb Arthritis? by Stem cells injected to treat thumb arthritis | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Stem cells injected to treat thumb arthritis | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:21:32 +0000

[...] More Information » « Removing the Trapezium Bone to Help Thumb Arthritis? [...]

Comment on Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Alternative by Does the Menaflex work? | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Does the Menaflex work? | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:48:16 +0000

[...] capability in this area of the knee, sutures are unlikely to hold this in place for very long. In addition, most of these patients with large parts of their meniscus removed, have other problems…There’s also significant scientific doubt that many of these meniscus tears are causing pain [...]

Comment on The $1,000 Wire by Does the Menaflex work? | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Does the Menaflex work? | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:46:54 +0000

[...] and the private insurers and Medicare would decide what to cover based on the research available. As I have blogged before, we can’t truely fix the Healthcare system without reforming all of i… As for Menaflex, it’s an interesting idea. You place a biologic collagen scaffold shaped like [...]

Comment on Christopher J. Centeno, M.D. by Regenexx at CSU | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Regenexx at CSU | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:29:20 +0000

[...] Christopher J. Centeno, M.D. [...]

Comment on Why are we considering the use of other peoples stem cells for treatment? by Prochymal doesn't work | The Regenexx™ Procedure

Prochymal doesn't work | The Regenexx™ Procedure — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:56:36 +0000

[...] negative early results in Crohn’s disease (stem cells in a vial). See the trend? As I have blogged in past posts, stem cells in a vial spell trouble. My prediction is that Chondrogen will fail as well (Osiris’ stem cells in a vial for knee [...]

Comment on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Arrest the Progression of Degenerative Disc Disease by Viorel

Viorel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:50:33 +0000

So, this just stop the process, don’t reverse it ; I have degenerative disc desease , and I’m looking for something to regenerate the disc. To stop it , is better to do sport and exercises . But I want to fix what is compressed . because I don’t want to just stop it and remain with the pain, I want to release the pain.