“DMOAD’omania”-Can Certain Drugs delay the need for Knee Replacement?
May 21, 2012
Can you delay knee replacement with drugs? A paper out this last week in a British Journal states that a recent presentation at a scientific conference marks the first time a DMOAD (“Disease Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug”) has been identified. DMOADs are drugs that will reduce the structural worsening of common osteoarthritis, which for many patients amounts [...]
Using Stem Cells in an Elite Track Athlete: Regenexx Patient Cydonie Mothersill wins Cayman Invitational
May 20, 2012
Can stem cells be used as a running stress fracture treatment in an elite track athlete? Cydonie Mothersill is an elite track athlete and gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth games, 2010 Mayaguez, and CARIFTA games. After her great performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, she was within striking range of a medal in [...]
What Happens When You Take Medications That Hurt Ligament Stem Cells?
May 19, 2012
Dr. Hanson was featured this week on Denver Channel 7 news for helping a patient with severe tendon degeneration with prolotherapy-a treatment that can help ligaments heal. This unfortunate patient had taken the Quinolone antibiotics Cipro and Lavaquin to treat an infection caused by surgery. Regrettably these antibiotics have been associated with serious tendon ruptures. [...]
More Ligament Stem Cells…Your Spine Ligaments are…”Alllliiivvve”
May 18, 2012
Ligament stem cells? If you read this blog, you likely know that stem cells are found all over our bodies. They can be isolated in plentiful numbers from bone marrow and fat, but they also live in cartilage cells, bone, liver, muscles…you name it. In fact, these stem cells serve as the maintenance men of these tissues, helping them [...]
Never Use a Cannon to Kill a Fly: CT Guided Trigger Point Injection
May 17, 2012
Confucius said, “Never use a Cannon to Kill a Fly”. Today’s picture above is an example of a physician who seems to have forgotten that maxim. There’s been much concern recently over the x-ray exposure caused by CT Scans. For example, new research shows that as many as 14,500 people a year may end up [...]
Squat Injuries-You Mean Lifting Large Amounts of Weight with your Spine is a Bad Idea?
May 16, 2012
Squat injuries? We frequently see low back pain patients who injure themselves performing a squat lift, where the weight lifting bar is held by the shoulders and neck and a squat-type movement is performed. Squats and dead lifts (where the athlete bends forward and lifts a barbell to a standing position), are the most common weight lifting [...]
Ankle Fusion Alternatives? Severe Ankle Arthritis treated with Stem Cells
May 15, 2012
Are there ankle fusion alternatives that only involve injections without surgery? CB is a 39 year old woman who was in a motor vehicle crash several years ago and was told she needed an ankle fusion. She then searched the internet seeking ankle fusion alternatives and found our clinic. In her car crash, she sustained [...]
Will Your Rotator Cuff Tear Get Bigger Without Surgery?
May 14, 2012
Will a rotator cuff tear heal on it’s own? Will a rotator cuff tear get bigger without surgical repair? These are the questions asked by many of the 40,000 patients each year that opt for surgery to repair their torn rotator cuff. Obviously, the answers to these queries factor into whether a patient decides to [...]
Billionaire Philanthropist Invests in the Regenexx Team
May 14, 2012
We’re proud to announce that the Regenexx team has a new notable investor-billionaire philanthropist Dr. John Malone. He is Chairman of Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Global, Inc. His former posts include Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of and President of TCI. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for CATO Institute, Expedia, Inc., Discovery [...]
“Super size it” doesn’t work so well for Stem Cells
May 10, 2012
Is there a way to improve your stem cells? A study published this week may help provide an answer. Americans continue to gain weight at an alarming rate. This week an IOM report showed that a huge percentage of us will be obese in the next 10-20 years. You might remember a previous blog where I talked about how [...]
