FDA: Your Body is a Drug and We want to Regulate It
February 2, 2012
ERRATUM: Many news sites and blogs have been misreporting that FDA wants to regulate our Regenexx-SD treatment, this is not the case. The issues over stem cells=drugs are with the Regenexx-C Treatment (now in the Cayman Islands) As many of our followers know, we’ve been engaged in a David and Goliath struggle over a basic [...]
1.5 Year Follow-up on Knee Stem Cell Procedure
February 1, 2012
It’s always good to hear from Regenexx-C patients to see how they’re faring long-term. JB is a 52 year old male who had a 15-20 year history of right knee pain who we treated about a year and a half ago using his own stem cells. This knee had undergone several menisectomies through the years [...]
Meniscus Tear treated with Stem Cells rather than Surgery
February 1, 2012
Before we opened our Regenexx-C clinic in the Caymans to continue our ground breaking work outside of the stifling climate for medical innovation in the U.S., some patients made the long trip to China where we licensed a site in an orthopedic hospital. I just received an e-mail from one of those patients that I thought was worth posting (from Oliver G): “I was diagnosed [...]
Stem Cells and Cancer?
January 31, 2012
Every few months this topic rears it’s ugly head in the media. Regrettably, the media commentators used for this issue usually have no special knowledge or expertise in stem cell biology. Since embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can form tumors and reprogrammed skin cells turned into stem cells (IPSCs) are genetically unstable, the commentator usually confuses these issues [...]
Helping a College Track Athlete’s Ankle with Stem Cells
January 30, 2012
Can stem cells help a college athlete with ankle problems? KW is 21 y/o university field and track athlete who was unable to compete due to ankle pain. She had a longstanding history of ankle sprains and had undergone high dose aspirin therapy as child due to a diagnosis of juvenile arthritis. When she was first evaluated by [...]
Advanced Cell Biology Lab Completed
January 26, 2012
Many years ago, we began cell therapy with an on-site lab in our clinic. This was a small facility which quickly outgrew our office space at the time. As a result, we built a bigger/better lab down the street from our office (no space was available in our clinic building). This worked well until we [...]
The Regenexx Procedure Featured on “The Doctors” Today
January 25, 2012
Our clinic and the Regenexx procedure for orthopedic stem cell injections will be featured on the nationally syndicated TV show “The Doctors” this afternoon. Dr. Centeno and Hanson will be in the lab and clinic and Dr. Hanson went to LA to tape the show with a studio audience. One of our patients, Barbee James was featured. To find out where [...]
The Regenexx procedure to be featured on “The Doctors” TV Show Tomorrow
January 24, 2012
We’re proud to announce our appearance on “The Doctors” TV show this Wednesday morning and afternoon (1/25/12-promo link here). The show will feature Dr. Centeno and Hanson in the clinic and lab as well as Dr. Hanson (Dr. Centeno was in China for the studio taping) in their LA studio with patient Barbee James. Barbee had breaks in the cartilage and received the [...]
Exercise Increases the Stem Cells in your Muscles
January 23, 2012
Stem cells live all over our bodies and this topic is covered in our book, Orthopedics 2.0. Now a research team from the University of Chicago has found that a single round of exercise leads to more muscle stem cells in mice. This fits with research I’ve blogged on before showing that elderly weight lifters have muscles [...]
Why does knee stem cell therapy produce long-term improvements in patients who have little change on their MRI?
January 21, 2012
One of the things that has always mystified us is that while we’ve seen nice improvements in cartilage or bone signal on the knee MRI’s of our patients treated with stem cells, sometime patients have long-term pain/function improvements without any MRI changes. How does this work? I’ve always had a theory that there is a natural supply of mesenchymal [...]
