Knee Stem Cell Injection: Joe Young Conquers Chronic Pain

Chronic pain changes who you are is perhaps the one statement we hear more often than anything else. Whether it’s in the knee, hip, back, shoulder, or some other area of the musculoskeletal system, chronic pain can be debilitating, and many people get to the point where they feel surgery is the only option. Joe…read more

7 Years After a Knee Stem Cell Injection: Back for a Top Up!

Cheryl (CE) is a 65 year old woman treated in 2008 with culture expanded mesenchymal stem cells in a knee stem cell injection who was seen back in the clinic this week. It’s always a “blast from the past” for me to see these long-term follow-ups. Cheryl had 5 years of complete relief and her knee…read more

Knee Replacement Cost: Prices Soar as the Outcomes Drop and the Complications Mount

What does a knee replacement cost? There was a great New York Times article on Sunday that reported that patients without insurance (and some with insurance), as being priced out of knee or hip replacement surgeries. One of the issues brought up is that the cost of a knee or hip device is controlled by…read more

Meniscus Tear Repair? One Patient’s Report after a Knee Stem Cell Injection

What does a patient think of meniscus tear repair with stem cells? I’d like to share an unsolicited e-mail I got last week. Jamie is  a 57 yo man who injured his knee in June of 2012 while fly fishing. We first saw him that October with a 3 month history of right knee pain.…read more

A Fall while Skiing and a Failed Knee Surgery: Will a Knee Stem Cell Injection Work?

Can a knee stem cell injection help a skier with a badly injured, arthritic knee and a failed surgery? There’s ever so slight a chill in the night air in Colorado this past week. That’s often enough to get the winter sports enthusiasts thinking about snow. Growing up in Florida, we didn’t really have four seasons, so such sudden…read more

Helping a Severely Degenerated Knee with Stem Cells

Can a knee stem cell injection help a severely degenerated knee?  DS is a 50 year old woman who was first seen in April of 2011 for knee pain on both sides. In the early 90’s she had a torn ACL with a second tear in her meniscus and underwent surgery to treat both areas.…read more

What the Heck is the Knee Coronary Ligament and What does that Have to do with Stem Cells?

Can an knee stem cell injection of her own stem cells help an unstable meniscus? What is an unstable meniscus and why should you care? LJ is a middle aged woman who loves yoga and running, but was diagnosed with a displaced medial meniscus tear in 2009. She underwent meniscus repair surgery and three months later she…read more

Announcing the Regenexx Provider Network

We’ve thought for years that we’d like to allow other physicians around the U.S. to begin offering our Regenexx same day procedures. The issue was how to do it right, so that we could attract top physician talent, educate them in how the procedure was performed, and allow them to process cells using a level…read more