Sep 25, 2015 | biomechanics, neck, structural model of pain, Uncategorized |
If you have chronic neck pain, you’ve likely heard many different reasons about why your neck hurts—from tight muscles, to bulging discs, to neck bones that aren’t aligned. What’s causing the pain is only half the battle. The other half is figuring out why it hurts....
Sep 25, 2015 | ankle & foot, interventional orthopedics, knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
If you have an ankle injury and later develop knee pain, are the two connected? Regrettably, many doctors are not trained to think about biomechanics. There are reasons why so many doctors are clueless about how the body’s musculoskeletal system works. They receive...
Sep 17, 2015 | back, multifidus, Uncategorized |
Eighty-five percent of Americans experience back pain at some point, and a third of those will develop chronic back pain. Meanwhile, in some cultures back pain is virtually nonexistent. Is this a genetic issue, or are we doing something wrong? One back surgery down...
Sep 8, 2015 | Regenexx, Regenexx SD+, shoulder, surgery, Uncategorized |
There’s a lot of attention paid to stem-cell injections for osteoarthritis of the knee, but much less to stem-cell injections used to treat shoulder problems. Regenexx recently published the world’s largest registry experience with precisely guided stem-cell...
Sep 8, 2015 | knee, platelet rich plasma (PRP), surgery, Uncategorized |
A trend developing in orthopedic surgery involves the addition of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in knee arthroscopy. Research seems to suggest that surgical outcome might be improved by adding PRP at the time of surgery. PRP is a serum created by concentrating platelets...
