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after his procedure at Regenexx, David can walk without a cane
David wanted to enjoy his life, but his spine troubles were giving him so much pain that he was unable to walk without a cane. After his procedure Regenexx, David is now walking cane-free. Video transcript: I enjoy everything since the procedure. I can walk. I can do...
is a nerve irritation in your neck causing your headaches?
Many times pain in the side of the neck and head is due to injured joints (known as facets) in the upper neck. Sometimes, however, this pain can be due to a little-known neck nerve that supplies these areas. Because the nerve goes to some very specific places, a look...
Craig’s success with Regenexx
Craig struggled to sleep through his pain and to do basic tasks with his right arm until he had his Regenexx procedure at Regenexx. Now, he's able to get a good night's rest and enjoy his life. Video transcript: "Not having the pain there is...I don't...just kind of...
does exercise help ease pain associated with degenerative disc disease?
Can exercise promote healing in patients with degenerative disc disease? A study reported October 1, 2015, in Spine Journal looks at the regenerative potential of a particular type of exercise for patients suffering from degenerative disc disease. Disc degeneration in...
Jerome finds relief for his knee and SI joint pain through Regenexx
Jerome wanted to officiate at sporting events without worrying about joint pain. His son, Jason, works as a physician extender/physical therapist at Regenexx and told him about the non-invasive procedures we offer. After Jerome's regenerative therapies in his knees...
what is a bone spur?
Many patients with bone spurs freak out when they’re told by their doctors that they have a disease. The good news is that bone spurs have gotten a bum rap. A bone spur is the body’s natural reaction to pressure on bone. Essentially, the body grows new bone. The most...
Dr. Jackson featured on Mickelson in the Morning
Dr. Michael Jackson was featured on WHO's Mickelson in the Morning last week and talked about how our innovative regenerative therapies can help those with orthopedic injuries and degenerative joint issues. Dr. Jackson's interview starts at 55:22. Like all medical...
acromioplasty—why this frequent addition to rotator cuff surgery usually is a bad idea
To chop a shoulder or not to chop a shoulder … that is the question. One of the big issues with rotator cuff surgery is the long recovery time spent in an immobilizer brace. Unfortunately, the more procedures a surgeon performs during the surgery (including the...
yoga vs. weight training
There seem to be two polar opposites when it comes to exercise—yoga vs. weight training. Weightlifters are bulky and tight, while yoga pratitioners are lithe and limber. A study reported in the October 12, 2015, issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise...
can a woman with severe migraines, spinal stenosis, and arthritis get relief with advanced regenerative medicine?
Trudy visited a Regenexx doctor to get off migraine medications, as well as other medications that she was taking for her neck, back, shoulders, and knees. She could only stand for five minutes at a time. She aspired to return to one of her favorite pastimes of riding...
can arthritis kill you?
Are arthritis and heart disease related? Several studies show that they are, including a study published October 13, 2015, in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Why do these two conditions seem to go hand in hand? If you suffer from arthritis, should you...
study examines link between knee and/or back pain and sleep problems
Many things contribute to our modern epidemic of poor sleep, but most can agree that pain makes sleep difficult. A study reported in the October 2015 issue of the Public Library of Science journal examined the sleep patterns of patients with knee and back pain. It...
how to avoid knee surgery
Want to know how to avoid knee surgery to repair your anterior cruciate (ACL) ligament? Use the power of your own stem cells. Madeline skipped surgery for her complete ACL tear and instead had her own cells precisely and carefully injected into her torn ligament. Six...
an exercise pill? what could possibly go wrong?
An arcane paper about how exercise regulates the biochemistry of muscle published in the November 2015 issue of Cell journal sparked news outlets to claim that scientists were on the verge of creating an “exercise pill.” This would mean that we could all just pop a...
what you won’t be doing after a knee replacement
There are a number of television commercials for knee-replacement devices showing elderly and middle-aged people doing all sorts of crazy things. Even the names of these devices speak to the wonderful active life you’ll have—how about the “Get-Around Knee”? Let’s...
chronic back pain causes your brain to shrink
In the 1970s, John Sarno, a New York physician, wrote a series of best-selling books trying to convince patients that their pain was all in their head. A study published in the December 2015 issue of The Journal of Pain disputes Dr. Sarno’s hypothesis by showing that...
three signs that your knee pain may be originating in your back
Just about everything you think you know about your knee pain probably is wrong. Most physicians hold fast to what they learned in medical school, but the science of medicine is constantly evolving—finding less invasive ways to treat our ailments and discovering the...
should you have knee meniscus surgery?
The most common orthopedic surgery in the United States is performed on the knee meniscus. A level-1 study done in Finland and published in the February 2016 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that surgery done to repair a locking meniscus is no better...