Mar 3, 2016 | back, knee, nerves, Uncategorized |
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...
Feb 23, 2016 | back, headache, neck, nerves, Uncategorized |
What’s the first thing you do to try to relieve an irritating headache? Swig down an extra cup of coffee? Raid the medicine cabinet and pop a couple of ibuprofen? Rub your throbbing temples? Migraine sufferers rely on neurologist-prescribed triptans, antihistamines,...
Jan 8, 2016 | back, hip, nerves, Uncategorized |
Hip-replacement rates have been sky-rocketing in the past 10 years. Many patients who have gotten their hip replaced still have hip pain. How is that possible? The orthopedic surgeon never checked the lower back as a possible cause of hip pain. Now a new study...
Dec 10, 2015 | back, surgery, Uncategorized |
A patient recently reported to her Regenexx doctor that she had spoken to people at a clinic called “North American Spine” and had been told that there was zero percent chance of her getting worse after a minimally invasive surgical procedure. That the clinic refused...
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...
Aug 31, 2015 | back, multifidus, surgery, Uncategorized |
Decisions in medicine, like most things, are based on risk versus benefit. There are life-saving procedures and surgeries that clearly are needed, but are many doctors doing more harm in non-emergency situations? A recent study looks at the potential damage done to...
