May 17, 2016 | hip, Regenexx SCP, Uncategorized |
After battling hip arthritis for ten years, Cindy has finally found a solution for her pain in the regenerative procedures at Regenexx. Cindy now is able to enjoy her life without pain and without taking any pain medication. Video transcript: I have my life back, and...
May 5, 2016 | arthritis, hip, knee, Uncategorized |
Most Americans believe that the recommendations their doctors make are based on solid science and that doctors have their patients’ best interests at heart. Doctors frequently use Affordable Care Act guidelines to help them chose what type of care should work best. A...
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 | hip, hip labrum, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
The concept that hip labrum tears cause pain is relatively new in medicine. Despite that, the number of arthroscopic hip surgeries to treat hip labrum tears and impingement have exploded in the past five years. Have physicians become too zealous? A patient I evaluated...
Dec 10, 2015 | hip, replacement, surgery, Uncategorized |
Beginning in the 1970s, doctors started putting all sorts of stuff into our bodies—pacemakers, valves, stents, artificial joints, etc. These were hailed as modern medical miracles when they first appeared on the scene, but what if the stuff they were made of is toxic...
Oct 6, 2015 | hip, knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
In the wake of all the studies demonstrating the incidence of serious risks and complications associated with hip- or knee-replacement surgery, a current study finds that men experience a much greater risk of heart attack following surgery for total hip or knee...
