Oct 6, 2015 | elbow, platelet rich plasma (PRP), shoulder, ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), Uncategorized |
An interesting article posted on the Sports Illustrated website June 27, 2013, suggested that one of the mainstays thought to help players avoid Tommy John surgery may be striking out. The gist of the article was that pitchers and other players have turned to...
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 2, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
Pain is the single biggest driver of elective modern orthopedic surgery. Despite this, research of the last decade or so has shown that surgery is really bad at treating pain. A recent study on shoulder surgery outcomes and rotator cuff tear biology illustrates this...
Sep 2, 2015 | shoulder, surgery, Uncategorized |
In their Internet advertising, many clinics that do shoulder-replacement surgery feature pictures of young and active people. Those images don’t necessarily square with current research about the outcomes that younger patients can expect if they undergo...
Aug 31, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, stem cells, steriods, Uncategorized |
Medical research continues to show that injecting steroids into shoulder tendons is a bad idea. The most common shoulder injection is a combination of a steroid and an anesthetic. The type of steroid is called corticosteroid because of its anti-inflammatory effects....
Jul 2, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
The concept that a structural change such as a rotator cuff tear seen on MRI is causing pain is ingrained in modern medical thought. Doctors and patients alike believe this, but the validity of the concept is questionable. A recent shoulder study that shows that pain...
