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...
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 | knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
Overweight knee-replacement patients have more endothelial microparticles (EMPs) floating around their veins than other patients, according to a study published March 4, 2015, in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. In addition, overweight patients have fewer...
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...
