Cellular Orthopedics Blog
Masterful Care of The Aging Athlete
I consider myself an aging athlete who still skis, cycles, dedicates five days a week to fitness, plans to soon plant a garden, and walks up a spring creek with a fly rod. When my arthritic hips and knees began to limit my recreational profile several years ago, I...
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Should All Meniscal Injuries Undergo Operative Treatment ?
A patient presents to the office because of pain in the knee with or without a history of injury. An examination is performed followed by an X-Ray. Osteoarthritis may or may not be seen on the X-ray. If there is an altered range of knee motion when compared to the...
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Hamstring, calf, elbow and shoulder injury-Tis the season
Opening day of the baseball season is today, Thursday, March 28. I noted this morning on the sports pages how many players will not be available for the start of the race owing to injuries sustained in Spring training. In the basketball coverage, from the get go of...
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“There is no such thing as a free lunch”
I will let the scientific facts speak for themselves. Keep this in mind the next time you see the advertisement from the Stem Cell hustlers of America. There is no such thing as a free lunch. From: The American Journal of Sports Medicine Are Amniotic Fluid Products...
read moreOpening Day Coming Soon! For Major League Baseball on March 28; for Golf, Even Sooner
The basic principles behind the golf swing and the swing at home plate are not that much different. While the preferences may vary, when you break down the mechanics, there is similarity. Certainly there are differences between laying down a bunt and a 230-yard drive...
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“Why bother with the truth when you can make it all up” David Baldacci “As practicing physicians, scientists, and regulatory experts we have increasingly observed aggressive advertising and sales tactics being used by alternative health clinics (chiropractors,...
read moreMust yesterday’s joint injury lead to tomorrow’s arthritis?
My column regarding ACL ruptures appeared last Friday. That afternoon, I received the following inquiry and comment from a reader, regarding the prognosis and possible early preventive interventions for a significant knee injury. “I am one of relatively few patients...
read moreACL injury is a concern in athletes at all levesFrom adolescence to my age
We read about it in the sports pages every day; the player presenting after twisting a knee, feeling a “pop” and going down in a heap. The knee is swollen, the first indication that bleeding has occurred inside the joint. Physical examination of the knee to test the...
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Joint Rejuvenation and Restoration
Following injury or wear, limitations need not be limited to professional, college and high school athletes Last week, my column focused on the post traumatic ravages of the National Football League season; and getting ready for next cycle of body demolition. Those...
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Superbowl Winner Emerges; Eight-Month Long Physical Demolition Derby Comes to an End
On Monday, the annual migration for attempts at the physical Restoration and Regeneration of the NFL players injured bodies began. While in the past, the losers would chant “wait ‘til next year”; very soon, the NFL winners and losers alike will take flight to...
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Fake news and illegal advertising of stem cell therapies
Why Should This Blog Matter To You? Stem cell treatments are NOT FDA cleared in the United States FDA is scrutinizing physicians and centers that are marketing stem cells Beware of centers that are offering to: Relieve pain “Regeneration” of tissues Avoid surgery...
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Cartilage Regeneration versus Joint Restoration, what’s the difference?
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help me G_d. Injured cartilage in a skeletally mature adult typically doesn’t heal on its own; surgical techniques are needed in an attempt to repair and replace cartilage. These latter procedures are appropriate for...
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