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The why behind different charges for regenerative medicine procedures
Last week, I assessed three different patients for Cellular Orthopedic joint restoration; and each patient asked about the reason behind my fee schedules? One patient had told me of a friend who had attended a seminar by the Stem Cell Institutes of America and who was...
read moreShow and Tell: Regenerative Medicine vs Outcomes Based Cellular Orthopedics
As many readers know, I personally became a patient at the end of 2017 when I underwent a cellular orthopedic procedure to my knees. In January of 2018, I underwent a similar intervention for my hips. Included in my decision making was the desire to maintain an...
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Osteoarthritis of the hip
Hip osteoarthritis (OA) exerts a significant burden on society, affecting 3% of Americans aged >30 years. Recent advances in the understanding of the pathoanatomy and pathomechanics of the hip have led to treatment options for young adults with hip pain....
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Autologous Bone Marrow Concentrate for Osteoarthritic Knee
The argument frequently advanced by orthopedic surgeons in response to a patient’s inquiry concerning stem cells for arthritis is that it is too early, there is not enough research, It is better to have a major surgical procedure. For those of you who have read my...
read moreI don’t treat an image, I treat the patient
Just as I cringe when a new patient announces that they have “bone on bone”, so too do I squirm when I am told by a patient “I have a torn” at times meniscus or cartilage; others, a torn rotator cuff; and then again, a torn labrum. Attention please, your X-ray or MRI...
read moreUpdates from you Cellular Orthopedic Town Crier
For those unfamiliar with the designation, it is for the one who makes public pronouncements though I don’t dress elaborately by tradition nor do I carry a handbell saying “Oyez, oyez” (hear ye, hear ye) “Twenty percent of knee replacement patients are not happy with...
read moreLooking back to see the future of Cellular Orthopedics
My regenerative and restorative Cellular Orthopedics practice is for the most part, evidence based. By that I mean, the outcomes data collected over these past five years regarding the several thousand patients with skeletomuscular afflictions that I have treated with...
read moreRegenerative Medicine-Are You a Candidate?
Over five years ago, I exchanged a scalpel for a needle and thus entered a developing discipline of cellular orthopedics. My goal was to assist patients with joint afflictions and orthopedic conditions delay, perhaps avoid a surgical procedure by capturing their...
read moreA 60th wedding anniversary celebration made possible by Cellular orthopedics
Three years ago, I received a call from the wife of a potential patient requesting an appointment for his “Stem Cell” procedure after she had visited my web site. Applying the usual inquiry, I learned that the couple lived in Wisconsin and that her previously active...
read more“My doctor told me that I have bone on bone”
It is the most banal, recurring, boring, ordinary and meaningless phrase that my assistant and I have to listen to on the phone or at every office setting. Osteoarthritis is a disease that affects almost all persons to some extent as they age. It may affect one joint,...
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A Regenerative and Restoration Milestone
It happens every year since the day I was born, there is a birthday celebration in my home and it happens again this week. Sure, I have a little more graying of my hair; but fortunately, I have my hair. I also have an activity level that would not have been possible,...
read moreThe U.S. FDA regulation of cell therapies finally is enforced
“Mitch, not sure if you heard, but the FDA via the DOJ has requested injunctions against the mothership clinics of Berman and Lander, as well as the US Stem Cell clinic run by Comella. We can hope that criminal indictments might follow, since they certainly are some...
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