Cellular Orthopedics Blog
Let’s Explore Stem Cells and Shoulders
50 years ago, the treatment of choice for the rotator cuff tear was observation and physical therapy. The results were very unsatisfactory to the patient and physician. At the same time, historic attempts at surgical reconstruction were doomed to fail. The same was...
A Stem Cell Patient Anecdote and More on Cellular Orthopedics
Patient Success | OrthoBiologics “So yesterday when Dr. S was in the room and did a kind of magic spell thing about everything working out, I had to report this. First of all, my shoulders are feeling pretty good, but you know I was pretty unhappy that after a month...
National Walk Day or Go Take a Hike, Courtesy of Regenerative Medicine
National Walking Day every year is on the first Wednesday in April; this year it falls on the 6th. Plan to go take a hike and more, but don’t stop there. According to The National Today website, "walking for thirty to sixty minutes per day may sound like it isn’t...
When it comes to Stem Cells and Biologics; Watch, Wait and See
First, it was a preliminary follow-up, then came a minimum of one to two years. Now it is five years and more with some outcomes at eight years. I am able to provide informed consent to my patients presenting with symptomatic and function limiting major joint...
How do Stem Cells Work in Regenerating an Arthritic Joint
The cellular, biologic, therapeutic approach using your stem cells may be directed either directly or via the Extracellular Vesicles produced by those stem cells acting via microRNAs. Bone Marrow contains Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) in addition to Platelets and...
Does Doing Your Own Stem Cell Research Online Make You Smarter Than Doctors and Scientists?
Biologics including Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs), Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Structural Acellular Collagen Allograft, and Conditioned Media (Autologous Exosomes) are under investigation for regenerative purposes and as a means of postponing, perhaps avoiding a...
Mesenchymal Cell-Based Therapy for Cartilage Regeneration in Knee Osteoarthritis
For those of you afflicted with the symptoms and limitations imposed by osteoarthritis, the question most frequently asked at the time of a consultation: “Will this treatment regenerate my cartilage?” The most commonly affected joint is the knee characterized by...
2022 Stem Cell Town Crier
Good morning, good afternoon or good evening; we wish you a year with minimal symptoms and maximal function. This Blog will focus on year past and the year ahead. Personalized Stem Cell Clinical Trial The results of those 36 patients who underwent an adipose derived,...
The Patellofemoral Joint at the Knee and Stem Cell Intervention
As we look to the year ahead, I have taken the time to review the outcomes of the several types of Stem Cell, Regenerative, and Biologic interventions for knee arthritis that I completed over the last ten years and the first half of 2021. As an evidence-based practice...
The RNA Revolution and Cellular Orthopedics
You have probably learned about RNA therapeutics over the past several years; most likely you have used this new kind of treatment as both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA therapies. RNA therapeutics is a rapidly expanding class of drugs that...
Are We There Yet?
With better drugs and stem-cell therapies, using these biologics, we hope to repair cartilage — or prevent damage — before osteoarthritis sets in or an operation is needed. A sports injury or trauma to cartilage around the knee, hip, or shoulder joint can lead to...
A Short Course on Regenerative Medicine: A Needle, Not a Knife
From your mobile device, take a look this new course, learn of the following treatment solutions to help improve the healing of fractured bones and injured muscles, tendons, and ligaments as well as stopping pain and inflammation. Below is a preview... Wharton’s Jelly...