Cellular Orthopedics Blog
What About Stem Cells and Back Pain?
Stem Cells and Back Pain? I estimate that more than 60% of patients seeking regenerative medical options for an arthritic joint have a major co-morbidity; namely, degenerative disc and joint disease of the low back. The backache complaint is so frequent that I only...
A Short Course on COVID-19 Immunity and Testing
Or: Why the Vice President “I tested negative” should wear a mask Types of Testing for COVID-19 Immunity There are two types of COVID-19 tests: molecular and serological. Molecular tests (PCR) look for the presence of a virus’s genetic material, showing that there is...
Options for Patients with Delayed Joint Arthroplasty Due to COVID-19
Because of the COVID-19 crisis, many surgeries have been cancelled or delayed for patients who qualified for, or had scheduled a total joint replacement or other orthopedic surgical procedure. Post COVID-19, operating rooms will be occupied by other urgent procedures...
Love in the Time of Isolation During Coronavirus
The end of a multi-faith week of combined personal and virtual observances and celebration is at sunset. As most Americans, my wife and I are glued to the Television each evening from 7pm until 10pm. At 8pm, our choice is to experience and celebrate Chris Cuomo’s...
Quarantine and Isolation for Infectious Diseases
National Library of Medicine Quarantine signs, for scarlet fever and other diseases, were a familiar sight during the first half of the last century. Last week, my Blog focused on Social Distancing; not for the Coronavirus but that was how we survived the annual Polio...
On Social Distancing and the Developing Stem Cell Trials for COVID-19 Patients
Every July 4th through Labor Day, from 1945 until 1954, my family would pack up the car and head off to spend the summer in Glenn, Michigan, several blocks from the lake. We lived in Humboldt Park on Division Street in Chicago. It was a third floor, one-bedroom...
Could Stem Cells Help Coronavirus infections?
On Thursday, a report appeared in the South China Morning Post that reviewed the case of an elderly woman in an Intensive Care Unit in China. She had been there for two weeks and her organs were clearly failing, so the Chinese doctors got approval to use stem cells...
Most Misguided Medical Treatments of all Time
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | February 26, 2020 The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement is considered one of the most significant milestones of modern medicine. It’s described as “the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best...
Stem Cells and Spinning Classes
Well not really Stem Cells, but certainly Platelet Rich Plasma and Growth Factor Protein Concentrate. Knowing that the term Stem Cells attracts attention, I used it here so hopefully, you would read this Blog. On Saturday, February 15, I departed for a week of skiing...
The Recreational Impact of Biologics: Stem Cells, Growth Factors, and Platelet Rich Plasma
This past Sunday morning, I was reading the Chicago Tribune sports section to learn about the pundits’ opinions regarding the basketball game played by Duke and North Carolina on Saturday night, one of the most amazing basketball games I have ever seen, (incidentally,...
Regulatory Considerations for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products: Minimal Manipulation and Homologous Use
FDA Warns About Stem Cell Therapies Some patients may be vulnerable to stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful. September,2017 FDA News Release FDA sends warning to company for selling unapproved umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord products...
A Regenerative Medicine Potpourri
I have been invited to participate in a Crain’s Chicago Business Orthopedic Roundtable discussion scheduled to appear in Crain’s on 02/24/2020. My focus will be on Orthobiologics and Cellular orthopedics. As readers of this blog are aware, I personally underwent...