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PRP Vs. Hyaluronic Acid For Moderate Knee Arthritis

Your knee arthritis pain is limiting your ability and potential. Conservative therapy, including physical therapy, has not provided significant or sustained improvement. Your doctor has advised you that you have mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. What to do? Hazards of Steroids Previous blogs have extensively reviewed the dangers associated with steroid injections which include: Acceleration … Continued
DDD

Can You Exercise with Degenerative Disc Disease?

Spring is here, and for many of us, that means those activity levels that dwindled off a bit, or a lot, throughout the cold winter months are starting to kick into high gear. The story may not be the same for those who suffer with degenerative disc disease – but let’s not jump ahead of … Continued
A2M for rheumatoid arthritis

Can Protein Help Treat Osteoarthritis And Rheumatoid Arthritis?

We sometimes use the A2M protein to treat patients with knee swelling and to provide cartilage protection in those with osteoarthritis. A recent study, however, suggests A2M may also protect cartilage in those with a much different type of arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis. What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) falls under the umbrella of autoimmune … Continued
slow aging

Do Stem Cells in Our Brain Control Aging?

Can stem cells help science find the key to slow aging? And does it have anything to do with the brain? The common phrase age is just a state of mind may be a clever way of figuratively saying we’re only as old as we think or feel, but it may be more literal than … Continued

Vulcan Shoulder Support

Specialized doctor discussed the use of Vulcan shoulder support and other therapies for shoulder injuries.
shoulder AVN treatment and fracture nonunion treatment

Dramatic Shoulder Fracture Nonunion and AVN Stem Cell Treatment Results

We love following up with our patients to find out how they are doing weeks, months, and even years following their treatments. Perhaps the most exciting of these are those patients whose issues were so severe that even surgery had nothing to offer them, yet they turned to interventional orthopedics and report successful outcomes following … Continued
fish oil benefits

Can You Enhance Your Workout Results with Fish Oil?

We know fish oil can raise our essential omega-3 intake, and we’ve covered studies before showing fish oil benefits not only to heart health but also joint health. Today, we are reviewing a study that adds another potential benefit to fish oil: more-effective exercise results. Let’s learn a little more about fish oil, and then … Continued
omega 6 to omega 3 ratio

Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio: Controlling Knee Arthritis Pain

The polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-6 and omega-3 are essential for keeping our cells, brain, bones, skin, heart, and much more healthy. Many studies have shown that the omega-3 fatty acids available in fish oil may be beneficial to our joints as well. Today, we’re going to review another study that digs in a bit deeper, … Continued
rotator cuff stem cell treatment

Rotator Cuff Stem Cell Treatment Keeps Crossfitter Going Strong

We’ve been performing stem cell injections in the shoulder longer than anyone else in the United States. Several years ago, Ann, a CrossFit enthusiast, tore her rotator cuff in her shoulder and was recommended for surgery. She wisely decided to research non-surgical alternatives for shoulder pain and made her way to our clinic. It’s been … Continued