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Specialized doctor discusses enthesopathies, common examples and treatment options.

Specialized doctor discusses the importance of adequate blood flow for mesenchymal stem cells implanted into lumbar discs.

Specialized doctor discusses a case series of patients who underwent stem cell therapy for symptomatic lumbar disc disease.

Specialized doctor discusses different types of stem cells.

Specialized doctor discusses the association of increase body weight and knee cartilage loss.

Specialized doctor discusses recent New York news segement highlighting the stem cell therapy of Regenerative Sciences.

Degenerative disc disease is a common disease which affects millions of people.  Fan et. al. recently demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells can stop the progression of lumbar disc degeneration.  Furthermore, the authors demonstrated that injected mesenchymal stem cells led to significant regeneration of the central portion of the disc.  Regenerative Sciences has been utilizing this … Continued

Specialized doctor discusses the importance of exercise on the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.

Specialized doctor discusses arthritis of the thumb joint and treatment options.

Lumbar Discography is a pre-surgical procedure to identify whether one of more of the lumbar discs is a “pain generator’.  It is a procedure that should only be undertaken if all other possible sources of pain have been excluded and the patient is prepared to undergone surgery.  Other sources of lower back pain include lumbar … Continued