February 4, 2021
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301 PRP for Acne Scars
We are often asked, “Can you help with acne scars?” For many the answer is yes. We have seen many patients over the years with various levels and degrees of acne scaring who have benefitted from our PRP treatments. What are our PRP treatments and how do they work? First, I want to provide some
February 4, 2021
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Golf and Spinal Fusion Surgery | Tiger Woods
I am an avid golfer. People who are my patients understand my great passion for this game. Many of these people are my patients because of a back pain problem that is impacting their ability to play golf. In April 2019, Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer of all time, won the Pro Golfers Tour
January 30, 2021
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The role of blood platelets in bone marrow aspirate injections. PRP and Stem cells 301 – 9
Many times a prospective patient will come into our office for a consultation and ask if we can do both Platelet Rich Plasma injections and Stem Cell injections at the same time. The idea comes from visits to other clinics where it is discussed with patients that Platelet Rich Plasma injections either prior to or
January 26, 2021
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Hip Resurfacing. Is stem cell therapy a realistic option?
Many times a patient will come into our office with a stack of MRIs, a post-surgical report, and a promise that they were told that they could resume their running after a hip resurfacing procedure. Unfortunately for them, the surgery did not meet their expectations. Recently published research in the American Journal of Sports Medicine,
January 22, 2021
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What is the difference between PRP therapy and Regenokine?
In Germany there is a medical procedure called Orthokine in which anti-inflammatory factors are removed from the patient’s blood, manipulated, and then re-injected into the painful areas. It is an anti-inflammatory treatment used to suppress back and joint pain. By admission of its proponents it is only an anti-inflammatory and not a healing remedy. In the United States it is called Regenokine and
January 21, 2021
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Published Research
Published research in the medical literature from the Darrow Stem Cell Institute The Darrow Stem Cell Institute has published research on the treatment of shoulder osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tears with bone marrow derived stem cells. The research appears in the peer-reviewed journal Cogent Medicine. The study can be found here in its entirety: Treatment of
January 13, 2021
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Traumeel injection information
In his 2011 paper published in the International journal of general medicine, (1) Christian Schneider, MD, Ph.D., explains Traumeel injections as an alternative to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medicines. He describes the treatment in this way. “Traumeel is a fixed combination of diluted plant and mineral extracts. It has been available over the counter in Germany for over
January 11, 2021
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301 Treatment of shoulder osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tears with bone marrow concentrate and whole bone marrow injections
Getting a shoulder replacement or rotator cuff surgery may require you being on a waiting list. For over 20 years we have been offering regenerative medicine injections including the use of stem cell therapy. Often we will get an email that asks, “is there any research?” The Darrow Stem Cell Institute has published research on
January 7, 2021
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301 Research: Some spinal surgeries and MRIs are unjustified and wasteful – 301
Why would patients demand mris regardless of the warnings and cautions? This is the way patients have been trained by the medical community. Patients are demanding an MRI and if the doctor does not want to order one they feel they are not getting the “best,” of care. The reason a doctor will be reluctant
January 4, 2021
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