Chicago Arthritis Blog
Non surgical Hip Labral tear treatment
Treating ACL injuries with Regenexx treatments
ACL injuries are potentially career threatening injuries to elite athletes and potentially work/life limiting in the general public. The anterior cruciate ligament is necessary to prevent anterior instability in your knee. With an injured or torn ACL, knee stability...
Regenexx Stem Cell treatment for Hip Labrum tears
The labrum is a ring of cartilage in the hip joint that helps to secure your hip and offers an extra cushion and protective layer for the hip joint. When torn, this can cause pain in the hip, locking or catching sensation, and functional limitation. Isolated labral...
5 common misconceptions regarding arthritis and treatment options
When speaking with patients I frequently get the impression that most folks don't have a good base upon which to make decisions on how to approach their musculoskeletal health. That's partly due to misinformation they likely hear from other healthcare providers. Here...
Why you need to know about the SI joint if you have back or hip pain
Hip and back pain is much more complicated and nuanced than most physicians realize. Not all hip pain is arthritis. Not all back pain is disc related. While the differential diagnosis for these pains is quite wide, the sacroiliac joint is a major player for these...
Limited Benefit of Knee Arthroscopy in Arthritis patients
A number of high quality studies done in the last 15 years have shown that arthroscopic surgery in patients with knee arthritis is not beneficial. A recent study shows that knee arthroscopy for arthritis adds a whopping 2.4% benefit compared to physical therapy alone....
Regenexx Spine treatment for Low Back Pain in Golfers
Swinging a golf club may sound like a leisurely activity, however in reality it places a significant amount of stress on the joints throughout the body, in particular the lower back. Given how common lower back issues are in our society, it is useful to consider how...
How to properly treat hip bursitis pain
Hip pain can be a complicated issue. Common causes include hip arthritis, hip tendinitis, sacroiliac joint related pain, lower back referred pain from facet joint arthritis or a pinched nerve, or neuropathic pain related to chronically irritated peripheral nerves....
The importance of having multiple regenerative tools when treating arthritis and tendinitis
It's said that if you're a hammer, you view the world as if everything is a nail. The problem with this approach in medicine is that it leads to a one size fits all approach to patient care. It leads to unnecessary procedures and worse outcomes.An alternative approach...
Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tendonitis with Platelet rich plasma and Stem cells
How do we obtain stem cells for orthopedic treatments
What is Regenerative medicine in orthopedics
How we use Stem cells for Arthritis and Tendinitis
Can steroid injections for arthritis worsen future surgery outcomes?
As I frequently discuss or write, the old model for arthritis and tendinitis treatment is inadequate and needs to change. There is evidence that steroid injections, a traditional mainstay of orthopedic treatment, can worsen future surgical outcomes as well.A recent...
How PRP and Stem cells work in the treatment of Arthritis and Tendonitis
The science behind the newer biologic treatments for orthopedics, including advanced platelet and stem cell treatments, is still a work in progress. In part that is because these treatments are new, but also because the conditions that are treated, osteoarthritis and...
The Danger of Meniscus surgery in someone with Knee Arthritis
It's well established that arthroscopic surgery that removes meniscus tissue in someone with pre-existing knee arthritis is not better than physical therapy alone, and has the potential to accelerate the arthritic process. It's the reason why that surgery should be...
Webinar on the Regenexx Stem cell and Platelet treatments for Knee injuries
Webinar from September 18th, 2014 where Siddharth Tambar MD discusses the advanced Regenexx Stem cell and Platelet treatments for knee...
Taking care of the Aging Athlete
My father is 69 years old, has been active his entire life, and is running his first marathon here in Chicago. He has been running half marathons for the last 1 year, and shorter distances for the year prior to that. He's blessed with favorable genetics, no prior...