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By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Newer strategies in treating joint osteoarthritis (OA) are emerging. A group in Spain is taking regenerative medicine to a whole new level and are seeing great improvements. They are seeing increased pain reduction, improved function and higher activity level with their patients. Based on their pioneering work, we are proud to be the first regenerative medicine group in Montana to provide this ... [Read More]
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Can IROM Help With Back Pain?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine I am truly amazed that every day I learn something new! One aspect of my practice, Regenerative Medicine, is advancing at seemingly light speed. Thankfully, I have heard several fantastic lectures on Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine (IROM) for pain. In particular, one that significantly strikes me is focused on chronic back pain and what I call Posterior Column Disease. Most ... [Read More]
Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine (IROM)
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine A lot is changing in the area of Regenerative Medicine. More research is coming forward to show the amazing healing potential. We still have a lot to learn about the use of cytokines, growth factors and mesenchymal stem cells. However, there are many new products that show great potential to heal chronic injuries. I spent the last several months attending three different regenerative ... [Read More]
Regenerative Therapy Help With Natural Lubrication
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Lubricin is a naturally occurring substance found in our joints as part of the synovial fluid. This viscous substance helps to cushion and lubricate our joints. Lubricin appears to be crucial in allowing the articular surfaces of the joint to glide over one and another with minimal friction. Think of it as the body’s Teflon coating allowing smooth gliding. Joint Lubricin declines with aging, increasing ... [Read More]
Regenerative Medicine or is it Restorative Medicine?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Hello from Dallas, Texas--home of the barbecue. I was invited to a regenerative medicine conference to meet the developers of a unique product that has what appears to be an amazing restorative potential. Not only did we talk in terms of regeneration of damaged tissue but now are discussing restoration of function. In past conferences we mainly focused on regeneration of injured tissue but some ... [Read More]
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