Request an ApppointmentBy Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine With onset of trauma or injury to the body, the immediate cellular response is inflammation. A multitude of cell types including macrophages (M1 type) migrate to the site of injury mounting an acute response to help remove the damaged tissue. While also setting in motion a cascade of cytokine release (cellular signaling) to activate and recruit additional immune responsive cells to the site of injury. ... [Read More]
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The Infamous Plantar Fascia
By Abbey M. Barnhart, PA-C “Plantar Fasciitis”, words that cause many people to wince; the reason being it is the most common cause of heel pain. The plantar fascia is connective tissue in the foot that connects the heel (calcaneus) to the front of the foot. It plays a role in supporting the arch of the foot. People commonly call any pain coming from the bottom of the heel “plantar fasciitis”, which translates to inflammation of the plantar fascia, but this can be misleading as there may ... [Read More]
Releasate Injections for Peripheral Neuropathies
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine The virtues of PRP for osteoarthritis have been well researched and have shown tremendous results in terms of decreasing pain, increasing function and regeneration of cartilage. The association of PRP and growth factors to stimulate a healing response has been shown in multiple applications and some previous studies have showed benefit for neural tissue (nerve) disorders. A 2014 article reviewed all ... [Read More]
Ultrasound Guided Hip Injections comparing PRP and Hyaluronic Acid
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Hip Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and disabling disease in the United States. With improving care and treatment of chronic diseases and over all lower mortality from infectious diseases, the US population is aging, and older Americans are living with disabling arthritic conditions, including hip OA. The projected number of older adults with OA and other chronic joint disease is expected to nearly ... [Read More]
Placental Tissue
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Recently, I helped as faculty during a musculoskeletal ultrasound course in San Francisco where I met and worked with several of the top neuromuscular physicians in the world. Dr. Stanley Lam, Dr. Tom Clark, Dr. Matt Cook, Dr. Sean Mulvaney & many others who are serving as pioneers leading the charge in advanced treatment for chronic nerve pain. It was an honor to help serve as faculty with so ... [Read More]
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