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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]
Pain Management
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]
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]
Is It Shoulder Pain or Neck Pain?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Having just finished giving a lecture on “Is it shoulder pain or neck pain” for the 2017 orthopedic update at Nemacolin Woodlands Conference center near Pittsburg Pennsylvania I thought I would share my thoughts on this complicated subject. It’s not surprising that our current understanding of shoulder and neck pain treatment is evolving. Unfortunately the majority of our understanding is focused o ... [Read More]
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