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]
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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]
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]