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What is A2M and what is the data for A2M in Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is common problem causing joint disease. Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M), a naturally occurring macromolecule that is found in the blood serum, and studies have demonstrated that Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, or

Lipogems Receives Approval from the FDA to Study the Lipogems System for Knee Osteoarthritis

Lipogems iannounces approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and enrolls the first patient into

Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Dupuytren’s contracture: What is the Evidence?

Dupuytren’s disease is a hand deformity that takes years to advance and often begins with nodules and bands, that are sometimes painful. Often mistakenly diagnosed as arthritis or tendinitis, the current treatment

Journal Watch: Radial Shockwave Therapy Has Similar Results to Focused Shockwave Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis

DeLuca et al (2021) found that patients treated with shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis had similar outcomes when treated with only radial shock wave treatments compared to a combination of radial and focused

Journal Watch: Efficacy of Shockwave in Plantar Fasciitis Increases when Combined with a Plantar-Fascia Specific Stretching Program

by Dr. Walter I. Sussman In a recent randomized controlled study by Rompe et al. (2015), patients received radial shock wave therapy weekly for 3 weeks alone or in combination with an 8-week plantar fascia specific

How Does Shockwave Work for Tendon Pain

Tendon injuries, or tendinopathy are common, and there is strong evidence for the effectiveness of shockwave therapy for chronic tendinopathy. Despite the clinical success of the treatment the mechanism of action of

Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Delay the Need for a Knee Replacement?

In a recent study by Sánchez et al. suggests that PRP injections into the knee were helpful in delaying a total knee replacement in patients with knee arthritis.

How does prolotherapy compare to PRP for knee osteoarthritis: What does the literature say?

Journal Watch: New Lipogems Study for Knee Osteoarthritis

In a new study, the Lipogems microfragemented adipose tissue injection seems to be a safe and effective option for patients with knee osteoarthritis. More studies are needed to establish which stage of the disease and

Treating Core Muscle Injuries: What are my alternatives to surgery?

Core muscle injuries encompass a range of injuries, and has replaced historical and previously popular terms such as sports hernia and athletic publagia. Just as terminology has been inconsistent so has surgical