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Stem Cell Therapy: The REAL thing and the NOT REAL thing
Many orthopedic conditions benefit from stem cell treatment. A growing body of research supports these claims (see links below). Stem cell therapy has been shown to improve pain and function in: Osteoarthritis of the knee Osteoarthritis of the hip [...]
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Rotator Cuff Partial Tears
Platelet-Rich Plasma works for rotator cuff partial tears. At Integrative Sports Medicine, we know from experience treating carefully-selected patients that PRP can work well in getting the rotator cuff to heal, and now we have a really strong piece of [...]
Skiing in Colorado – How to Prevent Ski Injuries
Many say that Colorado is home to some of the world's best skiing and snowboarding, which also means our state sees a tremendous amount of ski injuries. Heavy snowfall and a vast variety of mountain terrain make Colorado ski [...]
Is Bursitis a Real Diagnosis? A Functional and Integrative Medicine Approach
Diagnosis is the first step in getting better treatment plans. A Functional approach assesses the whole patient, considering underlying causes in a serious way. Functional medical thinking refuses to accept the presenting symptom as the entire picture. It leads [...]
Did my 9-year-old throw his shoulder out playing baseball?
A baseball parent recently came into our clinic with his son. The 9 yr-old pitcher was experiencing shoulder pain in the top and back of his dominant throwing arm, but only when he was throwing a ball. Because he [...]
Diagnostic Ultrasound – Saving Money
"I think I need an MRI for my shoulder" A female in her mid-twenties recently visited my office, presenting with right shoulder pain. She works as a painter and fabricator, a pretty physical job, and she is right hand dominant. [...]