“Whenever there is a significant loss of soft tissue due to trauma, disease or surgery, only a regenerative medicine approach can help the body replace what was lost. ACell Vet’s extracellular matrix (ECM) is comprised of a combination of multiple growth...
The Mammoth’s Elizabeth Drolet recently got heated in the test sweat of a lifetime. Drolet tried out the “mac daddy of saunas” at Aspen Integrative Medicine located in Basalt. The HOCATT Sauna, which stands for Hyperthermic Ozone and Carbonic Acid Transdermal...
A study by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery has shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment improved pain and function, and in up to 73% of patients, appeared to delay the...
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is an important clinical problem that often contributes to low back pain and degenerative disc diseases. Degeneration of the IVD induces anulus tears and fissures, which can cause severe discogenic low back pain. Because the IVD...
The shoulder is a common source of disability resulting from traumatic and degenerate tears of the rotator cuff, subacromial impingement, and osteoarthritis. Nonoperative management has focused on treatment of the predisposing factors, the use of analgesics and...
HYPOTHESIS: Local application of autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) improves tendon healing in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled, double blind study; considering an alpha level of 5%, a power of...
