Ross Hauser, MD Many times, patients are getting surgery recommendations for degenerative conditions. The most common surgery is arthroscopy which in numerousd medical studies was found to be no more effective than placebo in regard to knee arthritis. There are still hundreds of thousands of joint replacements every year for Degenerative Joint Disease. There are […]
The healing potential of stem cells are so exciting that surgeons believe that it can make arthroscopic surgery much more successful. Here is an editorial – The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery a publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. “we are believers in stem cell therapy” and “stem cells have substantial potential […]
Danielle Steilen, MMS, PA-C There is a “new” technique spreading across orthopedic offices in the U.S. It is called the FAST Technique, short for fasciotomy and surgical tenotomy, aimed at tendon injuries such as plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and other tendon issues. It is minimally invasive in that an ultrasound is used to identify the […]
Platelet Rich Plasma – PRP, is a hot topic in sports medicine and athletic rehabilitation. Athletes looking for an alternative to surgery should consider PRP Prolotherapy with an experienced Prolotherapy physician. In this video, Ross Hauser, MD answers the question as to when he would use PRP treatment (Platelet Rich Plasma) on a patient that […]