Intravenous (IV) vs Intra-articular Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Arthritis
Intravenous or Intraarticular Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Arthritis? There are so many regenerative medicine clinics advertising that intravenous or IV stem cell therapy will change your life and cure your pain. But is there clinical evidence to support these claims? Is there a randomized controlled trial directly comparing IV stem cell therapy to intra-articular stem cell therapy in the treatment of symptomatic knee arthritis? And it turns out, there is.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33850710/
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Jeffrey Peng MD is a nonoperative orthopedist and sports medicine specialist. He created a YouTube channel and blog to translate cutting edge medical knowledge and clinical research to benefit all those looking to live an active and healthy lifestyle. He focuses on maximizing non-surgical treatments for sports injuries and orthopedic conditions. He specializes in using orthobiologics and ultrasound guided minimally invasive techniques to treat osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, and musculoskeletal disorders.
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Dr. Peng’s sports medicine clinic is located in Campbell, California.
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