Posts Tagged ‘Steven Sampson D.O.’
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
We were proud have Dr Noel Pollock, a sport & exercise medicine physician visit the Orthohealing Center in Los Angeles this week. Dr Pollock treats track & field athletes from the UK and is preparing for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games hosted in London, England. Dr Pollock observed many procedures & we thank our patients for being so cooperative.
As usual when other progressive doctors visit us here we often learn more from them! We hope to collaborate in the future to enhance patient care. Interestingly we both share an enthusiasm for the growing importance of nutrition & how it influences performance & recovery. Dr Pollock is driving exciting research in sports medicine.
Tags: Dr Noel pollock, Dr. Steve Sampson, London 2012, los angeles, non surgical orthopedics, olympics, platelet rich plasma, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, prp injection, Steven Sampson D.O., The Orthohealing Center, UKA
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
The Orthohealing Center is pleased to announce that Dr Steven Sampson has been appointed on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles, CA.
Physicians at Cedars-Sinai deliver world-class medicine to the community, and to patients from across the United States and around the world. Cedars-Sinai physicians and scientists are leaders in basic and clinical research bringing advancements in medicine directly from the laboratory to the bedside.
Dr Sampson is active in Orthopaedic Research & frequently lectures & welcomes internationally renowned doctors to visit the Orthohealing Center to observe cutting-edge non surgical orthopaedic procedures. This appointment will enhance the ability of physicians at the Orthohealing Center to provide state of the art clinical medicine & research.
Tags: Cedars-Sinai, Dr Steven Sampson, platelet rich plasma, research, Steven Sampson D.O., The Orthohealing Center
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
Tiger Woods’ hometown newspaper The Orlando Sentinel interviewed Dr Steven Sampson of the Orthohealing Center of Los Angeles today. Dr Sampson treats many Olympic & professional athletes with PRP & other non-surgical orthopedic treatments.
Tags: Dr. Steve Sampson, non surgical orthopaedics, non surgical orthopedics, orlando sentinel, PRP, prp injection, stem cells, Steven Sampson D.O., The Orthohealing Center, Tiger Woods
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
VIDEO: Tiger Woods Admits Federal Investigators Have Contacted His Agent In Drug Probe | RadarOnline.com.
Tiger woods held a press conference a the Augusta Masters today to address concerns of his medical treatment among other issues that have been circling in the media. Tiger clarified that he has never used performance enhancing drugs (PED’s). However Tiger did confirm that he received 4 injections of PRP Platelet Rich Plasma to his knee ligament (LCL) following a slow post operative recovery from ACL repair. Woods also received treatment for his Achilles tendon which he tore & adversely affected his driving distance . He claims that the treatments were successful & he feels strong.
While Tiger Woods has been surrounded by disappointments of his family & fans of infidelity, it appears that he has not violated any medical laws or restrictions in sport. PRP has been used to treat many athletes & even more weekend warriors. We are conducting several studies including a 10 multi center clinical trial on tennis elbow as well as a pilot knee arthritis study that was submitted for publication.
So hopefully the bright side of all this media frenzy will be the attention placed on an emerging therapy PRP. In no way is this a panacea but it appears a safe alternative to cortisone. More studies will emerge soon, some pro and some con to best determine which patients and injuries will be proper candidates for PRP.
Tags: CNN, Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr. Steve Sampson, Masters, orthohealing center, platelet rich plasma, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, prp injection, Steven Sampson D.O., Tiger Woods
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
PRP has bee
n receiving more attention in the media with many professional athletes receiving this treatment. This am the Wall Street Journal featured PRP. Many studies were reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that PRP was effective at treating chronic tennis elbow, severe Achilles tendinitis and osteoarthritis of the knee. One study demonstrated that using a particular PRP concentration device was unsuccessful with intra-operative use in rotator cuff repairs.
Other interesting links from the Ortho conference & PRP from Web MD & Arthritis Today:
http://www.webmd.com/news/20100310/platelet-rich-plasma-helps-tennis-elbow
http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/platelet-rich-plasma044.php
We agree that more research is needed to determine which protocols & which specific injuuries have a better prognosis with PRP. We recently submitted our 12 month follow up study on patients with knee arthritis & PRP.
Tags: Arthritis Today, Dr Rocco Monto, Dr Steven Sampson, knee arthritis, orthohealing center, platelet rich plasma, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, Steven Sampson D.O., Tiger Woods, wall street journal, Web MD
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
54 patients were treated with hip/buttock pain requiring a diagnosis of gluteal tendinosis (a chronic tendon injury rather than an acute injury tendinitis). The study from the American Journal of Roentgenology demonstrated seventy percent of patients were satisfied with the results of the intervention which included a ultrasound guided cortisone injection. Typically these injections are done blind without image guidance. However the physician may miss the target site and may simply be injecting fatty tissue or the incorrect muscle or tendon causing further damage or discomfort by hitting painful structures like bone or nerve. If patients have great relief from this guided cortisone injection, the proper disgnosis is determined & the patient may be a candidate for other injectables which may be less damaging like PRP or Traumeel etc.
Tags: american journal of roentgenology, canada, Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr Steven Sampson, orthohealing center, Steven Sampson D.O., tendonopathy, ultrasound
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
While we are using cutting edge technology like musculoskeletal ultrasound to diagnose orthopedic injuries & guide PRP injections, Physicians used this equipment to save lives in Haiti. Through generous donations by Sonosite, Emergency Doctors & 
Anesthesiologists visited Haiti & treated patients with severe injuries.
Tags: anesthesia, Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr Steven Sampson, ER, HAiti Relief, sonosite, Steven Sampson D.O., ultrasound
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
NPRrecently featured PRP discussing it’s use in orthopedics & sports medicine. Interestingly via professional athletes, the community is learning more about emerging therapies that are driving change in medicine. Hopefully indirectly the increased awareness of PRP use in professional sports will promote further studies so that more patients at home can benefit as well.
Tags: alex rodriguez, Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr. DENNIS CARDONE, Dr. Steve Sampson, Hines Ward, orthohealing center, platelet rich plasma, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, prp injection, Steven Sampson D.O., Tiger Woods
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
A new article from Harper’s Bazaar
discusses stem cell based therapies used by plastic surgeons for cosmetic wrinkles. I first learned about PRP use for wrinkles in plastic surgery a while back when a Physician from S Korea visited our clinic. Don’t be surprised to see increased use of PRP in plastic surgery. Perhaps it will provide a natural based alternative to Restylane or botox?
Tags: cosmetic wrinkles, Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr Steven Sampson, Harper's Bazaar, plastic surgery, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, prp injection, stem cells, Steven Sampson D.O., wrinkles
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Congrats to the ICMS for making the effort to bring together physicians who are researching cellular based therapies to advance the field & ensure safety and sound medial literature.
The International Cellular Medicine Society (ICMS) 
is an independent, physician and scientist guided 501(c)(3) non profit organization with a mission to advance the use of safe and effective adult stem cell therapies. As an organization, the ICMS provides education and interaction opportunities for patients seeking stem cell therapies, as well as clinical and laboratory best practice guidelines for doctors, researchers and stem cell clinics world wide. Their website includes helpful links to current research in stem cell based therapies & PRP.
Tags: Danielle Aufiero MD, Dr Danielle Aufiero, Dr. Steve Sampson, ICMS, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, PRP, prp injection, stem cells, Steven Sampson D.O.
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