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I am excited to announce that I have been selected to receive the “Ron Cey Orthopaedic Award” at this year’s Arthritis Foundation Greater Los Angeles Walk to Cure Arthritis! I have committed to raising $35,000 to further the mission of the Arthritis Foundation.  The Arthritis Foundation’s mission is to find a cure for arthritis through research, education, advocacy […]

Happy New Year! The Orthohealing Center had a great 2014, but we are looking forward to a better 2015, continuing to progress the field of Orthobiologics and providing the highest quality patient care! Coming up in April of 2015, Dr. Sampson has been scheduled to lecture at the Chiropractic Sports Sciences Symposium on the current

Dr. Steven Sampson, in collaboration with other leaders in the field of Orthobiologics, instructed a pre-conference workshop on the use of various regenerative medicine options for the treatment of Osteoarthritis and how to implement them into clinical practice. The education session discussed proper techniques for aspiration and processing of bone marrow concentrate, as well as

Houston Rocket’s Center, Dwight Howard,  joins a growing list of NBA players and world class athletes to undergo Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment. According to ESPN, Howard recently underwent the procedure for a strained right knee he suffered earlier in the season. After receiving the injection, Howard stated,” It feels a lot better”, although the

Rafael Nadal’s explosive tennis game and dynamic style have left opponents and fans in awe since the start of his career over a decade ago. However, his unrelenting play and raw tenacity have wrecked havoc on his body. Throughout much of his career, Nadal has been plagued by injuries including the wrist, toe, knees, and

A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine performed a systematic review and meta analysis of return-to-sport following ACL reconstruction. The study examined a total of 69 articles, totaling 7,556 patients, that recorded data on return to sport after ACL surgery between April 2010 to November 2013. The results of the study

According to an article in Orthopedics This Week, the answer to this question may be,”YES”. A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine examined the effects of nasal cartilage cells transplanted into arthritic knee joints. The research team out of the University Hospital of Basal, Switzerland extracted nasal cartilage cells from 7 patients ( The

Just recently, the Orthohealing Center’s Dr. Steven Sampson & Dr. Danielle Aufiero, along with Assistant Research Coordinator, Hunter Vincent, have published a mini review article in the Journal of Stem Cell Research and Transplantation. The article discusses the development of the three generations of Orthobiologic treatments, and illustrates the rapid development of regenerative cellular therapies

The Orthohealing Center is proud to welcome Annette Ambach MD to the team.  Dr. Ambach is a Louisiana State University trained physician who is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. She brings an extensive array of knowledge and experience to OHC, through her fellowship in musculoskeletal medicine and interventional pain

The rotator cuff is composed of 4 muscles: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis. Three of the four muscles lie just behind the shoulder, on top of the shoulder blade and attach to a bone in the upper arm called the Humerus. This group of muscles is responsible for many movements of the shoulder as