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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 […]

  We were thrilled to have Dr Jamie Textor a Veterinarian Surgeon, currently a PhD student at UC Davis researching extensively on platelets & Platelet Rich Plasma. UC Davis is responsible for some real promising studies on stem cell based therapies in animals.  Dr Textor gave an inspiring talk at the North American Vetenirary Regenerative Medicine

Recently Advance For Medical Laboratory Professionals featured PRP as a Novel Treatment. Dr Steven Sampson & Dr Rocco Monto were featured. Following prolific athletes receiving PRP therapy there is increased public awareness about this emerging treatment. Soon more & more studies will surface to determine exactly what role PRP is indicated for and has the

Holy cow, or should I say holy horse! I just returned from the 1st North American Veterinary Medicine Conference in Santa Ynez, CA (outside Santa Barbara). The host was the world renowned Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center. Originally expecting around 1oo Vet’s, PhD’s, & MD’s the group soared to over 3oo. There was a good

We were thrilled to have Dr Isagani Leal visit from Manilla, Philippines. Dr Leal completed his residency training in Tel Aviv, Israel and specializes in non-surgical orthopaedics utilizing musculoskeletal ultrasound.  Of great interest, Dr Leal is the first Dr that I am aware of who utilizes ultrasound guided acupuncture known as “Intramuscular stimulation.” Developed by Dr

In an effort to get our valued readers closer to the Olympic games, The Orthohealing Center has teamed up with the Team USA News. Please link to have access to the latest info and receive exclusive updates throughout the games. These athletes have dedicated their lives to this very moment & could use your support!

We were thrilled to have Dr Alan Lazar an orthopaedic surgeon from Plantation Florida visit our LA center recently. Dr Lazar specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopy and uses PRP in the operating room to facilitate recovery naturally. Also he has been injecting PRP in many patients. Most interestingly, Dr Lazar is one of few doctors

Congratulations to our beloved medical assistant Mari Morales for her dedicated commitment to community service. Mari created a non profit organization “One for All” that benefits children in the Inglewood community. Twice annually children attend the event & bring their report card from school. If they get A’s & B’s they qualify for a special

ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a devastating disease that affects the neuromuscular system resulting in muscle weakness with eventual difficulty swallowing and breathing. For patients suffering with this condition many of the trreatments are palliative to improve function like rehabilitation. Some of my patients in the recent past have seeked stem cell based therapies

In a recent article in the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA), a group from the Netherlands studies PRP VS saline injections under ultrasound guidance. The patients were studied for 6 months as a preliminary report. The study showed that both groups equally improved beyond baseline. The researchers concluded that the injection was no more than a