by rss feed | Oct 12, 2026 | Knee Pain, Knee replacement Surgery, News Feeds, Stem Cells for Knee osteoarthritis
By Marc Darrow, MD, JD Before considering an injection for knee pain, I want the patient to understand two things: what is causing the pain and what the proposed preparation actually contains. The label “stem cell treatment” does not answer either question. PRP comes...
by rss feed | Aug 17, 2026 | Knee osteoarthritis, Knee Pain, News Feeds, Stem Cells for Knee osteoarthritis
Marc Darrow, MD. Stem cell therapy for the knee generally involves injecting a preparation made from a patient’s own bone marrow or adipose tissue into the joint, or in some newer protocols, other biomaterials. These treatments are being studied mainly for...
by rss feed | Dec 9, 2020 | Knee osteoarthritis, Knee replacement Surgery, News Feeds, Stem Cells for Knee osteoarthritis, weight loss
Marc Darrow MD, JD For more than two decades, we have seen, and still see, patients who are forced into sedentary lifestyles because of knee pain. In many of these people, this subsequent inactivity has also lead to weight gain. When these people visit us, they come...
by rss feed | Dec 4, 2020 | Knee osteoarthritis, Knee Pain, News Feeds, Stem Cells for Knee osteoarthritis
Marc Darrow MD,JD Often someone will ask me, “can stem cells repair and regenerate knee cartilage?” When I say yes, the next question is “How do the stem cells work?” Stem cell therapy works in a multi-factorial way. Stem cells repair, stem...
by rss feed | Nov 4, 2020 | hyaluronic acid, Knee Pain, Knee replacement Surgery, News Feeds, Stem Cells for Knee osteoarthritis
Marc Darrow MD,JD Many patients we see, have been researching their options in treating their chronic knee pain. These people come to see us because they are exploring non-surgical alternatives and have investigated various forms of regenerative medicine techniques....
