Oct 12, 2017
The number of options for regenerative medicine continues to multiply in metropolitan Chicago so the patient seeking the best alternative must remain ever vigilant. A two-day course basically allows anyone with a medical license to become an immediate “expert”. Incidentally, several of these national course directors recently lost their medical licenses and are waiting to learn if the next step will be prison. Another course director was exposed as not having a medical license. One on the other hand, may always travel off shore for a two-day meeting to allow for the building of a web site offering regenerative medicine options.
What differentiates my approach to Cellular Orthopedics is the fact that I am one of the first and few orthopedic surgeons who has dedicated a practice to regenerative medicine. Second of all, I now have over five years of clinical experience assisting patients impacted by arthritis with postponing and at times, avoiding a joint replacement. Most important is our integration of clinical outcomes with a constant upgrading and improvement in clinical results. That data collection methodology is what led to the invitation for me to introduce Cellular Orthopedics to the September, 2017, meeting of the Russian Orthopedic Association in St Petersburg attended by 1500 orthopedic surgeons from Russia, Ukraine, and surrounding countries in Eastern and Central Europe and Asia. Our outcomes data has additionally provided the material enabling two major regenerative medicine scientific manuscripts to be submitted to peer reviewed orthopedic journals.
While a patient may find many regenerative providers on the web or in the media, there is no one in the field of Cellular Orthopedics who provides our expertise and experienced decision making from evidenced based stem cell outcomes. As in everything in life, we strive to do better. The next step is an upgrade in our qualitating that which is being injected into an arthritic joint so as to allow customization. I am happy to announce that a newly upgraded and expanded laboratory will enable me to offer the latest advances in the field of Cellular Orthopedics and envision the future.
If you are experiencing pain and limitation in function from osteoarthritis, call and schedule a consultation 312 475 1893 or watch my webinar on the website Ilcellulartherapy.com
Tags: arthritis, Bone Marrow Concentrate, Clinical Trial. Mitchell B. Sheinkop, Concentrated Stem Cell Plasma, Interventional Orthopedics, stem cell treatment
Sep 28, 2017
“I already started getting numerous enquirers regarding your research and practical application of SCP using bone marrow material. People are asking how can they learn more, maybe pay a visit and observe the procedure with their own eyes. Quick and massive feedback, unprecedented.” This from the sponsor of the meeting of the Russian Orthopedic Society meeting in St Petersburg, September 21 to 23 where I had been an invited speaker to introduce Regenerative Orthopedics and Orthobiologics to an audience previously unaware of developments evolving in the United States wherein a patient symptomatic or otherwise affected by osteoarthritis might postpone or avoid a joint replacement with a needle rather than a knife.
What first struck me on our return from the airport on Monday afternoon while driving down the Kennedy was the unending display of outdoor advertising that really obstructs the view of the beautiful skyline of downtown Chicago. My wife and I had just enjoyed unobstructed beauty for five days in St Petersburg. While a case can be made for freedom of speech, I could rapidly adjust to less visual pollution in our City. Next came the pollution of Regenerative Medicine ads appearing in the newspaper when we arrived home and started catching up on the news. I had devoted four weeks developing my evidence based and outcomes supported, scientific presentations prior to departing on September 19 for the St Petersburg meeting, only to return to claims by local health care professionals without scientific authenticity and without evidence based support. While I was speaking at an international clinical conference to orthopedic surgeons; and the media hype appearing in Chicago and suburban newspapers was direct to the public marketing be it in an ad format or Health and Fitness section of a suburban newspaper, professionals have a moral, ethical and professional obligation to present materials based on evidence and science.
Perhaps my criticism is the result of a view of health care from the unique perspective of an Orthopedic Surgeon integrating science and outcomes surveillance with clinical care in his practice. These are the reasons why I was invited to introduce evidence based cellular orthopedics to the international orthopedic community. If you want to take advantage of that knowledge and experience for the care and treatment of your arthritic joint, watch my webinar and visit the website www.ilcellulartherapy.com or call for a consultation 312 475 1893.
Tags: Bone Marrow Concentrate, Clinical Trial. Mitchell B. Sheinkop, Interventional Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgeon, Pain Management, regenerative medicine, stem cell treatment
Aug 29, 2017
Patients receiving either Hyaluronic Acid (HA- Synvisc, Supartz, Euflexxa) or Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections will experience modest-term pain relief according to an article appearing in Orthopedics Today, August, 2017. In the study reviewed, Ultrasound Guided injections were given weekly for three weeks and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) were recorded for up to one year. “Both the PRP and HA groups demonstrated an improvement in PROMS at 24 weeks that declined to near baseline levels at one year” according to the article. “Patients with lower grade Osteoarthritis and lower weight responded more favorably to intra-articular injections”. The effect of both Hyaluronic Acid and Platelet Rich Plasma appeared to be modest and temporary.
Why I chose this topic this week for my Blog has to do with my preparation for the upcoming talks I am invited to give September 21st and 22nd in St. Petersburg, Russia at the meeting of 1200 orthopedic surgeons from Russia, Ukraine and neighboring countries both in Europe and Asia. As I indicated last week, this will be the first time a non-operative intervention of a cellular orthopedic, regenerative nature, as I practice, will have been introduced into this region of the world. While Hyaluronic Acid and Platelet Rich Plasma may offer short term pain diminution for individuals limited in function by the symptoms of Osteoarthritis, it becomes clear by scrutinizing my data base that not only does concentrated bone marrow afford long term relief, the Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Growth Factors found in bone marrow when concentrated participate in regenerative possibility thereby delaying and perhaps even avoiding a joint replacement. My presentations will be evidence based without the false news and unsupported marketing claims ever present in the media.
What we have learned about Amniotic Fluid (AF) from my role as principal investigator in several multisite studies is that AF does have concentrated Hyaluronic Acid and therein may offer six to 12 months decrease in symptoms and increase in function, the effect is limited in duration; and with no viable stem cells in Amniotic Fluid Concentrate, there is no regenerative potential. Owing to the absence of inherent absence of stem cells and hence regenerative potential, I will not include amniotic fluid in my presentations.
As a scientific invitee, my responsibility is to introduce that for which we have scientific support and clinical evidence. If you want to gain a better understanding of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Orthopedic and learn how you may postpone or perhaps avoid a joint replacement for the symptoms and limitations imposed by osteoarthritis, make an appointment, visit my web site and watch my webinar.
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Tags: arthritis, hyaluronic acid, Interventional Orthopedics, Knee Pain Relief, Orthopedics, Osteoarthritis, PRP, Regenerative, stem cells
Aug 18, 2017
On August 3rd, I wrote a Blog titled” Advancing the Discipline of Cellular Orthopedics”. As readers of my weekly Blog as swell as present and former patients are aware, I have long focused my clinical practice first in joint replacement and now in Cellular Orthopedics, on the integration of patient care and research. When I traded the scalpel for a needle five years ago, I introduced that data collection and research methodology developed during my joint replacement career into the emerging discipline of Regenerative Medicine. Several months ago, I made a major decision to place increasing emphasis on that integration of patient care with research rather than continue to pursue the business model methodology. First the bad news, the diminution of marketing exposure inherent in my decision has temporarily resulted in a drop off in the number of procedures being performed. On the other hand, the international recognition of my efforts has culminated in an invitation to introduce the subspecialty of Cellular Orthopedics at the annual meeting of the Russian/ Ukrainian Orthopedic Association being held in St Petersburg, Russia, September 21st to 23rd. This meeting will be attended by over 1200 orthopedic surgeons from the region and it will be the first-time participants will have been introduced to non-operative alternatives for assisting a patient limited by arthritis of a major joint.
Sponsored by Zimmer-Biomet, Corporation, the largest prosthetic reconstructive company in the world, politics are set aside and the well-being of the human being becomes the only consideration. I am organizing my several presentations following the same educational principles I adhered to when I lectured in St Petersburg, Moscow and Vladivostok in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Then I shared my knowledge of joint replacement surgery and taught how I did things at Rush. Now I will share what I have learned in helping patients postpone, perhaps even avoid a joint replacement presenting at a workshop and then sharing my scientific outcomes data.
It is a personally rewarding opportunity for me as it is an international recognition of my initiatives and lends credence to my decision to have separated myself from the business model pursuit. Imagine my personal satisfaction to be returning by invitation to the birthplaces of my mother and father 85 years after they had been forced to leave? I am experiencing the ultimate reward from my profession.
If you want to personally gain from my Cellular Orthopedic experiences and knowledge, schedule an appointment buy calling 312-475-1893 or view my website and webinars www.ilcellulartherapy.com.
Tags: Bone Marrow Concentrate, cellular orthopedics, Clinical Trial. Mitchell B. Sheinkop, Interventional Orthopedics, Mesenchymal Stem Cell, Orthopedic Care, regenerative medicine, Russian/ Ukrainian Orthopedic Association, stem cell treatment, Zimmer-Biomet
Jul 31, 2017
“Haven’t spoken with you in a few months so I thought you might be interested to hear about my knees since the January injections. Things are definitely better. The most important of which is my really bad left knee doesn’t lock up when I roll over in bed. It hurt so bad that it used to wake me up. That’s completely gone. As is the swelling even after walking 18 holes of golf and riding my bike 20 miles. It’s not completely without pain though. It tightens up. But I never have any residual pain in the mornings, even after walking 10 miles and cycling 70!
So, I just started a vegan diet. Was told by my new doctor (she’s in Chicago and does this concierge thing) that it’s anti-inflammatory and might help me get off cholesterol medicine. So far, it’s eliminating my knee pain and I’ve only been at it a week! Fingers crossed. I’ll let you know how things go. It’s not easy being vegan, but certainly easier in SF with a vegetarian wife than it would be in Chicago with a meat eater for a mate! Thanks again.”
Earlier this week, I received this message from a patient who I have been caring for over the last 24 months. It is very rewarding to my team and me when I learn about continued improvement following the initiation of cellular orthopedic interventions as an alternative to a major joint surgical reconstruction with the inherent risks of an adverse outcome. My practice is Outcome Focused based with a serious commitment to the clinical research required to continually confirm the efficacy of our menu of services. It is important that I maintain a leadership role in advancing the clinical science of the regenerative products that I use in my practice. As I have written before and about which I am constantly reminded, the regenerative process requires time. Sometimes it requires weeks and sometimes it takes months. On occasion, it may require more than one intervention.
The testimonial this week suggests a change in diet allowed my patient to discontinue statins with a resultant significant diminution in pain. Many patients inquire about supplements and foods that may make a difference. In addition, I find that those who partake in athletics and fitness, also contribute to their well-being and success of a regenerative intervention.
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Tags: arthritis, Bone Marrow Concentrate, Interventional Orthopedics, stem cells
