Another study in one of the most respected medical journals calls into question routine orthopedic practice. Physical therapy produced essentially the same effects as partial meniscectomy surgery at 2 years. If therapy fails to improve patient’s symptoms, a regenerative treatment…
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Med Schools’ Business Model Is Officially Dead
Milton Packer describes the slaughter of “academic” medicine by Milton Packer MD November 28, 2018 If you ask most laypeople what medical schools do, they will tell you that their primary mission is to train people on how to be great doctors.…
Jay E. Bowen, DO Lectures at Orthopaedic Summit 2018
Dr. Bowen was an invited lecturer at the Orthopaedic Summit 2018 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas this December 8th where he discussed whether Regenerative Procedures and Stem Cells were fact or fiction. “Orthopaedic Summit continues to be the premier…
Lyme Disease Treatments
Lyme disease appears under diagnosed with likely 300,00 infections annually in the US instead of the reported 30k+ cases and it is increasing. It is estimated that 10-20% of people experience persistent symptoms without clear reason. A new study from…
Dr. Malanga goes to Washington
Dr. Malanga and representatives from the Kessler Foundation met with government officials from various departments including Veteran’s Affairs, NIH, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and NJ Senator Bob Menendez office representative to inform them of the potential benefits of…
Certificate of Appreciation
Gerard Malanga, MD receives Certificate of Appreciation for speaking on the Orthobiologics of Spine Pain from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Department of Veteran Affairs.
Ronald P. Avoids Shoulder Replacement With Regenerative Medicine
I came to them with an end stage (bone on bone) shoulder problem. I had been to 3 top surgeons including a professor of shoulder surgery regarding should replacement and they all said this was necessary. I was in a…
Gerard Malanga, MD speaks at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Today, Gerard Malanga, MD, spoke about the Orthobiologics of Spine Pain at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. It was part of a series of one day workshops intended to help and inform Veterans, Military Service patients…
Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
Great article from The New Yorker: Why Doctors Hate Their Computers Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients? By Atul Gawande https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers
Worker’s Comp Approves PRP on Meniscus Tear
We recently saw a healthy 45-year-old self-employed female who injured her right knee while at work. She works as a hairstylist which involved long periods of standing. She tried conservative management with ongoing pain and then was referred to an…