Regenerative Medicine Blog

Megan is a 36-year-old female who ruptured her Achilles tendon playing pickleball 4 months ago. She underwent surgical repair within a week. One month into her recovery, she developed an open wound over the [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the week: Out-of-State travel. I am always honored and humbled when patients travel to me to receive their medical care. Jason, a Marine veteran, traveled from upstate New York to [...]

  Video loop injecting tennis elbow tendon with PRP. As I inject, the tendon is pushed up and to the right away from the bright bone leaving a black void indicating partial tear. Posted [...]

Who thinks the only effective treatment for this knee is a total knee replacement??? Think Again!! Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: MZ is a 63 year old female with 5 year history of [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: PRP for Quadriceps tendon partial tear JJ is a 72 year male with right knee pain. Pain developed after sudden change in direction playing pickleball 7 months ago. [...]

Honored to help train my colleagues. Dr. Ephriam Brenman, from San Antonio, spent yesterday afternoon in my office learning how to perform adipose-derived stem cell procedures. With this education, he will be bringing this [...]

Tennis elbow tearRegenerative orthopedic case of the week: Tennis elbow with video of tear. JD is a 39-year-old former professional basketball player. He complains of right lateral elbow pain symptoms for the past year. [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the week: CJ is a 53 year old female presented with 6 months of left hip pain. Sharp pain about the outside of the hip that increases with walking, standing, [...]

JZ came to see me January, 2018, with one year of bilateral R>L knee pain. Xrays showed mild arthritis with some medial joint space loss. MRI revealed a right knee medial meniscus tear. After [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic case of the week: SJ is a 73 year female pickleball player. She began having left knee pain back in January which flared in June. Dull, aching pain and swelling about the [...]

Orthopedic case of the week: Sternoclavicular (SC) joint injection. 34 year old with 4 years of chronic SC joint pain after fall jamming her shoulder. Previously treated with long term home exercise program (she’s [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: JK is a 69 year old male with right knee arthritis pain for over a year. Dull, aching pain that increases with walking, hiking, stairs, squatting. Pain is [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: LS came to see me in 2017 for bilateral knee pain. She had moderate pain with walking, standing and getting up from a chair. Steroid injection and physical [...]

It is a tremendous privilege to be chosen by my peers as a 'Texas Super Doc' in sports medicine once again! Super Doctors is a listing of outstanding doctors from more than 40 medical [...]

Bernice W. Stem Cell Therapy has been a 'Life-Changing Event' for my knee pain. Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Bernice is a 74 year old female with a few years of bilateral knee [...]

Finally, some longer term data on Stem Cell Therapy for knee arthritis. In the 4 years following adipose stem cell treatment for arthritis, two-thirds of all patients did not require any other treatment for [...]

75 year old female with 6 months of dull aching shoulder pain. Pain reaching overhead and at night. Physical therapy provided minimal relief. X-rays reveal notable classification in the region of the supraspinatus rotator [...]

JH is a 61 year old female with 6 months of left foot big toe pain. She does not remember any trauma to the foot. Pain at the big toe with walking, dancing and [...]

MC came to see me in 2017 complaining of chronic shoulder pain that had increased after a fall 1 year prior. Diffuse, dull and aching pain worse with use. A steroid injection 4 months [...]

I’m so grateful that my physician colleagues have voted to include me in the 2025 Ft. Worth Magazine’s Top Doc list. I have been voted as a Top Doc in Sports Medicine for 16 [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic case of the week: CP is a 63 year old with persistent shoulder pain due to a partial supraspinatus tendon (rotator cuff) tear. Physical therapy provided minimal improvement. Today, I treated him [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Can stem cells regrow cartilage?? How durable is the treatment?? RS is a 68 year old male who came to see me in Sept, 2019, with right knee [...]

It's January... In Fort Worth, that means it's time for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. For the last several years I've had the opportunity to be a volunteer physician for the rodeo [...]

  Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Edward is a 56 year officer who presented with 7 years of chronic shoulder pain. He originally injured the shoulder in the weight room. He [...]

I’m very honored to be chosen by my peers as a Top Doc 2025 in sports medicine by 360West Magazine!! “360West’s Top Doctors survey is a peer-review survey open to all doctors within Tarrant, [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: DW is a 68 year old female with 6 month history of right knee pain without trauma. Complains of aching pain and instability sensation in the lateral knee [...]

Navy Lieutenant Colonel undergoing adipose stem cell treatment for ankle arthritis today! His initial stem cell treatment in 2019 has kept him active including running for 5 years!! Come see what regenerative orthopedics can [...]

Supplementing with Collagen after your workouts?? SAVE YOUR $$$MONEY$$$! New randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial shows that Collagen supplements do not improve connective tissue synthesis! You are better off with a healthy, varied diet! [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic case of the week: Susan came to see me in 2017 complaining of a 9 month history of severe left knee arthritis pain. She had trouble getting up from a chair and [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: 18 year old high school senior track athlete with 2 year history of left chronic patellar tendonopathy limiting his participation in running. Sharp, anterior knee pain with running, [...]

I am frequently asked “My cells are old. Why not use stem cells from umbilical cord or placenta?” The answer is simple. According to the FDA, birth tissue stem cells are illegal for use [...]

Deborah has been a patient of mine for years. She had a stem cell procedure for LEFT knee arthritis in 2022 and her left knee remains asymptomatic after treatment. Over the past year she [...]

10 years ago today, I performed my first regenerative treatment with autologous stem cells and brought cutting-edge regenerative medicine to my patients. A decade of dedication to helping people live pain-free and active lives [...]

SF is a 67 year old female with right knee pain. Symptoms began 18 months ago after a ski trip, but there was no specific injury. Gradually progressive lateral knee pain worse with stairs, [...]

Meet Gloria, who at age 80 received stem cell injections in both knees back in October 2016. Just a month later, she returned to her daily activities with over 80% pain relief. After enjoying [...]

DH is a 63 year old female who presented with 1 week of right medial knee pain after working in the yard. Sharp pain with walking, pivoting and stairs. Physical exam showed knee joint [...]

Occasionally, I get to practice on myself!! Took a tumble off my dirt bike in Colorado last week. Suffered a moderate sprain of my MCL ligament on the inside of my knee. Will be [...]

Orthopedic Case of the week: 17 year old track athlete with anterior knee pain for 2 years. Progressive, sharp pain that increases with running, jumping and squatting activities. Physical therapy has provided minimal relief. [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic case of the week: Rotator cuff partial thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon treated with PRP. 58 year old with 9 month history of persistent shoulder pain. No discrete shoulder injury. Progressive [...]

Having tendon issues??? Shock Wave therapy is gaining more and more support in the literature. This new Meta-Analysis article summarizes the findings of 45 publications. The authors conclude, "ESWT can be a highly effective [...]

In a recent commentary published in The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, the authors analyzed the results of multiple studies that conclude PRP — specifically high platelet count PRP — may be the [...]

Looking for a long-term/permanent fix for tennis elbow?? This meta-analysis shows that PRP (platelet rich plasma) works significantly better than steroid injections. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03635465231213087 I’ve been performing PRP injections since 2007. Come see what regenerative [...]

Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Six years of complete shoulder arthritis pain relief after single treatment with stem cells from her own fat tissue! Karen came to see me in 2017 with right [...]

Barbara C. Significant knee arthritis pain 100% better and back to pilates without surgery.Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Barbara C. Significant knee arthritis pain 100% better and back to pilates without surgery. Barbara [...]

Recent patient comment: “Hip still pain free 10 years after PRP” I’ve been performing highly concentrated PRP injections since 2007. Come see what regenerative orthopedics can do for you!! SteveMeyersMD.com Texas Health Care Bone [...]

Tired of steroid injections and anti-inflammatory pills (NSAIDs)? New Article: Steroids and Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs, Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Celebrex, Mobic) may be more detrimental than we thought and potentially can lead to chronic pain. According [...]

PRP injection for patellar tendonitisRegenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Patellar tendinopathy with partial intra-substance tear. PM is a 30 year old male with right anterior knee pain. Pain onset 1 year ago playing [...]

High-Dose PRP injection for rotator cuff tearRegenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: High-Dose PRP for rotator cuff tear. 82 year old with 6 months of shoulder pain. No improvement with physical therapy. MRI reveals [...]

I was thrilled to present at the IOF Max Regenerative Orthopedic Conference on February 3rd in Scottsdale, AZ. I discussed meniscus tear treatment options with regenerative techniques and shared my own outcome data. IOF [...]

I’m very honored to be chosen by my peers as a Top Doc in sports medicine by 360West Magazine!! "360West’s Top Doctors survey is a peer-review survey open to all doctors within Tarrant, Parker, [...]