by Dr Donatello | Jul 30, 2020 | Chronic Pain, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis
A bad knee can seriously hamper an active lifestyle — especially if you like to go for nightly walks along the beach or hit the links for a few holes at your favorite golf course. The pain and discomfort, typically experienced as a result of osteoarthritis or joint...
by Dr Donatello | Dec 4, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Depression & Anxiety
Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care. In fact, according to a recent CDC report, 50 million U.S. adults (20.4%) are living with chronic pain. While the prevalence of the pain itself is jarring, experts are also beginning to share...
by Dr Donatello | Jan 24, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Knee Pain, Knee Replacement
For patients who experience chronic knee pain from arthritis, medical professionals often default to knee replacement surgery as the method to relieve them from pain. In fact, knee replacement surgeries have doubled from 1999 to 2008, with 3.5 million procedures a...
by Dr Donatello | Dec 18, 2018 | Chronic Pain, COPD, Inflammation & Pain, Stem Cell, Stem Cells
When you think about the healing power of stem cells, you may not make an immediate association with breathing-related ailments. However, stem cells activate the body’s own self-healing mechanisms for cellular/tissue regeneration and repair. Any part of the body that...
by Dr Donatello | Nov 29, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Stem Cell, Stem Cells
As we spoke about in previous blog posts, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in the knees continues to be the most common joint in the body that experiences arthritis pain. For those who suffer from osteoarthritis, it is assumed that the only avenue to pain relief is...
by Dr Donatello | Nov 19, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Inflammation & Pain, Stem Cells
Do you experience chronic, sometimes debilitating, pain? Are you tired of relying on temporary fixes, such as medications and invasive surgeries? Do you feel helpless? According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), you are one of the millions currently...
