Tag Archives: Halbrecht Orthopedics

Online Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Stem Cell Therapy for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease: Misinformation and Violation of Ethical and Legal Advertising Parameters

Online Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Stem Cell Therapy for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease: Misinformation and Violation of Ethical and Legal Advertising Parameters J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Jan 2;102(1):2-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.19.00714. Kingery MT1, Schoof L1, Strauss EJ1, Bosco JA1, Halbrecht J2 Abstract BACKGROUND: There has been a recent surge in health-care providers offering stem cell therapy (SCT) to patients with musculoskeletal […]

Arthritis: Everything You Always Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask

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Arthritis: Everything You Always Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask Joanne Halbrecht, MD Grandma had it, so did Uncle Bill, now you do. What is arthritis anyhow? In my 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, I have found that most patients are not quite sure what it is. Understandable– you didn’t go to […]

What’s That Noise In My Knee?

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What’s That Noise In My Knee? Joanne Halbrecht, MD Is your knee crunching, grating, popping or snapping?  This may be a serious problem…or not.  Noise in the knee joint most often occurs with squatting, kneeling, going up and downs stairs and pivoting. The crunchy, grating, gravel noise is known as crepitus. There are two primary […]

Doctor’s Advice: Don’t Do That!

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Doctor’s Advice: Don’t Do That! Joanne Halbrecht, MD After 25 years of practicing orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, I have frequently seen injuries caused by the same activity. Here are a few: 1. Reaching in the back seat of your car. Injury: Biceps tendon tear, Rotator cuff tear, Herniated cervical disc. What may seem like […]

CBD Oil in Orthopedics

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CBD Oil in Orthopedics The opioid epidemic has resulted in many patients as well as doctors considering natural remedies to alleviate chronic pain. Currently a hot topic for this is the use of CBD oil. Many people do not fully understand or know what CBD is and how to purchase it safely. Cannabidiol the scientific […]

Save the Meniscus

Save the Meniscus There’s a lot to be said for living an active lifestyle. Regular exercise increases longevity and improves brain function. But certain types of movement—squatting, running, sudden turns, or even simply kneeling—can play havoc on your knees. If you are experiencing intermittent knee pain that becomes worse with these types of movements, you […]

Orthobiologics Offers New Hope for Osteoarthritis Patients

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Orthobiologics Offers New Hope for Osteoarthritis Patients Local orthopedic surgeon and renowned expert in Reparative medicine, Dr. Joanne Halbrecht, provides innovative treatment options for arthritis care. As a rule, most of us are living longer, healthier lives than our ancestors did just a few generations ago. That’s great news, of course. But it also raises […]

Reparative Medicine and Stem Cell Therapy in Orthopedics. An Informative Interview with Dr. Joanne Halbrecht

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Joanne Halbrecht, MD Interview with Ed Greene On KOA Reparative Medicine and Stem Cell Therapy in Orthopedics. Dr. Joanne Halbrecht, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was recently featured on the KOA Q&A with Ed Greene show. In this comprehensive interview,  Dr. Halbrecht talks with Ed about Reparative Medicine and the use […]

Lipogems® Reparative Cell Therapy is Transforming Orthopedic Treatment

Groundbreaking procedure accelerates healing, improves recovery rates Orthopedic doctors have a new option when it comes to treating conditions such as arthritis, rotator cuff tears and meniscus injuries. It entails harvesting fat from the body, which is processed and then injected into injured tissue to hasten healing and with the potential to restore and repair […]

Orthopedic Cell Therapy

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Joanne Halbrecht, MD joins Mark Alyn on the Late Night Health Radio Show to talk about orthopedic cell therapy and how it all works. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC’s) were first isolated from bone marrow by Dr. Arnold Caplan in 1988. He found that when he combined the MSC’s with certain chemicals in the lab, they […]