tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post5992931365753728319..comments2023-09-02T23:55:45.583+10:00Comments on Doctor Skeptic: Stem cell therapy: still science fictionDr Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-57598558771511927412016-05-28T02:09:53.535+10:002016-05-28T02:09:53.535+10:00Yes I do. When someone like a world class tennis p...Yes I do. When someone like a world class tennis player says that they literally could not get out of bed, I get suspicious. Without having a fracture or something major, I can't see that he could have had any condition severe enough that he could not get out of bed. He may have had pain in the knee, but without any pathology to go on (nothing is mentioned) pain in the knee gets better anyway. Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-32412461681308877482016-05-27T10:36:45.356+10:002016-05-27T10:36:45.356+10:00Hi. I've read this:
http://www.tennisworldusa....Hi. I've read this:<br />http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Janko-Tipsarevic-Im-playing-again-thanks-to-Rafael-Nadal-articolo33060.html<br /><br />Do you think they got 'placebo'-ed?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583040095188221791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-68571445831386822352014-05-24T09:00:23.355+10:002014-05-24T09:00:23.355+10:00Sham = placebo. A similar injection, but not conta...Sham = placebo. A similar injection, but not containing stem cells.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-40142410189166868902014-05-23T03:12:46.383+10:002014-05-23T03:12:46.383+10:00What do you mean by 'sham'?What do you mean by 'sham'?Jenguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531274816722633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-11651694346146270832014-05-22T21:05:08.449+10:002014-05-22T21:05:08.449+10:00A pilot study comparing stem cell injections to sh...A pilot study comparing stem cell injections to sham for knee OA was conducted and reported at the 2013 Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting. No clinical difference between the two groups. I am waiting for it to appear in print.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-43719419132539943042014-05-13T17:07:39.074+10:002014-05-13T17:07:39.074+10:00Any update on this in the last two years?Any update on this in the last two years?Jenguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531274816722633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-90464718826292014472013-04-30T09:09:31.843+10:002013-04-30T09:09:31.843+10:00Thanks, I like that: One step at a time. I might &...Thanks, I like that: One step at a time. I might "borrow" that line from you some time.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-77400651065307992942013-04-30T08:48:30.473+10:002013-04-30T08:48:30.473+10:00Loved your tweeted reply, Dr S, to arthritis_commu...Loved your tweeted reply, Dr S, to arthritis_community question to rheumatologist asking him when stem cells will outperform total knee replacement. Let's curb our enthusiasm until they outperform placebo first. <br /><br />Allow our knees to take one step at a time. <br /><br />Dr Justin ColemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-5189439906492149602012-08-27T13:51:06.393+10:002012-08-27T13:51:06.393+10:00Thanks,
I am sure that many of the patients who at...Thanks,<br />I am sure that many of the patients who attend your clinic are also completely satisfied, but there is no properly controlled evidence for many of the treatments you are offering. This makes it hard to untangle the specific effects of your treatment from the placebo effect.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-8233109311774541592012-08-27T00:02:30.536+10:002012-08-27T00:02:30.536+10:00The best alternate medical procedure that can prov...The best alternate medical procedure that can provide you a solution with out any kind of side effects. whether it is about the factor of aging or any chronic or hereditary disease. In this regard i am completely satisfy with the stem cell therapy.<br /><a href="http://www.cells4health.com/stem-cell-therapy/general-information.aspx" rel="nofollow"><br />Stem Cell Therapies</a>Stem Cell Therapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898526361554203870noreply@blogger.com