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Nathan Wei, MD, FACP, FACR is a rheumatologist. For more info: Arthritis Treatment Sort By: Date | Popularity
 Tissue Engineering: An Explanation of How Stem Cells Can be Used to Regrow CartilageThe perpetual search for the Fountain of Youth has both fascinated as well as eluded human beings for centuries.
What has been particularly interesting has been the observation that other species (eg, earthworms, salamanders, etc.) can regenerate severed body parts... but human beings cannot.
The recent surge in interest in tissue engineering... Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Should be Treated- Aggressively!Multiple studies have demonstrated that early aggressive management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is beneficial.
What many patients don't understand is why this is so important. Beyond the pain, stiffness, and inability to perform activities of daily living, moist patients aren't aware of the other insidious dangers that rheumatoid arthritis- if not... How To Treat Plantar FasciitisPlantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It is due to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick piece of connective tissue that runs from the bottom of the heel to the base of the toes.
This is how the condition develops...
Repetitive trauma leads to micro... More About Stem Cells and PRP For OsteoarthritisA number of methods have been used to repair of cartilage damage. The first is osteochondral transplantation, which involves taking a plug of cartilage from a non-weight bearing area and placing it into a defect in a weight-bearing region. The second is microfracture. In this procedure, a surgeon will drill... What is PRP and How Does it Work?Platelet rich plasma (or PRP as it is called) is the "treatment du jour" for many soft tissue injuries since being mentioned as the technique that allowed Hines Ward to play in the Super Bowl.
Before stating specifically what PRP is, I will discuss the rationale behind its use.
Wound healing is... Stem Cell Therapy For Osteoarthritis: What is the Data?In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage. These include osteochondral transplantation, microfracture surgery and autologous chondrocyte (cartilage cell) implantation.
A feature common to all of these techniques is that they are limited to the repair of focal lesions. Patients with OA are... PRP: Hope or Hype?Steelers wide receiver, Hines Ward, underwent a medical procedure using platelet-rich plasma- PRP- before the Super Bowl XLIII. It allowed him to play in this critical game.
But exactly what is PRP and how effective is it?
Platelet-rich plasma is prepared by drawing blood from a patient, then placing the blood in... Gout: A New Treatment For an Old DiseaseGout is a form of arthritis due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in one or more joints. Uric acid is a byproduct that is produced when certain foods containing purines are metabolized. While uric acid normally is excreted through the kidneys into the urine, people who have gout... Falls: The Forgotten Killer of Arthritis PatientsWith all the discussion regarding the search for new therapies, one subject that has been neglected is a major cause of death in patients with arthritis.
Arthritis is responsible for reduced flexibility, mobility, and strength, particularly in the legs... and that translates into an increased risk for falling. Factor in other... Rheumatoid Arthritis... Is Gene Therapy the Answer?Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting approximately 2.1 million Americans. It is a chronic, progressive, systemic, autoimmune disease for which there is no cure.
However, within the last 10-15 years, biologic therapies aimed at the immune dysfunction that occurs in RA have enabled physicians to...
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