Osteoarthritis has more to do with inflammation than mechanical loading. Obesity is a driver of chronic inflammation and the severely obese and inflamed develop osteoarthritis in non-load-bearing joints like fingers and the cervical spine as an example. Stem cell therapy is being touted as a viable treatment. Listen in as Carl and Dr. Yurth discuss these causes and options for sourcing stem cells from your own body, and answer the question, is there an inherent problem when using a patient’s own stem cells?

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