[net-gold] SPORTS MEDICINE: Is Biologic Medicine For Real?
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- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:19:21 -0400 (EDT)
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SPORTS MEDICINE:
Is Biologic Medicine For Real?
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Is Biologic Medicine For Real?
By Jonah Lehrer
April 13, 2012 | 5:49 pm
Wired
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/is-biologic-medicine-for-real/
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There comes a time when this body we have always taken for granted
suddenly insists on being noticed. I used to think that stretching before
running was for suckers, that my muscles didnt need a warm-up. Now I know
better. I used to assume my joints were frictionless hinges. Now I feel
the friction my left knee aches after a game of basketball. Sure, Im a
wimp and complainer, but theres a certain inevitability to such laments.
To borrow a metaphor from W.H. Auden: the human body is a bit like
limestone. It seems so tough and permanent, but we must never forget that
its actually fragile and fleeting, a machine made of temporary parts. If
limestone dissolves in water, then our body dissolves with time.
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Thats a windy windup for my latest article in Grantland on a potentially
interesting breakthrough in sports medicine known as biologics. I begin
the piece not with a pretentious reference to my aching knee, but by
looking at the resurgence of Kobe Bryant.
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In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in biologics.
(The list of people who have also experimented with Regenokine reportedly
includes Fred Couples, superagent Ari Emanuel, and the late Pope John Paul
II.) Those willing to pay out of pocket can now treat their ailing joints
with everything from platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy, in which blood is
spun until it contains a high concentration of healing platelets, to
concentrated bone marrow injections, dense with stem cells. What all of
these biologics have in common is the same appealing logic: Instead of
cutting with a scalpel, or administering a synthetic drug these
treatments have long recovery times and nasty side effects the healing
mechanisms of the flesh should be put to work. The body heals best when it
heals itself.
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Consider the Regenokine approach, a patented method developed by Dr. Peter
Wehling, a spinal surgeon in Dseldorf, Germany. The procedure begins with
the removal of a small cup of blood from a patient, which is then
incubated at a slightly elevated temperature. (The goal is to give the
blood a fever.) The liquid is then spun in a centrifuge until its
separated into its constituent parts. The heavy red blood cells accumulate
in the bottom layer, a layer of crimson crud at the bottom of the plastic
tube. The relevant fluid is the middle yellowish layer it looks like
viscous urine which is dense with agents that, at least in theory, can
accelerate the natural healing mechanisms of the body. The inflammatory
response is normally part of the recovery process, says Chris Renna, one
of the only American doctors administering Regenokine. But sometimes the
body cant turn the inflammation off, and thats when you get chronic pain
and arthritic degeneration. The goal of Regenokine is to stop that
response so your body can begin getting better.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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