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So part of it was in the arena of endurance sports, whether it’s triathlon or other areas where guys and gals are out working out longer distances, there tends to be a higher incidence of kind of breakdown or recovery type injuries meaning you just don’t recover, don’t recover, don’t recover and then boom, you know, you get some tendinosis which means degenerative tendon problems on whether it’s your Achilles or your rotator cuff, if you’re swimming or all those different types of injuries and we just found that ibuprofen and You know, ibuprofen and other modalities that we had traditionally just weren’t giving enough relief. And regenerative medicine was really the only thing ever took that away. And, you know, surgery didn’t help with sort of that, you know, kneecap patellar you know, injury pain that I had. And that chronic knee pain started back when I was in college, and I had it for you know, 14 years and we just couldn’t get it to go away.
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Yeah, I mean, I always tell patients, this is kind of my own self, right, the, unfortunately, I had some chronic knee pain. So why regenerative medicine in general? Like what was was there something that you were seeing a lot of before you went into private practice that, you know, kind of prompted saying I got to do something with this.
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We are seeing more and more of the regenitive medicine being done by non operative sports medicines in a you know, even an outpatient setting. And so I’m the non operative sports medicine kind of doctor, there’s certainly operative orthopedics and spine, but the non operative sports medicine Doc’s these days, you know, as we get more minimally invasive with the tools we use, and all the different techniques we have, and better placement guidance tools with ultrasound and floor scopes, and all that great stuff. And so that’s really, you know, kind of my regenerative medicine background, I originally trained in emergency medicine, have a residency in emergency medicine, and then did a fellowship in sports medicine. And Bluetail Medical Group has been around since 2008, in multiple markets around the US, and we’ve been able to really help in defining what regenerative medicine is able to treat effectively and come up with good protocols for lots of different musculoskeletal conditions that are chronic and problematic to treat otherwise. And then we kind of brought on partners and grew into blue tail Medical Group. And so we started doing regenerative medicine back in the 2004 timeframe. Crane and initial background, started back around 2004 with just a solo practice and came out of a academic typesetting and really saw that we as a musculoskeletal medicine practice weren’t really handling a lot of the chronic degenerative conditions very well. Thanks for having me, Greg, this is really fun to be on another podcast, we totally appreciate it. Why don’t you introduce yourself to the listeners, tell us kind of your background, what you do, why you’re here. Without further ado, let’s get into the interview with Dr. Crane and I discuss a variety of topics including his passion for Regenerative Medicine, how his practice has changed over the last couple of years, and the medical system as a whole. Cranes, other interests are in helping patients with functional medicine, active movement, and fall mechanics. He is currently working with the FDA on a directed and for knee osteoarthritis. Cranes’ current clinical research interests include knee and spine conditions. Crane is a founding partner of Bluetail Medical Group, which currently holds clinics in five states including their office here in Chesterfield. On this episode of the show, I’m interviewing Dr. Greg, owner, and physical therapist at Judice Sports and Rehab. This podcast is brought to you by and hosted by Doctor of Physical Therapy, Greg Judice. Louis area the information they need to succeed and progress with their health and fitness. STL Active aims to give listeners in the St.
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