📩 COMMENT “NEWSLETTER” for more health and orthopedic information like this! Here are a few hills I’m willing to die on as an orthopedic surgeon 🦴👇 🧬 Stem cells do NOT magically regrow your cartilage. Despite the hype, there are currently no high-quality studies that definitively demonstrate that stem-cell injections reliably regrow normal articular cartilage in humans. There may be potential benefits for symptoms in certain conditions, but cartilage regeneration is a very different claim. 🥗 Nutrition absolutely belongs in an orthopedic discussion. A Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, nuts, and healthy fats can help support a lower-inflammatory dietary pattern, which may help with joint pain and overall musculoskeletal health. 🔴 Red light therapy isn’t just a wellness fad. Multiple studies of photobiomodulation have reported potential benefits for tissue healing, exercise recovery, muscle performance, and soreness. The results depend on t...