How to evaluate a clinic abroad
Eight questions that separate a good clinic from a convincing one — who decides you are a candidate, what exactly is being used, where the procedure happens, and what they promise. They work just as well on us as on anyone else.
Am I a candidate? What the trials actually enrolled
Most people assume they are too old, too far along, or not far enough along. The published trials enrolled Kellgren-Lawrence grades 1 to 4, mean ages from 47 to 67 and mean BMI from 25 to 31 — a much wider range than that assumption suggests.
Is it safe? What the controlled trials actually report
Across 18 randomized trials and 1,174 patients, joint pain and swelling were no more common than in the placebo groups, and no serious adverse events were attributed to the therapy in any of them. What that means, and what it does not.
What the latest evidence shows for knee osteoarthritis
A January 2026 meta-analysis pooled eleven randomized trials and 811 patients. It found meaningful improvements in pain and function still measurable two years later, and no serious adverse events attributed to the therapy in any trial. What that means, where the evidence is still soft, and what “not FDA-approved” actually means.
New articles roughly every two weeks. Everything published here is reviewed by a licensed physician, carries the date it was last reviewed, and links to the primary source so you can read it yourself.