In this episode, Anne talks to Dr. Brian Shiple, a recognized leader in the fields of interventional and integrative orthopedic medicine, regenerative injection treatment (RIT), sports medicine, and diagnostic ultrasound. He has been in private practice since 2006 after completing thirteen years as the division chief of Sports Medicine and founder and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at Crozer-Keystone Health System in the Greater Philadelphia area.

He tells Anne about his background, how he got into medicine, where he learned about Prolotherapy, and how he used it to help not only himself but thousands of patients as well.

We learn about his first time being a medical officer at the Pennsylvania State Games, where he then went on to be the Chief Medical Officer from 1994-2006 and why he nearly had to quit medicine and go onto disability, and he gives some great tips to people wanting to live their best, healthiest life.

Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode:

• 01:10 - Anne introduces Dr. Brian Shiple and tells us a little about him and the many things that he does and has accomplished. 

In this episode, Anne introduces Dr. Don Buford. Dr. Buford has been in an established orthopedic surgery practice in Dallas for over 20 years and has been voted multiple times by Dallas area physicians as one of the best orthopedic surgeons.  He has been board certified by the American Board Of Orthopedic Surgery twice and is a sought after lecturer nationally and internationally on orthopedic surgery and regenerative medicine subjects.

He founded The Texas Orthobiologics Institute as a research institute where patients can benefit from the latest evidence-based orthobiologic orthopedic treatments.  The most common conditions treated are arthritis pain, back pain, tendon injuries, and sports injuries.

Dr. Buford's interest in orthobiologics was a natural outgrowth of his training in minimally invasive surgery as both are designed to help patients in the simplest, safest way possible.

He tells Anne about his childhood, what it was like being raised by a professional baseball player and a teacher, and how he became a professional baseball player himself and why he left the sport to follow a career in medicine.

He explains some of the frustrations and issues that doctors have to deal with in the way that some treatments are regulated, and he gives us some great tips on how to live our best lives.

Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode: 

• 01:10 - Anne introduces Dr. Buford and asks him to tell us a little bit about himself and his background.

In this episode, Anne introduces Dr. Tommy Bond, the founder of the TotalCare Health and Wellness Medical Center. Dr. Bond became the first physician to perform ultrasound-guided Regenerative Injection Procedures in the state of Louisiana.  He has since performed thousands of these injections, making him the most experienced practitioner of Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine, in Louisiana and the southern Gulf States region.

In 2018, Dr. Bond opened the doors to the Regenerative Medicine Institute of Louisiana.  Here, orthopedic treatments and procedures using adult stem cell therapy, prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma are delivered using precise ultrasound, an in-house laboratory, and dedicated regenerative medicine protocols.

He is also a recent President of the American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM), an international non-profit organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion of regenerative medicine education around the world. Recognized internationally as an expert in the field, Dr. Bond is the youngest President ever to lead the AAOM as the continued leader in Interventional Regenerative Orthopedics and continues to lecture to physician colleagues, medical students, and residents in international locations like Cancun, Hong Kong, and Argentina.

In this chat, we learn about Dr. Bond’s path to becoming a practitioner of Regenerative Medicine, how he knew from a very early age what he wanted to spend his life doing, his thoughts and advice for overcoming what he calls the “American Syndrome”, and some valuable tips for helping people live their best lives.

Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode: 

• 01:35 - Dr. Tommy Bond introduces himself and tells us about his childhood and how at 10 years old he knew he was going to be a sports medicine physician.

In this episode, Anne introduces Dr. Joel Baumgartner, a board-certified physician with a specialized fellowship in non-surgical orthopedics and sports medicine, and who earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed his family practice residency at the University of North Dakota, he then completed his advanced training in sports medicine with a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center.

He utilizes the latest in diagnostic and treatment technology to better treat musculoskeletal injury and pain. As an international speaker, he instructs both physicians and those in the medical industry on pain evaluation, diagnosis, and the latest treatment options. 

Dr. Baumgartner has authored a book on Prolotherapy and PRP technique. He is also a contributing author on the subject of pain management for a variety of other popular publications.

In this chat, Dr. Baumgartner tells us about the struggles of having a father that is a military doctor, how moving around the country led to having a difficult childhood, and what changed him from a shy introvert to a kid full of confidence that was destined to care for people. He also gives us an insight into what he and his staff do at the Rejuv Medical clinic and a little bit of history about how he started the award-winning business.

Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode: 

• 01:25 - Dr. Joel Baumgartner introduces himself.