Tensegrity to Tendinosis

Posted on Posted in Thomas Ravin, MD, Volume 3 : Issue 4 : December 2011

By Thomas Ravin, MD ABSTRACT Biotensegrity or hierarchical tensegrity can explain how prestressed structures function in animals to transfer the stresses created by gravity, movement, digestion and emotional factors to the extracellular matrix (ECM). Tensegrity’s connection to the ECM is explored, and the mechanotransduction of signals that prompt cellular changes in entheses, ligaments and tendons is more »

The Use of Testosterone and Growth Hormone for Prolotherapy

Posted on Posted in Thomas Ravin, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 4 : November 2010, Wonder Why?

By Thomas Ravin, MD ABSTRACT Most physicians practicing musculoskeletal medicine appreciate the importance of testosterone and growth hormone in health and wellness. The significance of these hormones in the earliest phases of wound healing and tissue repair recently has been elucidated. Testosterone and growth hormone play key roles in regulating cell functions, from stimulating protein production more »