When Australian anesthesiologist Chris Mitchell grew frustrated with needles disappearing at steep angles, inspiration struck in an unlikely place: the reflectors on a bicycle. We hear how that insight, experimentation with homemade tools in a shed, and a willingness to "cut a few corners" led to Pajunk’s Cornerstone technology—and changed the way the rest of us see our needles. Chris is a sharp guy, with more than a few super-bright ideas.

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In this super-fascinating episode, Amit and Jeff interview Dr. Tom Buchheit: anesthesiologist, pain physician, scientist and regenerative medicine specialist. Tom takes us through the current thinking on the beneficial role of immune stimulation in healing musculoskeletal and neural tissues, teaches us about how he uses autologous conditioned serum, platelet-rich plasma, stem cell therapy and nerve hydrodissection to help patients in his clinic. It's a deep-dive into a growing and exciting field that many of us will experience, on one side of the needle or the other. 🔗 Dr. Buchheit's book: "Healing Joints and Nerves: Immune Stimulation and the New Science of Regenerative Therapies". https://tinyurl.com/yd37pad6

🔗 Dr. Buchheit's clinic website: https://triregenmed.com/

Hope you all had a great summer! We're back, and sharing with you our fascinating interviews with three outstanding regional legends: Morné Wolmarans from Norwich, England talks to us about building USGRA in the UK by doing blocks on himself, and his work with standardizing and updating the ESRA-DRA examinations. Next, Lloyd Turbitt from Belfast, UK, co-author of the Plan A blocks concept, talks about the implementation of those principles in anesthesia training. Our third guest is Lukas Kirchmair from Innsbruck, Austria, who shares his passion for anatomy and his thoughts on the role of cadaveric workshops in contemporary RA education. And after that we have two special guests that make an appearance, so stay tuned until the end!