Retired spine surgeon Dr. Jim Marino reveals the real reasons behind back pain—and why most treatments (and even MRIs) could be leading you down the wrong path.

🎯 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

➡️The MRI Lie: Why 30% of people with zero symptoms still show “surgical problems” on scans
➡️The Muscle Strain Myth: Dr. Marino never saw a single back muscle strain on MRI in decades of practice
➡️The 2-Minute Fix: Simple, proven exercises that outperform expensive therapies
➡️The Surgery Revolution: How spine surgery success rates jumped from 60% to 90%—and why it's not what you think

💡 Golden Nuggets You Don’t Want to Miss:
• Why early MRIs may actually slow down your recovery?
• The “family photo” trick to understand if your scan matters
• McKenzie exercises: The approach that changed everything
• When surgery is truly necessary (hint: it’s rare!)

👉 If you’ve ever struggled with back pain, this video will change how you see your diagnosis, treatment, and path to recovery.

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The Pod Of Inquiry is designed to empower you with knowledge. What happens from there is up to you. Your host, Dr. Stephen Barrett, has designed this show to take you down some very deep rabbit holes hopefully bringing you back out again, relatively unscathed, but cerebrally wicked enabling a better understanding of all things worthy of inquiry.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction & Background
02:36 – Career Evolution & Minimally Invasive Surgery
08:10 – Historical Context & Technology Evolution
13:47 – Surgical Outcomes & Failed Back Surgery
20:18 – Diagnostic Challenges & Pain Generator Identification
29:14 – MRI Limitations & Diagnostic Tools
35:45 – Clinical Approach & Conservative Treatment
45:32 – Bone Graft Innovation: The Corex Harvester
52:01 – Final Thoughts & Philosophy

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In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Grant Pagdin, a regenerative medicine leader running a groundbreaking Health Canada-approved study on osteoarthritis. Using stem cells derived from the patient’s own body, this non-surgical treatment is showing real, lasting results:

✅ 2 out of 3 patients see meaningful improvement
✅ Relief lasts 3–5+ years (some still pain-free after 7!)
✅ Works for knees, hips, shoulders, ankles—even hands
✅ All three tested methods worked equally well

Dr. Pagdin’s study of 147+ patients reveals a surprising plot twist: every protocol showed similar success—potentially reshaping how regenerative therapy is approached worldwide.

We go beyond arthritis to explore:
🔹 Hormone optimization (and what most doctors miss)
🔹 Game-changing peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500
🔹 Non-invasive ways to stimulate your body’s stem cells
🔹 Why many patients prefer bone marrow over fat harvesting
🔹 The truth about going private in today’s broken healthcare system

This episode is a must-listen for anyone facing joint pain, working in medicine, or curious about the real future of healing.

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The Pod Of Inquiry is designed to empower you with knowledge. What happens from there is up to you. Your host, Dr. Stephen Barrett, has designed this show to take you down some very deep rabbit holes hopefully bringing you back out again, relatively unscathed, but cerebrally wicked enabling a better understanding of all things worthy of inquiry.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro: The Regenerative Breakthrough
1:18 – Meet Dr. Grant Pagdin
2:34 – Inside the Osteoarthritis Study
5:59 – Fat vs. Bone Marrow: Which is Easier?
8:35 – Procedure Details & Managing Side Effects
11:18 – Injection & Recovery Protocol Explained
13:43 – Who Can Get This Treatment?
15:02 – How Long Do the Results Last?
16:13 – Which Joints Respond Best?
20:57 – Study Enrollment Details
23:11 – Who’s Excluded & Why?
25:11 – The Proof is in the Data
30:21 – Why He Left the Traditional System
32:54 – Enhancing Healing with Peptides
36:55 – Stem Cell Mobilization Without Injections
40:32 – Combining Therapies for Better Outcomes
43:02 – Hormone Therapy: Myths & Science
45:02 – Women’s Hormones: Facts vs. Fear
47:22 – Testosterone for Men: What You Need to Know
50:38 – Final Thoughts: Passion & Purpose

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