The Regen Doc Podcast

You've done the night splints, the insoles, the frozen water bottle. Every time you think it's gone, you take a step out of bed and it's right back. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says the reason it keeps coming back is simple: you're treating the wrong problem. Chronic plantar fasciitis isn't an inflammation issue — it's tissue degradation. And no anti-inflammatory treatment, in...

You've been told it's bursitis. Or a labral tear. Or your hip flexor. Go stretch it. Here's a steroid shot. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says those aren't diagnoses — they're garbage can terms that explain nothing and treat even less. In this episode he breaks down why the hip is one of the most misdiagnosed joints in sports medicine, why 60 to 70% of people have labral tears on MR...

Your back goes out once, you chalk it up to a bad lift. It goes out again. Then again. And every time, you're told to rest, ice, and do PT — and every time it comes back. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says the cycle isn't bad luck. It's a sign the tissue hasn't fully healed and the real diagnosis has never been found. In this episode he breaks down why RICE is out, why disc degeneration...

Your MRI shows a rotator cuff tear and your surgeon says it's time to schedule a repair. Before you commit to 6 to 12 months of surgical recovery, here's what Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ learned during his fellowship at the Andrews Sports Medicine Institute — one of the top programs in the world: knowing the difference between who actually needs surgery and who doesn't is the whole game....

You've been told you have arthritis, given a cortisone shot, and told to wait until you're old enough for a knee replacement. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says that's not a treatment plan — it's a waiting room. In this episode he breaks down the massive gap between early knee pain and surgery that most patients don't know exists, why steroid injections may be accelerating your join...

"You just have to live with it." Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says what that sentence really means is: we've run out of ideas. In this episode he breaks down why a doctor's treatment ceiling isn't your ceiling, why age is not a diagnosis, and what questions to start asking when the standard system has nothing left to offer you. Chapters: 00:00 Why "just live with it" ge...

Your OB cleared you at six weeks postpartum and said see you next year. Then you went back to running and something wasn't right. When you mentioned it, you were told this is just what happens after kids — do Kegels. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says that answer isn't good enough. In this episode he breaks down why Kegels alone fall short, what's actually happening neuromuscularly in the p...

Shockwave therapy has FDA clearance, has been around for decades, and has strong evidence behind it for tendon injuries — and there's a good chance your doctor has never mentioned it. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ explains why: insurance stopped reimbursing it, so most clinics stopped offering it. In this episode he breaks down how focused shockwave actually works, the critical difference between r...

You have the fitness. You have the training. But something is off and you're performing at 80% of what you know you're capable of. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ says the missing 20% isn't a willpower problem — it's a neuroscience one. In this episode he breaks down how chronic stress physically suppresses athletic output, why "just be tougher" is the wrong answer, and how Dyna...

If you've done everything your physical therapist asked and you're still in pain, the problem isn't your effort — it's likely a structural issue that exercises alone can't fix. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ breaks down the four reasons people stop progressing in PT, the exact timeline to know when it's time to pivot, and why the traditional PT-steroid-surgery pipeline is leaving...

If your doctor said surgery is your only option, there's a step they likely skipped. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ calls it the treatment gap — the space between basic physical therapy and the operating room where regenerative medicine lives. In this episode, he breaks down why surgery should always be the last resort, what getting the diagnosis wrong actually costs patients, and how regenerative t...

PRP often fails for one reason: it wasn't real PRP. Many clinics use discount kits that produce a low platelet concentration — or skip ultrasound guidance entirely and inject blind. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ breaks down exactly what separates a therapeutic PRP injection from a wasted one, and what questions to ask before you ever let someone inject you. Chapters: 00:00 Why most people think PRP...

Over 90% of sports injuries don't require surgery — yet most athletes are sent to a surgeon first. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ built Dynamic Athlete in Boulder, Colorado specifically to fix that: a practice where regenerative medicine puts your personal goals at the center of the care plan, and surgery is the last resort, not the default. In this founding episode, he shares why he packed up his l...