The Stone Clinic

06/22/2026

Many people with knee pain are told they need an artificial knee replacement. Others are told to manage the pain until they are old enough to qualify for one.

Neither answer is enough for patients who want to stay active now.

In this updated guide, Dr. Stone reviews the alternatives, explaining what each option can realistically do and where it fits in the effort to keep people active for life.

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Dr. Stone's review of alternatives to artificial knee replacement, explaining what each option can realistically do for knee pain, arthritis, and lifelong activity.

06/16/2026

Menopause is finally getting more public attention. It deserves it.

But menopause may also be one visible part of a larger hormonal decline that affects strength, mobility, brain function, and how both women and men age.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone asks why medicine has been slow to study and restore the biologic signals 🧬 that help people stay strong over time.

📖 Read the full blog: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/menopause-hormones-the-aging-body

Menopause exposes a larger gap in aging medicine. Learn how declining hormones may affect strength, mobility, and long-term health in both women and men.

06/08/2026

Bone cement helped make knee replacement more reliable and successful.

Now, 🤖 robotic precision and cementless total knee components are opening the next stage in how patients return to sport after knee replacement.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explains how the old advice to “take it easy” after joint replacement became outdated.

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The old advice to “take it easy” after knee replacement is outdated. Learn how robotic precision and cementless implants revolutionized recovery.

06/01/2026

Don’t give up the knee’s shock absorber too soon. 🚫🏳️

The meniscus protects the knee with every step, and losing it can accelerate arthritis. In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explains how modern repair techniques and biologic therapies have changed what surgeons can attempt, making it more important than ever to ask whether torn tissue can be saved.

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Meniscus tear treatment has changed. Learn how modern techniques may save your knee’s shock absorber and protect long-term mobility.

05/26/2026

Surfers remind the rest of us that joy is not separate from recovery.

It is often what makes lifelong training possible. On the Surf Mastery podcast, Dr. Stone discusses injury, longevity, and why fitness works best when it stays connected to the sport, community, and that feeling that keeps you coming back.

🎧 Listen to the episode here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/healing-longevity-the-future-of-joint-health-dr-kevin-stone-on-surf-mastery-podcast

Dr. Stone joined the Surf Mastery Podcast to discuss injury recovery, surfing longevity, and how joy can help keep athletes moving for a lifetime.

05/17/2026

Injury is physical, but recovery is also a mind game.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone looks at how the physician, rehab team, and patient work together to turn an injury into an opportunity to become a better, smarter, and more well-rounded athlete.

📖 Read the full blog: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/mind-game-recovery

05/10/2026

AI can bring better information into every stage of care.

But information alone does not produce better outcomes. In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone looks at how AI can support the doctor-patient relationship while still leaving room for the judgment, experience, and shared goals that medicine requires.

📖 Read the full blog: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/ai-medical-office

05/03/2026

ACL surgery can restore stability. But it does not always prevent arthritis.

Half of the people who tear their ACL develop osteoarthritis (OA) within 10 years.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone asks why arthritis prevention is not built into every ACL repair, and how advanced orthopaedic medicine now offers athletes a different path.

📖 Read the blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/arthritis-after-acl-surgery

04/26/2026

Peptides are everywhere right now. But the interest is growing faster than the evidence.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone looks at these new therapies that are outpacing the science meant to guide them.

📖 Read the blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/peptides

04/19/2026

Healing starts with signals.

After injury, the body recruits cells, organizes cleanup, and rebuilds tissue through a coordinated process.

In this week's blog "Exosomes: The Hot Spot in Biologic Injections," Dr. Stone explains where exosomes fit into that process and how they are part of a shift towards healing without surgical intervention.

📖 Read the full blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/exosomes