folks, if you're one of the millions of americans suffering with arthritis, osteoarthritis, if you're suffering from joint pain, knee pain, foot pain, back pain, or if you know someone who is, you're not going to want to miss this next half an hour. my guest today is one of the nation's foremost sought-after health and wellness experts, and he's here today to introduce to us a revolutionary all-natural product that is helping thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people eliminate pain. please help me welcome mr. jim shriner. jim. >> hey, mike. it's a pleasure to be here. >> thanks for being my guest. you know, jim, for those of our viewers that don't know you, why don't you just tell us a little bit about how you got involved in the world of health and nutrition. >> well, it's a pretty amazing story, if i have to say so myself. at about 16 years old, i was actually paralyzed by a tumor in my third vertebra. they rushed me up to riley children's hospital up in indianapolis, indiana. specialists told me that i'd probably never walk again. i spent quite a few years laid up in the ho

many women love putting on high heels, guilty, but for some wearing them can lead to painful osteoarthritis of the big toe. correspondent don champion tells us a new implant is offering an alternative. >> kimberly stays active but the pain from osteoarthritis in her big toe made things difficult at home and at work if i would tack off my shoes and cry. >> her only option was surgery that would left her without motion in her toe and a long recovery. then kimberly's doctor told her about new fda approved procedure using the implant. it's synthetic cartilage that's made of the same material as contact lenses and inserted in joints. dr. john early with texas orthopedic associates says it acts as a shock absorber. >> it attracts water so it has a slippery feel to it it allows things to move freely. >> reporter: which means patients don't lose toe motion and can even put weight on it almost immediately. >> a lot of happy patients. they are thrilled about the motion. they get a significant decrease in the moving pain directly after surgery. >> reporter: the implant is currently approved in the us

folks, if you're one of the millions of americans suffering with arthritis, osteoarthritis, if you're suffering from joint pain, knee pain, foot pain, back pain, or if you know someone who is, you're not going to want to miss this next half an hour. my guest today is one of the nation's foremost sought-after health and wellness experts, and he's here today to introduce to us a revolutionary all-natural product that is helping thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people eliminate pain. please help me welcome mr. jim shriner. jim. >> hey, mike. it's a pleasure to be here. >> thanks for being my guest.

my shoes and i would cry on the way to the car because it hurt so bad >> kimberly has painful osteoarthritis in her big toe, until recently her only option was surgery that would have left her without motion in her toe and long recovery, and then her doctor told her about a new approved procedure, using, the carte va implant synthetic cartilage made of the sim material as contact lenses and inserted in joints. >> it attracts water so it has a slippery feel, so ate laos things to move freely. >> reporter: which means patients don't lose toe motion and can put weight on it immediately. >> a lot of happy patients they are thrilled about the motion, they get a significant decrease in the moving pain, directly after surgery. >> reporter: kimberly returned to her active lifestyle pain free just days after her surgery. >> it has been a decision i have never regretted at all. >> reporter: surgery takes about 30 minutes and canadian study shows implant has a 91 percent success rate, in reducing pain and improving motion. they have started on the big toe and moving on to other joints as well. >> we sh

they are popular, pretty but doctors say high heels can cause all sorts of problems, one being osteoarthritisn the foot and toes. >> would i take off my shoes and cry on the way to the car because it hurt so bad. >> reporter: kimberly who wears mainly sneakers has painful osteoarthritis in her big toe. until recently her only option was surgery that would have left her without motion in her toe and a long recovery. then kimberly's doctors told her about a f.d.a. approved procedure using a cart iv a implant, synthetic cartilage that is made with contact lens es material and inserted in joints. >> it attracts water so it has a slippery feel, so ate laos things to move freely. >> reporter: which means patients don't lose toe motion and can put weight on it immediately. >> a lot of happy patients, they are thrilled about the motion, they get a significant decrease in the moving pain directly after surgery. >> reporter: kimberly returned to her active lifestyle pain free just days after her surgery. >> it has been a decision i have never regretted all the. >> reporter: surgery usually takes about

the study found in certain athletes who are likely to develop knee osteoarthritis those who took part in sports like soccer and relate level long distance running were three to seven times likely to suffer from that ailment. >>> there's more to come on "action news," including more on the eagles return to training camp. >>> plus a tough loss for the phillies after a big rally at citizens bank park. sports is next. glad you stayed with us, all you eagles fans get ready football is almost back. >> jeff skeverski has more on e preparation for training camp, plus a tough loss for phillies in sports. >> reporter: ru ready for football? -- are you ready for football? carson wentz will be among the rookies and selected veterans checking in for training camp today. he is not the only one with high expectations season. one of the big story line in the training camp how jeffrey wentz gel together. jeffrey said he can't wait to kick off the keelings training camp and -- eagles training camp and, of course, catch touchdowns this season for carson wentz. >> we're going to do something special this

basically we just take the part that has osteoarthritis -- >> but it doesn't cut the flesh, right?, just cuts through the bone >> that's the way technologically, it's -- it's meant to be minimally invasive, and just work on -- >> put it right on your -- >> that's what we're going to do you're going to test it. test it on you it doesn't cut flesh >> i know but it -- >> it doesn't cut flesh. >> is it loud? >> rrrr! >> does it smell can you -- can you -- >> is it like a -- like -- >> it just -- >> like leather face chain saw >> no, no. >> no? >> these are very, very small batteries. it's very agile. no problem >> kevin, of all the things that you look out there and you see everything from health care, to what's happening with reimbursements, what happens with -- what is your biggest concern? obviously the company has a lot of things going for it but what's the one thing that you're really trying to manage? >> for us it's just focusing on driving innovation if we provide value in the health care system we have a product that takes smoke out of the operating room, when you cut through t

imagine my arm represents the nerve fibers at the end of the knee, and we're developing for knee osteoarthritisular, among other things and these different nerve fibers send different pain signals to the brain, so touch and heat, cold, movement, et cetera. one of them is called the trip-v 1 receptor that's the one, hit it with a hammer, send the message out what capsaicin does is inenvelops that nerve fiber and deactivates it and it lasts as long as six months so if you're results continue to bear out the way they have today, we have the opportunity of giving patients the chance to go see a doctor, let's say twice a year, go in for an hour, get this very safe injection, and enjoy six months of meaningful pain relief. >> it's not addictive in any way? >> it's not addictive. in fact centrexion therapeutics is devoted to nonsteroidal, nonopioid therapeutics a third of the world population, 100 million people suffer from chronic pain and the treatments that we have available in many ways are not effective or even unsafe >> when you look at the market, and the pricing for this, i don't know if you h