Alternative to Surgery
Discover non-surgical and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional procedures with Regenexx® treatments. Specializing in orthopedic issues such as osteoarthritis, joint injuries, and spine pain, our innovative approach harnesses the healing power of your own body. Explore how our research-based techniques and patented protocols may help you avoid invasive surgeries
Subscribe to the BlogEntrapped Ulnar Nerve Treated through a Needle with Less Recovery Time
DD is a 51 year old athletic woman with a two year history of neck and arm/hand pain. While she had bulging discs in her neck and had Dr. Schultz perform cervical epidurals to help that issue, she continued with pain in the elbow and into her hand. She was diagnosed with ulnar neuropathy (a…read more
10 Month Follow-up on Knee Stem Cell Injections
TG is an extremely active 42 year old female with an 8 year history of bilateral knee pain when she was first evaluated in May of 2011. She had tried and failed acupuncture, supplements, physical therapy, and Euflexxa injections. She had also tried and failed knee lateral release surgeries. She was diagnosed with knee ACL…read more New Original Research: A Stem Cell Injection Can Be a Non-healing Fracture Surgery Alternative
Stem cell injections are indeed a good non-healing fracture surgery alternative. As I have always said, when we have enough data we publish our work in the peer-reviewed medical literature. This makes us very different than just about any clinic using stem cells to treat orthopedic injuries. We have been treating non-healing fractures with stem…read more
What factors determine if you’ll need a knee replacement or a knee replacement alternative?
As you might tell by our web-site, we’re not big believers in what we call knee joint amputation with insertion of an artificial prosthesis (a.k.a. knee replacement), but instead favor a knee replacement alternative. This is due to the big potential complications that come with knee replacement surgery as well as the possible long-term issues…read more
Hip AVN Stem Cell Alternative
Hip AVN stem cell treatment has been science fiction for many patients but we here at the Centeno-Schultz clinic have been pioneering this advanced procedure for years. RA is a patient that has benefited from an injection of his own stem cells which helped him to dodge the hip replacement bullet. He is now 58 years old seen…read more Rotator Cuff Surgery in Patients over 60: All is not Roses
Do patients over 60 have the same rotator cuff surgery recovery? We often believe that getting surgery is like taking your car into get repaired-all potential upside with no downside. However, many studies have shown significant complication rates for common joint surgeries such as knee replacement and hip replacement. A recent study looked at a very commonly…read more Stem Cells vs. PRP for Severe Shoulder Arthritis – Shoulder Replacement Alternatives?
Is Regenexx-SD a viable shoulder replacement alternative for the most severe shoulder arthritis patients? JW is a middle aged chiropractor from back east with a severe shoulder problem. The patient had been told for years that he desperately needed a shoulder replacement surgery if he wanted to continue to work. When his nephew (a local…read more Low Back Facet Joints and Stem Cells?
Can stem cells help patients with low back facet joints pain? The answer is that it depends. If the facet joint was damaged due to trauma (more common with neck facet joints) then we’ve seen good results. However, much of low back facet pain is degenerative and thus due to longstanding wear forces. To review,…read more 
