Are Same Day Low Back Disc Stem Cell Injections Effective?

In 2005-2006, our clinic was the first in the country to use same day isolated bone marrow stem cells to treat degenerative discs with a low back disc stem cell procedure. This means we took a bone marrow aspirate in the morning, isolated the stem cell fraction in our lab, and placed the cells back into the…read more

A Fall while Skiing and a Failed Knee Surgery: Will a Knee Stem Cell Injection Work?

Can a knee stem cell injection help a skier with a badly injured, arthritic knee and a failed surgery? There’s ever so slight a chill in the night air in Colorado this past week. That’s often enough to get the winter sports enthusiasts thinking about snow. Growing up in Florida, we didn’t really have four seasons, so such sudden…read more

A Low Back Disc Emergency in a Physical Therapist

CW is a local physical therapist to whom I have referred many patients to over the years. About a month ago I got a call from him that he was unable to move, stand, or walk. He had had a prior low back surgery many years ago and had treated himself for smoldering, but had mostly mild back…read more

Helping a Woman’s Knee Arthritis with Stem Cells

Can a knee stem cell treatment help knee arthritis in an older woman who also has back problems? LN is a 60 year old woman with a two year history of knee pain on the left and a 10 year history on the right.  Because of this moderate to severe pain she avoided stairs, water aerobics, and spinning and had…read more

Sometimes it Just Hits You-The Knee Pain is Gone!

PA is a 60 year old dentist who first noted significant lateral knee problems on the right side in 2010. This left him unable to do many of the activities he enjoyed like weight training, running, and playing with his son. His MRI showed a posterolateral meniscus tear with adjoining cartilage injury that seemed to…read more

Dr. Centeno and Dr. Hanson Present Stem Cell and Platelet Data at Conferences

Dr. Centeno and Dr. Hanson present stem cell and platelet data at conferences… Dr. Centeno spent the weekend presenting our low back disc stem celldata at the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine conference in Ft. Lauderdale. This included an announcement of a new randomized controlled trial that will begin this summer/fall to further test the technology.  Dr. Hanson…read more

Why Back Surgery Backfires

A physician explains why back surgery often fails.

Update on the Rock Climber who had Failed PRP Achilles Tendon Injections

A physician describes how a rock climber is avoiding Achilles Tendon surgery by getting his back fixed with injections of his own blood platelets.