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Hiking Knee Pain: Summiting 5 Peaks in 5 Hours

Can you summit 5 peaks in 5 hours with hiking knee pain? Chris is a local physical therapist who is “Boulder Active”- more on that later. He’s had a bevy of issues that face us all as we try to coax our aging bodies to do what we used to do. He’s a great example…read more

Joint Replacement Heart Attack Risk Different in UK?

Joint replacement heart attack risk is a well known, well studied, phenomenon. This Harvard study caught my eye as it was looking to replicate findings that in the UK population, total hip replacements and total knee replacements reduce the risk of a heart attack!  Huh?  Maybe the rain? So what is the connection between heart attacks and joint replacement? To begin…read more

The Bone Marrow Harvest Doohickey Science Challenge…

We’ve seen a flood of new devices enter the market to harvest bone marrow stem cells. Any of which, if they actually worked, would be game changing for what we do, as obtaining 2-3 times as many stem cells from the same bone marrow aspiration (BMA) volume would be great for our patients. However, so…read more

What’s the Benefit of Stem Cells for Arthritis if Not Structural Repair?

What’s the Benefit of Stem Cells for Arthritis if not Structural Repair? This is a question from a twitter follower that I thought was so important but complex, that trying to answer in 140 characters or less would be impossible. Patients are often lead to believe that a stem cell injection used to treat moderate…read more

Hip Replacement Back Pain? How Many Hips that Don’t Hurt Get Replaced?

Is hip replacement back pain a thing? Hip replacement rates are sky rocketing this past 10 years. We’ve seen many patients who have gotten their hip replaced and still have hip pain. How is that possible? The orthopedic surgeon never checked the low back as a possible cause of hip pain. A recent study shows…read more

Dr. Centeno Lecturing at Uniformed Services University Today

Dr. Centeno is lecturing to US Army physical medicine residents and fellows today on the Walter Reed campus at the Uniformed Services University (the military medical school) on the use of stem cells in orthopedic injuries. This is a two day course that will allow military physicians to learn how to use regenerative medicine to…read more

Shoulder Stem Cell Repair? A Weightlifter’s Journey…

Todd is a middle aged man who tore his rotator cuff when lifting weights and was told he needed surgery to repair the tear. Todd chose to avoid the knife and instead got his own stem cells precisely injected into the tear using sophisticated imaging guidance. Now that he’s a year out from those shots,…read more

NFL Stem Cell Treatments, USA Today, and the US Army

This past week a highly syndicated USA Today article appeared that was critical of NFL stem cell treatments and the athletes that seek these cures. Reading the article, one got the impression that stem cells used to treat orthopedic problems were some sort of “snake oil”. As I thought about how to discuss this article…read more