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Eye Color and Pain: Could There Be a Link?

A recent pilot study out of the University of Pittsburgh caught my “eye” this morning.  In this preliminary study, researchers noted a link between eye color and pain tolerance. Now this might seem ridiculously far fetched, but it does make some degree of sense from an epigenetic standpoint in that things like eye color and how…read more

Dr. Centeno Speaking at AAPMR Regenerative Medicine Course

Dr. Centeno will be speaking this morning in San Diego at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation annual meeting. This is a special course on regenerative medicine, which is the first for the AAPMR. He will present new data from the Regenexx registry.

Smoking Increases the Likelihood of Chronic Back Pain

Smoking and low back pain are not subjects that we would usually associate, and the concept that smoking increases risk of chronic pain is a novel a development. Our understanding of the how the brain reacts to pain has exploded in the last decade due to advances in imaging technology. Recently, a researcher at Northwestern added…read more

#SatStats-How Many Cases Are We Tracking In The Regenexx Stem Cell Registry?

It’s #SatStats again! This is when we involve our patients in our research by having them guess a recent fun fact from our lab or clinical studies. Today’s guess is about how many stem cell patients we’re tracking in our advanced registry as of this Monday. First, what the heck is a stem cell registry??…read more

Resveratrol and Stem Cells: More Research

I’ve blogged before about resveratrol and stem cells, the substance found in high quantities in red wine. It’s a key player in everything from blood sugar control to aging. Now research continues to show how important it is for your stem cells. Resveratrol is found in red wine, grapes, peanuts, blueberries, and cranberries. It activates…read more

5 Food Myths that Might Be Slowly Killing You!

I was reading a short scientific abstract out of Denmark this morning that was well written and pointed to a number of things about diet that have been debunked over the last decade. What hit me was that the vast majority of of my patients (and some doctors) still believe many of these food myths…read more

Can We Measure Pain with a Blood Test?

Is it possible to measure pain with a blood test? Pain is very difficult to quantify and has been almost impossible to objectively measure. The state of the art of pain measurement right now, believe it or not, is a pain scale that was invented in the 1920s. A University of Pittsburgh study shows that we…read more

Fish Oil and Exercise: Even Low Dose Helps!

There’s quite a bit published about fish oil and the heart. In fact, fish oil as a supplement was first discovered when lower rates of heart disease were noticed in the otherwise rotund Eskimos of Greenland. Now a new study shows that fish oil and exercise may also be related-the supplement helps the heart perform…read more