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Does Running Decrease Running Knee Arthritis and Hip Arthritis Risk?

Running knee arthritis is something I’ve blogged in the past on studies that go both ways on the issue. Some research shows that running is associated with less knee arthritis while other research shows running is associated with more knee arthritis. The truth is that this is likely a very complex question. Now yet another installment in the running…read more

Anesthetics and Stem Cells: Are Your Stem Cells being Killed by the Local Anesthetic?

Anesthetics and stem cells are not a good combination.  Way back in 2007, we wondered if common local anesthetics would hurt stem cells. After all, the most common thing a doctor does before a procedure is to numb the area. For example, what if the doctor got anesthetic inside a joint and then injected stem cells into the same…read more

Changes in How You Move Due to Knee Arthritis Can Fry Other Joints and Impact Your Recovery

Can how your arthritic knee moves impact your knee arthritis recovery? As I’ve often said, a real problem with our current orthopedic care system is it’s laser like focus on what hurts and it’s general ignorance of how it got that way. I’ve blogged in the past on how what happens at the ankle can impact the…read more

Fat Stem cells: Plastic Surgeons practicing Interventional Orthopedics

We live in strange medical times. I’ve heard from several concerned patients that plastic surgeons have begun injecting various joints with fat stem cells, also called adipose stem cells. Why would I be concerned? Injecting biologics into a joint is not just about injecting “magic” stem cells. First, as an example, blind injections into a knee joint miss the…read more

Knee Bone Marrow Lesions: Do You Have BMLs on Your Knee MRI?

This morning I have some interesting MRIs from a patient who was treated down at Regenexx Cayman with the Regenexx-C procedure. They nicely show the concept of  Knee Bone Marrow Lesions or BML. What is a Bone Marrow Lesion? No single knee MRI finding over the past 5 years has been associated with pain more…read more

Physician Based Innovation Scores Again: Gastric Bypass Surgery Beats Meds in Study after Study

There are two pathways for medical innovation, physician based innovation and pharma based innovation. However, based on the news media’s coverage of stem cells, you wouldn’t really know it. Whether it’s stem cells or stomach surgeries, physicians have created many of the best medical care we have today. In the 1980s, shortly after I graduated from medical school.…read more

Dr. Centeno and Colleagues Publish another Book Chapter on Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Centeno has published several book chapters on Regenerative Medicine for Orthopedic Injuries. The American Academy of Pain Medicine just released a new book on the Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain. Since Regenerative Medicine is becoming a bigger deal now in pain management, it’s good to see that the medical societies are beginning to recognize it’s importance. In this…read more

Eat Your Healthy Veggies: Vitamin K Deficiency is Associated With Knee Arthritis

What is Vitamin K arthritis and is vitamin K deficiency related to knee arthritis? The story of how nutrition could be related to arthritis is now unfolding  I’ve blogged on the controversy about whether Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arthritis. Now comes a new research study that seems to connect a lack of vitamin K…read more