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New Research on Orthotics and Knee Arthritis Pain: The Foot Bone is Connected to the Knee Bone

What do orthotics and knee arthritis have to do with one another?  The concept that how your foot hits the ground changes what happens in your knee is one that most physicians ignore, but most podiatrists embrace. If you take a minute now to perform a simple experiment, you’ll understand why podiatrists have thought this for decades. Put your hand…read more

Hip Resurfacing Problems: Maker Knew of 40% 5 Year Failure Rate for Metal on Metal Implant

Scary hip resurfacing problems surface regarding what the makers knew!   The hip replacement side effects train just keeps rolling. In fact, you just can’t seem to make this stuff up when it comes to hip resurfacing. Just a few years ago, I remember patients telling me that they were interested in a “minimally invasive” hip resurfacing surgery…read more

Celebrex Side Effects: Rewrite of Commercial Noting Accurate Side Effects…

Celebrex side effects are not new….the fact is that NSAID drugs are a serious public health concern and there seems to be no shortage of research papers illustrating this risk. Last night while watching TV with the kids, a Celebrex commercial came on TV. An older gentleman who looks like a senior VP of marketing…read more

Dr. Centeno Confirmed to Speak at the 2nd Vatican Stem Cell Conference

I was honored last year to be chosen to speak at the 1st Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference. I am also honored this year to accept a second invitation to speak in April of this year. The Vatican has always held a special place in my heart not only because I was brought up Catholic,…read more

FDA Clamps Down on Metal-on-Metal Hips due to Hip Replacement Side Effects

The hip replacement side effects story is getting more concerning every month. Initially, it was the metal on metal or MOM hips used in resurfacing. Then it was the wear particles released by all hip replacement prostheses. Then hip resurfacing devices began failing at an alarming rate. Now the FDA is proposing that metal on…read more

Clean up your Sugar to Improve Stem Cells!

Can cutting the sweets improve stem cells? We Americans are addicted to sugar. There’s sugar in everything, hidden with names like sucrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and countless others. In fact I’ve blogged before that the single biggest cause of obesity in the United Statesis not eating too many steaks or too many pieces of…read more

Stem Cells in Ohio Help Ex-NFL Linebacker get Back to Golfing

Stem cells in Ohio….Mr. Z is a 68 year old ex-NFL linebacker who presented to Dr. Kruse in Ohio with left medial knee pain. It was very difficult for him to walk up and down stairs and walk any distance at all. The knee pain had caused him to curtail his golfing for the last…read more

Can Stem Cells help a Patient with Severe Ankle Arthritis and Chronic Ligament/Tendon Injuries?

Can stem cells help a patient with not only ankle arthritis, but also multiple bad ligaments and tendons? KS was a 47 year old woman with very severe ankle arthritis when she was first seen by our clinic in November of 2010. She had a 30 year history of bilateral ankle pain due to soccer injuries at a young…read more