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Colorado Advanced Cell Biology Lab Completed

Many years ago, we began cell therapy with an on-site lab in our clinic. This was a small facility which quickly outgrew our office space at the time. As a result, we built a bigger/better lab down the street from our office (no space was available in our clinic building). This worked well until we…read more

The Regenexx Procedure Featured on “The Doctors” Today

Our clinic and the Regenexx procedure for orthopedic stem cell injections will be featured on the nationally syndicated TV show “The Doctors” this afternoon. Dr. Centeno and Hanson will be in the lab and clinic and Dr. Hanson went to LA to tape the show with a studio audience. One of our patients, Barbee James was featured for this The Doctors…read more

The Regenexx procedure to be featured on “The Doctors” TV Show Tomorrow

We’re proud to announce our appearance on “The Doctors” TV show this Wednesday morning  and afternoon (1/25/12-promo link here).  The show will feature Dr. Centeno and Hanson in the clinic and lab as well as Dr. Hanson (Dr. Centeno was in China for the studio taping) in their LA studio with patient Barbee James. Barbee had breaks in the cartilage and received the…read more

Exercise Increases the Stem Cells in your Muscles

Stem cells live all over our bodies and this topic is covered in our book, Orthopedics 2.0. Now a research team from the University of Chicago has found that a single round of exercise leads to more muscle stem cells in mice. This fits with research I’ve blogged on before showing that elderly weight lifters have muscles…read more

Why Does Knee Stem Cell Therapy Produce Long-term Improvements in Patients Who Have Little Change on Their MRI?

One of the things that has always mystified us is that while we’ve seen nice improvements in cartilage or bone signal on the knee MRI’s of our patients treated with stem cells, sometime patients have long-term pain/function improvements without any MRI changes. How does this work? I’ve always had a theory that there is a natural supply of mesenchymal…read more

Hip FAI Surgery Recovery: Everybody Has Hip FAI…

Hip FAI surgery recovery can be tough. This past decade the number of surgeries for hip impingement have exploded! The basic concept is that a small number of us are born with hips that tend to “impinge” and this extra wear and tear can rapidly lead to arthritis. As a result, if someone has an…read more

The Running Doc’s Funny Yardstick on Stem Cells

Running Doc stem cells knowledge and reporting inaccurate…  Recently, I came across an article about stem cell treatments for running related injuries written in a newspaper blog. The author was the “running doc”, a family physician who specializes in the disorders of running. The “running doc” told his readers that he only believed in “Evidence Based…read more

What is Curcumin? Is it good for arthritis?

Is Curcumin good for arthritis?  Curcumin is an extract from the Indian spice tumeric. The supplement has been widely touted for it’s anti-inflammatory properties and it’s ability to help arthritis. However, what has been published showing that Curcumin actually really helps arthritis? What’s interesting is that many of the studies that I found for Curcumin combined it…read more