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Centeno-Schultz Clinic Announces the Acceptance of Another Scientific Publication

It seems like the number of U.S. doctors offering some kind of “stem cell therapy” for knees and other joints is exploding, most using shaker kits, processing in small hoods, or a bedside centrifuge. The problem is that there’s still very little real data published on human safety or efficacy of stem cell used in knees,…read more

Weight Gain and Knee Pain: A New Study Sheds Light on the Effects of not Shedding Pounds

Weight gain and knee pain?  Has putting on extra pounds made your knees hurt? What causes your knees to hurt when you gain weight is a two part answer. First, the mechanical effects of the increased weight on the knees take their toll and second the other effects of weight gain (metabolic) have impacts on…read more

What predicts which patients will need a knee replacement?

Interesting recent study on which MRI and other findings predict which patients will need a knee replacement surgery. The study followed 161 patients with knee arthritis until 18 of them needed knee replacement surgery. So what MRI findings predicted if they were likely to need a knee replacement surgery MRI? One that was associated was “bone marrow lesions”. These…read more

More stem cell disc updates…

I’ve blogged on NQ in 2010, after she received a Regenexx-C disc procedure and reported very good resolution of her leg pain which was being caused by by a L5-S1 disc bulge. At that time, I posted some sagittal MRI films (side view) showing an improved disc bulge after the stem cell disc procedure. More recently, I…read more

A Fun Patient Post

“Stem Cells Rock!”  I was walking by our schedule board and saw this fun patient post in a hand written Thank You card sent by a patient treated with their own stem cells. I scanned it and posted it here. Rather than elaborating on the case or the medical issues, I’ll let the card speak…read more

Restoring Mobility to a Physician with Knee Arthritis using Stem Cells

AL is a 61 year old physician who had knee surgery while in medical school with increasing knee pain over the past few years. His prior knee surgery had removed the better part of the inside (medial) meniscus, leaving no protection for that joint cartilage. His MRI showed arthritis on the inside of the knee and a…read more

The Impact of Age on Joint Replacement Complications

How does age effect the rate of knee replacement complications? A recent study sought to answer this question by tracking the number of serious complications following a joint replacement. In this case, the study authors looked at second joint replacements, which take much longer to perform than first joint replacements. The authors found that death due…read more

Knee Stem Cell Update

It’s always nice to share comments we get from prior patients. KJ received Regenexx-C stem cell injections into his left knee back in 2009. He recently saw a news article where a physician stated that he thought Bartolo’s successful stem cell treatment was likely a placebo effect. KJ piped in on the article and submitted this comment that he…read more