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Regenexx-C Review: 10 Years of Knee Pain Erased

” I would absolutely recommend that anybody with osteoarthritis check out Dr. Centeno and Regenerative Sciences.”  “I’ve had pain in both of my knees for the last 10 years. It began when I was in the Army, and I was finding it harder and harder to do all the lifting, running and physical exercise that…read more

Resolution of Large Disc Bulge / Herniation with Stem Cells

LM is a 39 year old male with a 16 year history of back and progressive leg pain after a lifting injury. He had tried chiropractic for years, but over the last few years his pain worsened despite treatment. His pre-op MRI showed a very large disc bulge/herniation contained by the ligament near the back…read more

FDA and Political Pressure

Interesting story in the NY Times about how FDA admits being pressured by congressmen to approve a knee meniscus replacement device (Menaflex) that was shown in clinical studies not to work. As I’ve said before, I think we have the world’s most expensive drug and device approval system that actually fails to produce safe drugs…read more

Regenexx at CSU

Speaking at CSU today, press release ‘Using stem cells to treat injured athletes’ Friday, September 25, 2009, 03:00 PM Moby B-Wing, Room 211 The Department of Health & Exercise Science presents a seminar by Christopher J. Centeno, M.D , from Regenerative Sciences Inc. (RSI), Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Westminster. The title of his presentation is, “The Use…read more

Regenexx-C Patient Testimonial: Restoring a Nurse’s Active Lifestyle

   Pixie Greenemier underwent the Regenexx-C procedure as an alternative to traditional knee surgery.  This is her Regenexx-C Patient testimonial: “I’m a very active person – I snowboard, take conditioning and self-defense courses, and am always out doing something. I’m also a nurse at The Children’s Hospital in Denver, so I’m constantly on my feet, always…read more

Back Playing Ice Hockey After Years in the Army with Regenexx-C

Greg Reith underwent the Regenexx-C procedure as an alternative to total knee replacement surgery because the next step was to replace the knee.  “After 20 years with the U.S. Army Special Forces unit, my knees had been through jumps and other things for which a person’s body is just not made. My doctors told me at…read more

The $1,000 Wire

I was recently performing radio-frequency on a neck joint and a reusable little wire broke after being used one too many times. The OR nurse complained that the surgery center would have to get a new one at a price of about a thousand dollars. I stared in astonishment at the wire. This little wire…read more

Stretched Ankle Ligaments and an Unfortunate Woman

My blog this afternoon concerns Lee. If I hadn’t just gotten off the phone with her, I would have never believed this story. We had a phone conference to see if she was a candidate for the Regenexx-C stem cell procedure for non-union of her ankle fusion. I asked her if I could place her…read more