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Does Chronic Back Pain Mean a Shorter Life?

If your back hurts, you’ve likely never considered that it may shorten your life. However, new research conducted with that aim may surprise you as it did me. Let’s dive in. What You Should Know About Chronic Back Pain According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, chronic low back pain (in 2010…read more

Should You Get Shoulder Surgery? A Surgeon Weighs In…

If you read this blog, you know that I often write about what I experience on a day-to-day basis. After all, it’s hard to do this six days a week if you’re not passionate about what you write about. This morning I’d like to share my experiences yesterday with an orthopedic shoulder surgeon who was…read more

Want Your Muscles to Stay Young? Don’t Stop Exercising!

How can you stay young? Is it a magic potion, supplement, or treatment? Nope. It’s much more simple. Muscles and Exercise I’ve shared before that exercise, particularly weight lifting, has been shown to increase the stem cell numbers in your muscles even as you age. In fact, the muscle structure in older weightlifters has been…read more

Using Stem Cells to Treat Degenerative Discs: My AAPMR 2018 Presentation

Greetings from the city that Disney built! I’m in Orlando this morning, lecturing at the American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation annual conference. My focus will be on what we know about the use of stem cells in degenerative discs and my personal experience. This is my intro slide: So I was the first guy…read more

Common Injuries That Cause Running Knee Pain in Middle Age

Dr. Centeno highlights some common injuries that can lead to running knee pain in middle age and the importance of addressing them proactively.

Avoid the Stem Cell Scam: A Patient Speaks Out

Dr. Centeno discusses a patient activist who is speaking out about his chiro stem cell scam.

This Drug May Sabotage Your New Exercise Program

Dr. Centeno reviews a new study that suggests that if you are taking a drug, such as tocilizumab, that blocks the release of the IL-6 protein, exercise may be ineffective at reducing belly fat.

Dr. Centeno Lectured at Stanford PMR Grand Rounds This Morning

Dr. Centeno lectured at Standford University Physical Medicine Grand Rounds this morning on Interventional Orthopedics and Orthobiologics.