Alternative Herniated Disc Treatments In Broomfield, CO

403 Summit Blvd, Suite 201 Broomfield, CO 80021

The discs in your spine are the shock absorbers between your vertebrae (spinal bones). They have a tough outer covering called the annulus fibrosus that encases a soft, gel-like substance called the nucleus pulposus. 

A disc herniation happens when the outer covering is ruptured and the gel escapes the disc. This causes the disc to put pressure on and irritate the spinal nerve roots or spinal cord, leading to pain around the area of the disc (localized pain) and causing pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness to radiate to the arms and legs (radicular pain).

Herniated discs are sometimes referred to as slipped or ruptured discs. However, they are not the same as a disc bulge or protrusion, where the gel-like material is still contained within the disc.

Medical illustration showing a normal or healthy spinal disc and a herniated spinal disc side by side.
Anatomy of a normal spinal disc vs. a herniated spinal disc side-by-side.

More conservative treatment options include acupuncture, physical therapy, prescription medications, and high-dose epidural steroid injections. While steroid injections can temporarily help the pain, they can cause severe side effects and reduce your body’s ability to heal.

If none of these work, the next course of treatment is usually back or neck surgery that cuts away a portion of the disc. However, this approach can leave the disc weaker and more likely to be injured again. The final option is often an extremely invasive spine surgery (spinal fusion) in which two vertebrae are permanently joined together with hardware.

Studies have shown that in the majority of cases herniated discs (also known as slipped or ruptured discs) the pain will go away on its own. The key is staying comfortable and being able to remain active while that happens.

However, a smaller percentage of people experience severe and longer-lasting pain. 

Our nonsurgical treatments for herniated disc problems can offer relief from lower back, buttock, and leg pain and numbness and tingling in the feet or legs. Downtime is a fraction of what it is with surgery and generally requires little or no opioid pain medications or time off of work.

Regenexx PL-Disc: Avoiding the harmful side effects of epidural steroids and back surgery

403 Summit Blvd
Suite 201
Broomfield, CO 80021

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Dr. Centeno is one of the few physicians in the world with extensive experience in the culture expansion of and clinical use of adult stem cells contained in bone marrow concentrate to treat orthopedic injuries. His clinic incorporates a variety of revolutionary pain management techniques to bring its broad patient base reduced pain and improved function.

Dr. Centeno – an international expert and specialist in regenerative medicine and the clinical use of mesenchymal stem cells in orthopedics – treats patients from all over the US who travel to Colorado to undergo innovative, non-surgical treatments.

In 2005, Dr. Centeno co-founded Regenexx with his colleague John Schultz, MD. Together, they pioneered the specialty of Interventional Orthopedics and were the first in the world to apply stem cells from bone marrow concentrate to treat orthopedic injuries.

He hails from both Florida and New York and currently resides in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and three children.

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As a physician, compassion, communication, and grace are central themes in Dr. Schultz’s medical practice. His emphasis is on the evaluation and treatment of thoracic and cervical disc, facet, nerve, and ligament injuries, including the non-surgical treatment of craniocervical instability (CCI).

Dr. Schultz is an interventional pain management specialist, double board certified in anesthesiology and pain management. He is also a member and prior instructor for the Spine Interventional Society (SIS).

In 2005, Dr. Schultz co-founded Regenexx with his colleague Chris Centeno, MD. Together, they pioneered the specialty of Interventional Orthopedics and were the first in the world to apply stem cells from bone marrow concentrate to treat orthopedic injuries.

He has published numerous works in the field of anesthesiology and regenerative science and brings 20 years of experience to Centeno-Schultz Clinic and its patients.

Being active is a central part of his life, and he enjoys skiing, biking, hiking, and sailing with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

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Dr. Pitts is originally from Chicago, IL, but is a medical graduate of Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. After Vanderbilt he completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and is board certified. He came to Colorado as a fellow at the Centeno Schultz Clinic to learn more about regenerative medicine and interventional orthopedics.

He completed his fellowship in 2014. He is the current Centeno-Schultz Clinic fellowship director and regularly teaches at regenerative medicine conferences. He has been involved in research and development of the regenerative procedures and post procedural rehabilitation. He has pioneered several procedures such as the cervical percutaneous anterior longitudinal ligament PALL procedure, cervical intradiscal procedure, and hip ligamentum teres procedure. He is a chief editor of the textbook “Atlas of Interventional Orthopedics” that describes the technique and rational for regenerative procedure under ultrasound and Xray guidance.

Additionally he has interests in nutrition, supplements, and complementary and alternative medicine. He has written and published a nutrition guide, “Nutrition 2.0: 21st Century Guide to Nutrition and Health.” Dr. Pitts believes in taking a holistic approach to patient care.

In his spare time he enjoys all outdoor activities, sports, running, hiking, lifting weights, Crossfit, biking, snowboarding, tennis, and traveling with his family.

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A South Florida native, Dr. Markle is skilled in advanced interventional injection techniques into the spine and peripheral joints, enabling him to treat patients with orthobiologics.

During his fellowship at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Dr. Markle gained significant experience in interventional orthopedics and regenerative medicine.

In addition to working at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Dr. Markle is an active member of the Interventional Orthopedic Foundation and serves as a course instructor, training physicians from around the world in advanced interventional orthopedic injection techniques.

He’s an outdoor sports enthusiast. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain biking, Olympic weightlifting and Crossfit, and spending time with his wife and two dogs.

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Dr. Money is an Indiana native who now proudly calls Colorado home. He believes there’s a better way to care for patients than the status quo and that the human body has incredible healing capabilities. Throughout his career, he has sought to learn more about harnessing those potentials without the use of steroid injections and surgery.

He attended medical school at Kansas City University and then returned to Indiana to complete a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at Indiana University, where he was trained on non-surgical methods to improve health and function as well as rehabilitative care following trauma, stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, and more.

Dr. Money considers golf his favorite activity and he has been playing for 25+ years. He is the only physician in Colorado who is actively certified by the Titleist Performance Institute. That means he understands how certain characteristics of your golf swing are either caused by or can lead to injuries anywhere from the neck to the foot.

Dr. Money has been involved in athletics his entire life. During graduate and medical school he was a competitive triathlete and, more recently, had the opportunity to be a part of the medical staff for Ironman triathlon races. Now, he fully embraces the Colorado lifestyle with endless cycling routes, snowboarding in the winter, and summiting “14ers” (14,000 foot peaks for those not from Colorado) in the summer.

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Below are MRI images of the outcome of a patient who had a Regenexx PL-Disc procedure to treat a subligamentous disc herniation. After the procedure, their pain dropped quickly, and they returned to their normal activities within weeks.

Scroll the arrow to the right to see the MRI of the disc before the Regenexx PL-Disc procedure — the white/lighter area indicates damage. Scroll to the left to see the MRI of the disc after. The images are two years apart from the original treatment date.

Herniated disc before and after MRI images 1

Herniated disc before and after MRI images 2

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Join Chris Centeno, MD, founder of Regenexx, to learn how Regenexx procedures can help treat your herniated disc without surgery and lead to a faster recovery.

During this free webinar you’ll learn:

  • How procedures using bone marrow concentrate (BMC) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) compare to surgery and other spine pain treatment options
  • Procedure expectations
  • Answers to the most common questions about regenerative medicine treatments
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