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Patient suffered from radiating shoulder pain. The pain began insidiously and it was a crampy achy type of pain starting in the shoulder and radiating along the radial aspect of the arm to the thumb. Result: Resolved in two months. What did the Centeno Clinic do to help this patient?: A series if IMS (Intramuscular … Continued

In August of 2004, this patient was involved in a pedestrian versus auto accident. He was the pedestrian and a truck ran over his chest. Result: Finally able to breath easy Duration of pain: It has been 13 months since the date of the accident Severity of pain: Varying from 8-10/10 when he came to … Continued

A 30 something year old mother was diagnosed with a rare tumor (Chondrosarcoma). She had the tumor removed, andl hardware was implanted through a spine surgeon. Her pain was so severe post-operatively, that she was on two anti-convulsant drugs, two pain pills, and two muscle relaxers as well as a Lidocaine patch. All of this … Continued

WP came to us with mid thoracic pain and radiation burning. He had tried epidurals and facets procedures prior to coming to the Centeno-Schultz Clinic.  After evaluation, we decided to continue with the facet procedures and also include some prolotherapy. As a result of his treatments, WP was able to discontinue medication use and his … Continued

JW is a 50 year old paraplegic who had severe thoracic pain.  His previous doctors saw a cyst on his spinal cord.  They thought this was causing pain and subsequently removed it with major neurosurgery. Unfortunately, there was no relief of pain.  He was sent to The Centeno-Schultz Clinic by his doctor.  We diagnosed a … Continued

LD is a 36 year old female with 8 years of lower back and buttock pain.  Prior to seeing us, she had a lumbar fusion, months of physical therapy, and several epidural steroid injections.  When she came to The Centeno-Schultz Clinic, we injected both sacroiliac joints and did some trigger point injections as well. She … Continued

TG is a 46 year old female.  She complained of pain in both her left and right buttocks.  Prior to coming to The Centeno-Schultz Clinic, she was on numerous medications and nine months of physical therapy.  Once at Centeno-Schultz Clinic, we tried IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation), epidurals, and prolotherapy in her sacroiliac joint.  Her outcome was … Continued

On September 22, 2005, Dominga was involved in a car accident that would change her life. As a result of this car accident she had headaches, upper neck pain, pain in the shoulder and shoulder blades, and pain in the left arm and lower back. She went to see her family practice doctor who immediately … Continued

RT is a 46 year old female. She came to The Centeno-Schultz Clinic complaining of severe headaches and neck pain after a rear end car accident.  We tried both IMS and cervical radiofrequency three times.  Each RF treatments provided approximately one year of 90% pain relief.  She now lives her life without daily headaches and … Continued

NB is a 35 year old female with a 5 year history of pelvic pain without preceding trauma.  She rated the pain as a 5 out of 10 on a pain scale, deep in character, constant in duration localized at the mid pubis symphysis without radicular pain. The pain prevented NB from walking, running, exercising, … Continued