A Baker’s cyst can cause knee pain. A Baker cyst is swelling caused by fluid from the knee-joint protruding to the back of the knee. A Baker’s cyst is NOT a true cyst since the it has communication with the synovial sac. They are typically arise from...
Chances are, if you’ve noticed a wrinkle or a gray hair here and there, you also have middle-age meniscus tears. However, just because your doctor finds a meniscus tear on an MRI doesn’t mean you need surgery. This is true even if you have knee pain as meniscus tears...
Aggressive skiing particularly in the moguls can take it’s toll on one’s knees and back. PM is 55y/o Canadian physician who was passionate about skiing and moguls. Unfortunately he had significant bilateral knee and lower back pain. As a physician and a...
Tears in the knee meniscus can cause pain and limit activity. Menisectomy is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the injured meniscus is removed. Knee meniscectomies are not without risk: they can advance the degenerative process, create instability in...
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death. The process is controlled by a variety of factors both within and outside of cells. High dose steroids have been demonstrated to create cell death in muscles, bones, cartilage and ligaments. High dose steroids are...
Knee pain can be disabling. At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic we acknowledge that it is essential to determine the cause of pain. Pes anserine bursitis and tendinosis is a common cause of anterior knee pain. The pes anserinus is the insertion of the conjoined tendons of...
