Back (Spine) Archives

A Low Back Nerve May Be Causing Your Leg Muscle Wasting

Leg muscle wasting is common with aging. If you’re over 60 and relatively sedentary, you may have started to notice thinning legs or even a flatter, less firm bottom; this is a sign of muscle wasting. While we might be inclined to attribute this to a less active lifestyle or lack of regular exercise, and … Continued

Exploring PNE: Is Your Back Pain Really Just A Mental Trick?

What if we told you that back pain that’s making you miserable right now isn’t real? What if we told you your mind just thinks your back hurts, and all you have to do is, well, just learn how to think it away? That’s what one trend coursing through physical therapy circles is telling us—that … Continued

5 Things to Know About Low Back Stem Cell Treatment

You don’t have to go far to find a clinic offering stem cell treatments these days (they’re popping up everywhere), and many of them are offering these orthobiologics therapies for the low back. While finding them is easy, determining if these stem cell treatments are legitimate can be very difficult. To help you weed through … Continued

One Patient’s Story Of Saying No To Knee And Lumbar Surgery

We often see patients seeking a nonsurgical alternative to a lumbar fusion. We also see many patients trying to save their knee and looking for a nonsurgical solution to a knee replacement. Recently, we saw a patient seeking both. After being told she needed bilateral knee replacements, a low-back MRI led her doctor to also … Continued

Heavy Legs? It Could Be a Back Issue

If you suffer with heavy legs, you are probably well aware of how it feels. If you feel at times like you’re slogging your way through a pit of mud; like your body expects to go faster, but your legs are just moving in slow motion; like that spring you used to have in your … Continued

When To Consider A Disc Stem Cell Injection

We’ve been injecting stem cells into back discs for over a dozen years. It’s a very complex procedure that should only be performed by a physician with extensive interventional orthopedic training specifically in disc injections because, though sometimes the appropriate treatment, injecting stem cells into a disc is a riskier procedure than treating other structures … Continued

Evaluation And PRP Injection: Lumbar Fusion Surgery Canceled

At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic, we are frequently consulted for second opinions. Patients and their physicians want us to dig deep and evaluate possible regenerative-treatment options. We take this seriously as we acknowledge the significant side effects associated with high-dose steroids and surgery. KD is a case in point. We evaluated him two weeks ago after … Continued

Ligamentum Flavum & Low Back Pain

Ligamentum Flavum – A Quick Run-Down In most parts of Denver, physicians spend countless hours and dollars searching for the principal pain generator in patients with low back pain. This is due to the compartmental training that we received in medical school, residency, and fellowship. It was commonly believed that low back pain could be … Continued

Should You Get a Vertebroplasty for Your Backbone Fracture?

Vertebroplasty is a procedure commonly performed for compression fractures in the back. It is most common in women who have passed menopause and are now struggling with osteoporosis. While physicians who perform this procedure swear by its benefits—and certainly there are some amazing stories of patients who lacked mobility now walking again after vertebroplasty to … Continued

SpineMark Announces a Strategic Partnership With Regenexx

National leader in excellence for in treatment of spine conditions partners with an innovative alternative to spine surgery SpineMark is the premier global spine service company for the development of Spine Destination Centers and Spine Research Organizations. Through partnerships with hospitals and physicians nationwide and globally, the company develops and operates comprehensive, evidence-based spine centers … Continued

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