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What Is Interventional Orthopedics?
Interventional orthopedics is a new medical specialty that utilizes the unlimited potential of platelets and stem cells that are injected under X-ray or ultrasound guidance to heal common orthopedic conditions. It acknowledges a thorough understanding of the anatomy, biomechanics, and approaches to successfully place a needle under guidance into a…
Can CCJ Instability Be Treated Without Surgery?
Craniocervical junction (CCJ) instability it a difficult-to-treat condition. Conservative measures may provide some temporary relief, depending on how severe the instability is, but ultimately, if your instability doesn’t improve or continues to deteriorate, your orthopedic doctor is probably going to recommend an upper-cervical fusion. This is a highly invasive surgery…
Leg Pain And Numbness Not Due To Peripheral Neuropathy
The Centeno Schultz Clinic is committed to the highest standard of care with comprehensive evaluations performed by fellowship-trained physicians. We utilize a SANS approach to evaluate our patients, which is what has helped us identify the peripheral neuropathy. Today I saw a patient in clinic who literally breaks my heart.…
Hip Replacement And Wear Particles: What You Need To Know
It’s been very well documented in research that wear particles are a given with hip replacement, but what exactly are hip replacement wear particles, and are they anything to be concerned about? First, in order to understand wear particles, you need to understand the materials manufacturers use to create these…
Did Your Recent Knee Injection Actually Accelerate the Degeneration?
At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic, safety is first and foremost. As physicians we have a responsibility to our patients and community to do no harm. To that extent, we asked a key question in 2016. Do commonly injected local anesthetics harm stem cells? You know, those medicines used to numb an area? The…