The Centeno-Schultz Blog

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Learning the Right Way to Squat Protects Your Kneecap

Kneecap pain can be a symptom of a variety of issues (see infographic below—click to enlarge), and one of those is pressure in the quadriceps muscle. Kneecap arthritis can also be caused by many different issues, and one of those is excess pressure on both the quadriceps muscle and the kneecap. One way to reduce … Continued

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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

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Climbing Mountains Thanks To Knee Stem Cell Treatment

One of our favorite things at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic is getting feedback from patients who have reclaimed their active lifestyles after treatments. While we utilize a registry for ongoing follow-up and to keep track of patient outcomes, there’s nothing quite like getting an amazing picture of or letter from a patient who is skiing, training … Continued

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Climbing Mountains Again After Stem Cell Treatment for Knee Arthritis

We love hearing inspiring stories from patients who have been able to get back to life and doing what they love, and especially being able to do so without surgery. It’s why we do what we do. A huge bonus is when we get a powerful video, like the one below, allowing us to see … Continued

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Knee Hyperextension Test: One Sign You’ve Damaged Your PCL

The PCL is a ligament in the knee that can become torn or loose, and there’s a telltale sign when this occurs. Stand in front of a full-length mirror and turn to the side. Take a look at your legs; are both legs straight and even, or does one knee dip back a bit farther … Continued

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Should You Have Your Arthritic Knee Injected with Bone Cement?

Along with cartilage degeneration that occurs in arthritis, an MRI of the knee may also show a bone marrow lesion (BML). In recent years, injecting bone cement into these BMLs (a new procedure called a subchondroplasty) in arthritic knees has become a trend. While we’ve seen favorable outcomes reported on this procedure at conferences, in … Continued

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Watch Dr. Pitts Perform a Meniscus Tear Treatment

We can write post after post telling you all about the conditions we treat at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic, but to best understand what we do in interventional orthopedics, it’s helpful to actually watch a treatment in progress. Today, we’re bringing you inside a procedure suite with Dr. Pitts as he treats a young athlete’s meniscus … Continued

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Does “Cool” Nuking Nerves For Knee Arthritis Pain Help?

The newest trend for treating the pain of knee arthritis is a nerve treatment that is meant to mask the pain…at least for a while. This procedure, a cooler-temperature radiofrequency treatment, has been full speed ahead over the last few years, so it must be a good idea, right? Meaning, it works, it lasts a … Continued

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Why Are Middle Age People Getting Knee Replacements?

Why are middle age people getting knee replacements? One possible reason is that the commercials make the activities following a knee replacement look exciting and fun, especially for good-looking, younger-appearing (and with each new commercial, they seem to get younger and younger) middle-age people. These device manufacturers know how to target consumers for their product, … Continued

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Can We Stop Running Injuries in Their Tracks?

Whether you’re a new runner, life-long runner, young runner, old runner, or anything in between, running injuries can happen. While running injuries are certainly most common in the feet, legs, and hips, they can occur in the upper body as well as the vibrational impact from the foot striking the ground moves up the body. … Continued

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