“I’ve had pain in both of my knees for the last 10 years. It began when I was in the Army, and I was finding it harder and harder to do all the lifting, running and physical exercise that I needed to do. I went to the Army doctors, who told me I had osteoarthritis in both knees, but there wasn’t much I could do. Even the Army medical review board simply remarked in my record that I couldn’t do some of the physical requirements because of my knee pain, but they didn’t offer any solutions.

I went to the Army doctors, who told me I had osteoarthritis in both knees, but there wasn’t much I could do. Even the Army medical review board simply remarked in my record that I couldn’t do some of the physical requirements because of my knee pain, but they didn’t offer any solutions.

Since then, I’ve been doing lot of physical therapy, but that only helps so much. I’m not much of a medicine taker, so I usually just worked through the pain. I’d have good days and bad days, but the pain was always there.

I heard about Dr. Centeno and Regenerative Sciences through a personal friend. I went in and talked to them, and they explained how the procedure worked and their expected outcome. I liked the fact that I wouldn’t be off work or laid up for the procedures, so we decided to go ahead and do the right knee first.

We did the right knee in March 2007. I was off my feet for about an hour after each of the treatments, but that was it. No long recovery time, no time off from work – it was great. The cartilage began to grow back, and the knee was feeling much better, so we did the left knee in October. Since about two weeks later, I haven’t had any pain at all in either knee for the first time in 10 years. It’s fantastic.

I dealt with the knee pain and the problems for a long time, and nobody had come up with a solution that made any sense to me until I went to these folks. I would absolutely recommend that anybody with osteoarthritis check out Dr. Centeno and Regenerative Sciences.”

When my orthopedic doctor performed arthroscopic surgery on the knee, he was surprised at the amount of damage – I was basically down to bone-on-bone in the knee. He said that short of a total knee replacement, there weren’t any treatments that would help me.

I was doing a one-legged squat during one of my conditioning courses when I tore the meniscus in my right knee. After that, I was constantly in pain. My knee was swollen, and it got to where I couldn’t even get up from squatting down without having to pull myself up. I couldn’t do my self-defense and conditioning courses, and there was no way I could snowboard.

When my orthopedic doctor performed arthroscopic surgery on the knee, he was surprised at the amount of damage – I was basically down to bone-on-bone in the knee. He said that short of a total knee replacement, there weren’t any treatments that would help me.

At the same time, I had also been a patient of Dr. Centeno’s, and I found out about his cartilage regeneration procedure. My orthopedic surgeon encouraged me to try the procedure, so we went ahead with it in early 2007.

I was amazed at how quick, painless and non-debilitating the whole thing was. I had four bone marrow draws and two stem cell injections, with only a small bruise after any of the procedures. I was back on my feet one hour after each treatment. Even my co-nurses at the hospital couldn’t believe it.

Still more amazing, however, were the results. After the third week, the swelling was completely gone, and my knee actually looked like a knee again. We did an MRI a little while later and found 20 percent regeneration in the cartilage, so I asked if we could do another round of the procedure, which we did in June.

Now, I’m back to my conditioning classes, doing squats, lunges, jumping rope and even a little bit of jogging. My knee feels, looks and works better every day. I’m definitely looking forward to the winter and getting back on my snowboard as soon as I can.

I would recommend the Regenexx procedure in a heartbeat to anyone who’s dealing with joint injuries or osteoarthritis. It’s put me on track to getting my life back to where I want it.”

Right before I met with Dr. Centeno for the first time, I had just gone back in to get my knee re-evaluated. My physician planned to inject the knee with Hyalgan and there was nothing else they could do. The next step was to replace the knee.

Then one of my neighbors told me about the treatment he had undergone at Regenerative Sciences. After Dr. Centeno’s team did an MRI and explained the procedure to me, I went ahead and had the Regenexx procedure done.

Three weeks after the procedure I started feeling something. It was really quick. At six weeks, my MRI results showed that I had re-growth in the surface area of the cartilage in my knee, and I also had growth in the volume. During my exams, my results were getting consistently better. I gained 39 degrees of additional range of motion in the knee that they treated.

Now, 8 months later, I’ve experienced considerable improvement. At first, I couldn’t walk without a limp and had a hard time going up and down stairs. Now, I just started playing ice hockey again. I’m much more active now than I used to be, and I don’t have nearly as much pain. In fact, I’ve gone from having chronic pain every day to many days of having no pain at all.

I’ve only had one knee treated, and we’re thinking about doing the other one. When patients get to a point in their treatment where they’re out of options, Regenexx is definitely worth exploring.”

Given the minimally invasive nature of the procedure and the outstanding results, I would highly recommend it for anyone.

In August 2006, I suffered a severe arm fracture that required surgery with a stabilizing plate and nine screws.
After nine months, the “non-union” fracture was still not healed.
While the hardware held it in place, I had pain and decreased use of the arm, and I was at risk for worse injury if I were to fall or otherwise hurt the arm before the bone could heal. After trying a bone stimulator for many months, calcium supplements, physical therapy and being in casts, braces and splints, I was at my wits’ end. My orthopedic surgeon had little to offer other than trying to insert a piece of cadaver bone where the bone was not growing back together. Needless to say, after having no success with the first surgery, I had little hope that another procedure would be effective, and I dreaded yet another long recovery.

After having no success with the first surgery, I had little hope that another procedure would be effective, and I dreaded yet another long recovery.

Then, I met with Dr. Centeno to discuss the Regenexx procedure, which is much less invasive than surgery. My surgeon was skeptical but gave me the go ahead. In April 2007, I had the marrow drawn and was surprised at how simple it was. It felt like a deep cramp, and the site was a bit tender to the touch later that night and the next day, but I was easily able to work and do my usual activity. About three weeks later, Dr. Centeno injected the stem cells directly into the part of the fracture that would not heal, under X-ray, with a local anesthetic. Once again, this part of the procedure caused very little pain. The site was achy and swollen later that night and into the next day, but again, it was nothing that ice, rest and some Tylenol could not handle.

Four weeks later I saw my orthopedic surgeon and had a new X-ray. The bone was finally growing and in fact had healed more in the four weeks after the Regenexx procedure than had occurred the previous nine to 10 months! I was amazed and very pleased with the results. In just four weeks, the fracture site that wouldn’t grow was almost completely filled in. My surgeon was impressed, as well.

My pain level decreased, my range of motion improved, and 12 weeks later, I am back to almost all my regular activities. The most recent X-ray (16 weeks after stem cell injection) shows the fracture is healed, and my surgeon has discharged me.

Regenexx did what nothing else could. Given the minimal invasiveness of the procedure and the outstanding results, I would highly recommend it for anyone.”

- Alice Zuvers

I tried to let the fractures heal on their own and get through the pain and debilitating impacts on my life, but after three months there were still no signs whatsoever of any healing.

In fact, my situation was getting worse.

Three top orthopedic surgeons said they couldn’t do anything due to my osteoarthritis, and my pelvis was starting to break down.

My daughter, Dr. Justine Anderson, had worked with Dr. Centeno at Regenerative Sciences and knew of his work with stem cell therapy. Both my daughter and I have extensive backgrounds in health care, both holistic and Western, and after talking to Dr. Centeno we felt very comfortable with the procedure.

We did the initial stem cell draw on June 4 and had the first injection at the end of June. I was amazed at how quick and painless the procedure was. There was a little bit soreness after the draw and the injection, but it felt more like a slight bruise than anything else.

The results were absolutely amazing. Just 24 hours later, I had no pain at all in my pelvis. In four weeks, a CAT scan showed the beginnings of the healing process, and in eight weeks another scan showed a moderate union of the fractures.

I’m now living in Boulder, walking on my own, without a walker, and I have no pain whatsoever. This technique, which is minimally invasive, is a complete miracle as far as I’m concerned. I want the whole world – especially seniors – to know that injuries such as femoral, hip and pelvic fractures don’t have to diminish your quality of life. You can be healthy and moving forward again with this procedure.”