Case Studies

A Review Article: Neuroregenesis as an Alternative Option for the Treatment of Neurological Diseases Alimorad Farshchian MD., Vidya Maharaj MPH, CRA, CSSGB., Roman Garcia PT Center for Regenerative Medicine, Miami FL Introduction In this review, we summarize the recent opinions on methodology, timing and cell sou...

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The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

Contact Us The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established i...

Contact Us The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established i...

21 years old male Baseball pitcher for local university came in to be treated today. Patient says last summer I was able to throw the ball at 95 miles per hour, now for the past 4 months I have dropped to 85 miles per hour and it is painful when I throw. His past medical history is unremarkable and he is otherwise a ve...

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Olympic Silver Medalist David Payne has joined elite athletes Tiger Woods, Hines Ward and Takaishi Saito in using Cell Therapy

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Patient is an affable 47 year old male from Michigan. Patient reports to clinic with a history of exostosis in the right glenohumeral joint now hoping to prevent shoulder replacement till later in his life time, looking for alternative treatment . Patient complains of pain in the right shoulder during activities requir...

KB is a 50 year old white male with history of knee pain since a teenager, came in today for a consultation with me regarding his right knee. Patient past medical history is significant for the history of Osgood-Schlatter disease, followed by a Football injury at the age of 20 , followed by 2 arthroscopy surgeries whic...

A 45 years old male from Scotland flew in today for treatment. Patient is complaining of pain and swelling in the right knee. Edema (medical lingo: swelling) gets worse when patient goes dancing or playing Golf. His past medical history is significant for compound fracture of right knee in 1978 requiring surgical repai...

All damage sustained by living tissue occurs in continuum. This means once cellular degradation manifests itself onto the cellular environment it can precede uninhibited. The virulence to the matrix of the supporting tissue grows as more cells are exposed to an environment to toxic for survival. In the orthopedic setti...

47 year old golfer flew in from Japan for evaluation of his right elbow today. Patient has been diagnosed with medial epicondylitis. Patient has tried anti-inflammatory, Chinese and Korean acupuncture, His orthopedic surgeon felt his case is more of a non-surgical case and advocated physical therapy. Patient describes...

88 year old Californian male and veteran of WWII presents to the center with bilateral (medical lingo: both sides) knee pain. Patient states he has been plagued by knee pain at least for 40 years. Patient's history and examination confirms severe osteoarthritis of knees. His past medical history is unremarkable and neg...

Soccer is becoming an attractive sport for American female teenagers. This popularity is mostly due to a fast pace exhilarating sport, which is finding its way to high schools as well as Universities across America. Recent study done on female soccer players from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests...

60 year old male from Ecuador presenting with chronic back pain for over 40 years, most recently the back pain has worsened. He describes shooting pain down both legs all the way down to posterior calf area, right worse than left, tingling (pins and needles ) mostly on the right side. Most lately at times patient can n...

Patient is a generally healthy 61 year old male. Patient presents in physical distress as a result of a chronic low back pain . The pain limits most activities that require bending and prolong weight bearing. Patient reports history of low back surgery performed in the early 1980's. Patient is able to ambulate independ...

67 year old female presents to the office with chief complaint of "I can not sit down" Patient states as soon as she sits down within minutes she gets a horrible back pain and buttocks pain forcing her to stand up and walk around. "But I can not be standing all the time" patient says. Her past medic...

Patient is an 83 year old male from Amish country. Patient complains of hip pain, states the whole hip has been hurting him now for almost 1 year. Patient has a history of decompression surgery of his lower back two years ago. Otherwise his past medical history is unremarkable , he does not take medication and he still...

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

A patient with no history of knee problem in the past presents to the center with the complaint of knee pain for the past two weeks. He describes the pain to be mostly at level of medial site (medical lingo: inner part), "knee feels weak and wants to give away". Past medical history is unremarkable, He does n...

College Football player came in last week with chief complaint of weakness in the left knee. Patient had an injury during a game about 2 years ago which was followed by arthroscopy, in which part of his cartilage was removed. He has no pain unless he plays hard in his football matches. His past medical history is unrem...

81 year old female with no history of knee problem or pain in the past came in today complaining of sudden onset of knee swelling which started as of last night. Patient states as she was sitting she suddenly felt her knee swelled up, this was followed by severe pain. Her past medical history is significant for Atri...

A 36 year old male came in today for evaluation of his left knee. Patient is concerned about preventive care and avoiding future arthritis, surgeries and possible total knee replacement He states about 3 years ago while skiing he had a fall. At that time it was very painful and he needed emergency personnel to bring hi...

A professional Basketball player came in for evaluation and treatment; complaining of knee pain mostly below the level of knee cap. Patient has been experiencing the pain now for sometimes mostly during playing the game specifically while jumping. He is otherwise very healthy and strong, does not smoke or drink alcohol...

50 year-old woman who has experienced knee pain in her left knee for several years states that the knee becomes swollen at various times without apparent reason. She describes the location of the pain as "deep in joint," explaining the discomfort felt is not exacerbated by personal or environmentally-oriented...

Professional basketball player, came in for evaluation and treatment. Patient states that two years ago while playing in a game he injured himself by twisting his right knee, since then his performance is not quite the same. He really has no pain when he walks; discomfort is only during playing especially the jumping a...

PL is a 49 year old male who initially damaged his right knee playing Football in his youth. Patient initially was seen in our office on February of 2003. At that point he was told he needs a total knee replacement, but due to his age doctors advised him against it. His past medical history is otherwise unremarkable. P...

A 71 year old obese female with history of knee pain presents to the office for evaluation and treatment. Patient states she has no pain as long as she is sitting, going downstairs hurts her much more than going up. Knees are always swelled up. Knees get real stiff after sitting for about 30 minutes. She has to use a p...

A 58 year old female from Venezuela presenting with advanced osteoarthritis of right knee. Patient complaints of pain mostly upon walking. Pain at times wakes the patient up. Pain is also localized to Posterior lateral aspect (Outer back) of the right knee. Her past medical history is positive for obesity, and hysterec...

“The wear pattern on your running shoes suggests that you watch too much TV.”A 50- year-oldmale who has experienced intermittent pain in the right knee for the past three years presents with chief complaint of constant and severe pain “Off and on for the past two months,” An interference with hi...

Cartoon courtesy of Hallmark A 67-year-old female, physically active as a competitive tennis player, came to the Clinic for consultation, complaining of right knee pain. She states she does not like the "grating sound" heard upon flexing her knee. A review of her medical history discloses she is a non-smoker...

A 65 year old male with chief complaint of knee pain, presenting with bone on bone osteoarthritis of left knee was referred to us by his physician for prevention of total knee replacement. Patient past history is positive for a Basketball injury in 1980, which was followed by a knee surgery. He is otherwise healthy, do...

Left: X-ray of the patient's right knee shows the transplanted tissue attached to the Tibia by means of 3 screws. A 59-year-old Massachusetts female was presented with concern for right knee rejection of a bone/cartilage transplant, recurring dislocation, and instability of the knee for several years. Patient had been...

A 77-year-old male from New Jersey presented the Clinic with a complaint chiefly of right knee pain, stating pain occurs almost continually. Pain described as dull, worse when walking, and mostly located medially (inner knee area ). Pain has persisted for 30 years since an incident while patient walked downstairs at ho...

Happy Memorial An 80 year old WWII Veteran presents with chief complaint of knee pain, patient states he has had pain in the left knee since World War II. He describes while fighting in Germany, he was shot in the knee by the enemy forces. Subsequently he developed infection and necrosis which required surgery and...

A 43-year old male presents a chief complaint of knee pain, stating pain in left knee only occurs when walking or knee is overextended. Pain is occasionally nagging, located primarily in upper mid-knee area. Pain has existed only for the past six months, having started immediately after a sudden twist of knee as patien...

Knee pain is the most common condition seen at The Center for Regenerative Medicine, with 90% of the patient load being some type of knee pain, top ten etiologies of Knee pain treated are:

At the 10th World Congress on Osteoarthritis in Boston Steven A. Mazzuca, Ph.D. said earlier: Lower-extremity strength training may help to slow down the progression of knee osteoarthritis symptoms in older individuals than do conventional range-of-motion exercises. Several previous studies have linked quadriceps weakn...

A study done by the NIH (National Institute of Health) opens new insight in to arthritis and knee pain, government study is 3rd largest of it's kind, 1,583 patients with knee pain due to arthritis received one of the following five treatments: either Glucosamine or Chondroitin, a combination of both, the painkiller Cel...

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a large portion of U.S. adults population did not engage in the minimum recommended level of physical activity in 2003. Nationwide Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System shows that between 2001 and 2003 there were no significant changes in the proportion o...

30 year old Texan male came in for a consultation . Patient complains of left knee pain . His past medical history is remarkable for multiple knee surgeries including an ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction, he describes about several years ago while playing soccer he twisted his knee causing a complete tear...

13 year old Amish male from Arkansas presented to the office today with complaint of pain and swelling in both knees for almost six months. Patient states whenever he runs or plays any sports the knees start to swell and ache.

Germany - Essen Department of Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte clinic: a large study targeted for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients showed significant benefits from a 7-day fasting program among patients with various chronic pain conditions including RA, Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Migraine headaches. Patie...

At the annual European congress of rheumatology in Vienna Karel Pavelka, M.D., reported on his last 5 year follow up research study suggesting some merits with use of glucosamine. The use of oral glucosamine by patients with knee osteoarthritis results in a marked reduction in need for knee replacement surgery for at l...

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San Francisco: At a recent meeting on osteoporosis, sponsored by the University of California a new study suggests giving patients who had stroke in the past supplements of folate and vitamin B12 may prevent fractures. Steven R. Cummings, M.D. professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the university and director o...

Doctors now are thinking twice about writing a prescription for the three cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra) because of concerns over their cardiovascular side effects. The COX-2 inhibitors were developed for patients at high risk for Gastrointestinal or stomach acidity and ulcers as well as other...

A 17 year old Arkansas male presents complaining of knee pain since the age of 14. Patient states initially diagnosed with growing pains, subsequently an MRI confirmed diagnosis of OCD or Osteochondritis Dissecans. He initially had surgery on the left knee over a year ago followed by arthroscopy and surgery on right kn...

A 36 year old male came in today for evaluation of his left knee. Patient is concerned about preventive care and avoiding future arthritis. He states about 3 years ago while skiing he had a fall. At that time it was very painful and he needed emergency personnel to bring him down the slopes using stretcher. He had an M...

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

The Center for Regenerative Medicine 1001 North East 125 street Miami, Florida 33161 (at corner of 10th and N.E. 125th) Established in 2000

Great news for advancement of science; California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger encourages passage of legislation to promote stem cell research, he is being supported by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The event took place at UCLA Neuroscience Research center on the campus in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005. Politicians an...

18 year old Tennis player flew in from Guatemala today, presents with complaint of shoulder pain. Patient states that for the past year her shoulder has been aching and interfering with her game. The onset of pain has been gradual and she states she hears sounds as she raises her shoulder. She states there is no pain a...

Professional Basketball player veteran presented to the office complaining of bilateral (medical lingo: both sides) shoulder pain, developing mostly after the last season. Pain and weakness is mostly when he lifts up shoulders sideways to pass the ball. His past medical history is positive for some degenerative joint d...

PL is a 49 year old male who initially damaged his right knee playing Football in his youth. Patient initially was seen in our office on February of 2003. At that point he was told he needs a total knee replacement, but due to his age doctors advised him against it. His past medical history is otherwise unremarkable. P...

21 year old professional motorcycle racer presenting to the office with complaint of pain of the right hand, patient had a bad fall while doing a motorcycle jump, falling on his right hand. His past medical history is unremarkable, he takes no medications. He works out and he has been racing since age 12. An X-ray show...

30 year old dancer presents with complaint of not being able to flex or extend the big toe of the left foot. She also experiences pain and stiffness after walking or standing. Patient was involved in a head-on car collision about 2 years ago causing a fracture of her foot, ankle as well as her metatarsals. Her past med...

Professional basketball player complaining of ankle pain. Pain is mostly in the posterior ankle (medical lingo: back). Pain and discomfort is worse when she extends or flexes the ankle. Pain interferes with her game especially when she jumps. Patient states her problem developed after switching to a different type of s...

39 year old male came in today with chief complaint of not being able to move his neck. Patient was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis in his 20s. Up to a year ago, although his range of motion was compromised but still he was able to move the neck somewhat , however since then his range of motion has been getting w...

31year old male presents with one month of ache and pain in the right hip after a soccer injury, he states while raising his knee to kick a ball his ankle was pushed down by another player. Pain is constant and aggravates when he elevates the knee. He has no pain in lying position and he can lay on the affected hip wit...

Patient presents to the clinic with a history of ligament tear grade 3 in both ankles. Patient tore both anterior talofibular ligaments in 1978. Patient is opting for surgically repair of the left tear. At this time patient is presenting in generally good health. Currently patient complains of pain and instability in t...

A 65 year old male from England presents to the office with pain and swelling of his fingers. Pain interferes with usual tasks such as holding a cup or a knife. His past medical history is essentially unremarkable. He takes Glucosamine and amino acids, with some relief. At a younger age patient was active in competitiv...

56 year old male from Michigan presenting with chief complaint of "frozen shoulder". Patient does not have much pain however doing daily tasks such as washing hair is getting more difficult due to loss of range of motion. His past medical history is positive for fracture of left shoulder as a younger man. On...

63 year old male from Mexico flew in today for evaluation and treatment of left hip, patient states 6 months ago he fell down, since then he has pain in the hip 24 hours a day. Pain interferes with his activities specially his golf game. Pain gets worse when he walks too much or lies down or roll over on the hip, the a...

34 year old sniper unit specialist presents to office for evaluation, complaining of left hip discomfort for almost 5 years. Patient has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip. Patient essentially has not much pain but his range of motion is compromised. His past medical history is other wise non contributory. H...

Some serious NBA action on TV today, while cheering for my home team Miami Heat, which is an NBA title contender thanks to the efforts of Miami center Mr. Shaquille O'Neal . The All-Star sports icon had to rest for several weeks in the playoffs, no thanks to a bruised thigh , did not get to practice or play since Game...

A 71 year old obese female with history of knee pain presents to the office for evaluation and treatment. Patient states she has no pain as long as she is sitting, going downstairs hurts her much more than going up. Knees are always swelled up. Knees get real stiff after sitting for about 30 minutes. She has to use a p...

32year old movie star flew in from L.A for evaluation of her knees. Patient states since age 18 her knees have been troubling her. The pain is mostly at the level of the knee cap. The pain is worse when she goes downstairs or works out.The knees feel weak at times.She does not recall any injuries.She has tried Physical...

40 year old right handed female complains of waking up from sleep almost every night with numbness of hands which improves by shaking the hands. She also says, opening a jar of peanut butter is getting more difficult day by day secondary to weakness developing at the level of the wrist. Her past medical history is nega...

53 year old female visited the center initially on 5/2/5, writes to us from Tennessee. Patient is status post surgical repair of a patellar tendon using a synthetic tendon this was complicated by additional tear as well as infection. Her past medical history is significant for SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ) that s...

60 year old female with history of arthritis of left knee presents to the office with complaint of pain specially in the back of her knee, the posterior knee pain is localized to an area of 1 to two inches in diameter of swelling which feels like a water-filled balloon. The pain gets worse when the swelling is more and...

50 year old woman presents to the office with history of knee pain in the left knee for several years, patient states her knee swells up at times for no reason at all. The knee was aspirated and positive for Calcium pyrophosphate deposits. Patient describes the pain deep in joint, .Pain does not exacerbate by any envir...

This photograph was initially published on May 19, 2005 by the Center for Life in Newcastle, England, It depicts the begining of life as eight cells cluster that will form embryo. The picture was taken 3 days after the initial nuclear transfer. The British scientists are among the first group of frontiers in the field.

55 year old male, with history of neck pain for 20 years presents to the office for treatment. Pain started a week after his car accident which caused a whiplash, Patient has a history of fusion at level of C4-C5 ( 4th and 5th Cervical Vertebrae ). Patient describes having pain almost every day, pain radiates to the ri...

PS is a 32 year old male with history of ankle pain for more than 5years, Patient is diagnosed with avascular necrosis of both ankles. The left much worse than the right. Describes severe pain at all the time, can not walk more than a few steps before having to stop. Pain is worse at night time, not allowing him to sle...

RKis 54 year old white female from Fiji who was was initially diagnosed with hip pain at the age 7. At the time, she recalls "living at a rural area in a farm with her pain persisting despite various treatments". Subsequently after several visits to different physicians fluid was aspirated from the hip and se...

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