With my active and adventurous lifestyle, my knees have seen some abuse over the years!! About 1.5 years ago, I began having some mild, intermittent knee soreness with demanding activities due [...]
Knee arthritis pain? Tennis Elbow? TRICARE insurance covers PRP (platelet rich plasma) regenerative injection treatment for Knee arthritis and Tennis elbow. This is a simple, in-office injection that can provide significant [...]
Dr. Z is a practicing OB/Gyn doctor with over 8 months of progressive right knee pain. Pain increases with walking and cycling and is preventing him from working out. Xrays showed [...]
59 year male came to see me 2 weeks ago. He's had right hip pain for 10 years. Sharp, stabbing pain deep in the hip and groin with walking, getting up [...]
5th finger flexor tendon ganglion cystOrthopedic case of the day: 5th finger flexor tendon sheath ganglion cyst. 24 year old female recently started working as a fry cook. With the repetitive [...]
Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: "Horrendous knee arthritis pain completely gone" after stem cell therapy. CG is a 75 year female with 18 month history of bilateral knee arthritis pain. [...]
Sally P: Chronic hip pain after total hip replacement resolved with shock wave treatmentRegenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Chronic hip pain after total hip replacement. Sally is a 72 year [...]
72 year old male with 10 year history of numbness over anterior and lateral right thigh. Symptoms have been intermittent and gradually progressive for years. Lumbar injections and physical therapy provided [...]
SW is a 78 year old female with right knee pain. Pain onset 18 months ago without trauma. She complains of sharp and intense aching about the outside portion of her [...]
I am honored to have been selected as a 2023 Super Doctors® list for sports medicine! The complete list will be published in the December issue of Texas Monthly Magazine. "Super [...]
William is 1 year out from stem cell treatment for a torn meniscus. He's back to playing tennis and pain free without surgery! His story, in his own words: "After tearing [...]
R.T. is a 62 year old male with 2.5 years of right hip pain. No fall or trauma to start the issue. Dull aching and occasional sharp pain in the lateral [...]
Crazy month of May! This month, I have performed regenerative stem cell treatments on patients from across the country including patients from Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, South Carolina and 2 from California. [...]
Regenerative Orthopedic case of the week: Wanda is an 81 year old with chronic progressive bilateral shoulder pain. Her shoulders pop with motion. Sharp, stabbing pain with reaching, lifting and at [...]
I am so honored to be chosen by my peers as a Fort Worth Top Doc 15 years in a row!! Thanks to my physician peers for your support and to [...]
73 year old with severe, bilateral bone-on-bone knee arthritis. Progressively worsening pain for the last 10 years. Pain worse with walking, standing, stairs and at night. She has been using a [...]
74 year old male with knee arthritis tore his meniscus 3 weeks ago. The knee gradually swelled and became painful. Then, he developed progressive swelling in the back of the knee. [...]
March, 2021: A 58 year old female with longstanding right knee pain presented for evaluation. Xrays show severe arthritis with almost complete loss of cartilage joint space. She opted for treatment [...]
17 year old baseball player with 2 month gradual onset of left elbow pain. Sharp pain on the inside of the elbow with throwing motion. Numbness and tingling to the 4th [...]
59 year old male with 2 month history of progressive left hip pain. Pain deep in the groin extending to the buttock. Pain with standing, walking, getting up from a chair [...]
47 year old female with 6 month progressive swelling and pain between her 1st and 2nd toes. Xray shows notable arthritis in the big toe joint. Ultrasound shows large cyst between [...]
66 year old female with long standing arthritic pain at the base of both thumbs. Symptoms flair with quilting, grasping and playing her guitar. Previous treatment with steroid injections gave minimal [...]
63 year old female with 1 year history of bilateral foot pain symptoms. Sharp pain with walking, especially pushing off and negotiating stairs. Custom orthotics and over-the-counter medication provided minimal relief. [...]
59 year old male complaining of left hip pain which started in August. No specific trauma. Dull, aching, and sharp pain from the groin extending to the buttock. Sharp pain with [...]
47 year old male with progressive anterior left knee pain after new gym workout in August. Persistent pain with stairs and getting up from a chair. Physical therapy not helpful. MRI [...]
67 year old female with left hip arthritis pain for over a year. Painful catching sensation in the groin with weight bearing activities. Consistent pain with walking, standing and stairs. Xray [...]
Regenerative Orthopedic Case of the Week: Jay had a multi-year history of progressive right knee arthritis pain. Pain was 9 out of 10 and he was walking with a limp. Xrays [...]
Glenda presented last year with 18 months of right knee arthritis pain. She decided to have regenerative treatment using stem cells from her own fat tissue. This provided significant improvement in [...]
I was recently asked to describe my approach to patient care and care philosophy. Thought I'd share: My approach to patient care is to treat you like family. You see me [...]
Background and History: Plantar Fasciitis (PF) is a common foot pathology accounting for 11-15% of all presenting foot pain disorders. PF is and overuse condition that results in inflammation and degeneration [...]
67 year old female with 10+ years of right knee pain. She had to give up jogging and had difficulty with prolonged standing and walking, negotiating stairs. She tried steroid and [...]
I'm pleased to announce that I am now offering Shock Wave Therapy! Shock Wave is a regenerative treatment using pressure waves that penetrate deep into injured tissue. These pressure waves increase [...]
New Meta-Analysis publication in the American Journal of Sports Medicine: “PRP reduces pain and improves function” for hip osteoarthritis. The Use of Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma as a Therapeutic Intervention for Hip [...]
74 year old female with right > left hip pain. I treated her right hip arthritis in 2017 with PRP (platelet rich plasma). She had been pain free after PRP in [...]
Judy B. had full thickness rotator cuff tears in both shoulders. She had been told she needed more surgery. Instead, she chose regenerative Stem Cell therapy using cells from her own [...]
58 year old male with chronic Achilles and back of heel pain. Pain with walking causing him to limp. Physical therapy unsuccessful in the past. X-ray shows significant spurring at the [...]
The first X-ray was taken while the patient was laying down on the X-ray table with no weight through the knee. The joint space on the inside of the knee appears [...]
What happened to his left knee?? 75 year old presented with multi year history of worsening left knee pain. History of scope surgery for lateral meniscus tear at the age of [...]
58 year old male presented with right knee pain. History of ACL ligament tear 1993. Progressive pain over the past year. Aching pain with grinding and catching sensation. Pain increases with [...]
Background: Frozen Shoulder or Adhesive Capsulitis is painful shoulder condition that results from inflammation and adhesions in the glenohumeral joint and joint capsule. The onset is typically insidious and progressive. Frozen [...]
49 year old male with 3 year history of elbow pain worsening over the past year. Pain at the back of the elbow with any pressing activities, bench press, triceps work. [...]
Meralgia paresthetica is a relatively uncommon condition that results in numbness and pain over the anterior and lateral thigh. It is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve as [...]
72 year old female with 2 month history of notable swelling on top of the right shoulder. She has no pain and no limitations in function. The swelling has not been [...]
75 year old female complains of right knee pain for 10 years. Prior treatments include steroid and gel shot injections with mild relief of symptoms. Pain had been increasing over the [...]
61 year old female with right shoulder pain for 2 weeks after she fell and jammed the shoulder. Pain is anterior and radiates to her biceps. On exam, she is tender [...]
25 year old female slipped and fell on the stairs 1 month ago landing right on her butt! Developed immediate swelling over the top of the right buttock. Swelling progressed and [...]
KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT??? 81 year old came in today with 6 weeks of mild-moderate knee pain after hiking. He’s had no treatment (oral medication, bracing, physical therapy, steroid or gel injections, [...]
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