Plantar fasciitis

Noted sports medicine physician to serve as president of global professional regenerative medicine organization San Antonio, TX – Sports medicine physician Dr. Annette Zaharoff has been named president of the newly formed International Association for Regenerative Therapy. The Association, or IART, is an advocacy group for regenerative medicine, particularly prolotherapy. IART’s mission is to teach… Continue Reading

Dr. Annette Zaharoff, Founder and Medical Director of the Non-Surgical Center of Texas, appeared on the “Ask the Experts: South Texas Live” radio show on Saturday, July 13 on 930-AM “The Answer” station KLUP. Dr. Zaharoff, speaking with audiologists Dr. Nicole Davis and Dr. Dawn Bledsoe, talked about her passion for non-surgical regenerative medicine, her… Continue Reading

Fitness professional, former collegiate athlete and Air Force veteran Julia Karlstad referred several clients over the years to the Non-Surgical Center of Texas. Then, she found herself in need of Dr. Annette Zaharoff’s pioneering Regenerative Medicine services. I’ve been battling chronic plantar fasciitis in my right foot for years. It started in college when I… Continue Reading

By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. In 2016, a study published in the “Annals of Internal Medicine” found that physicians spend about 27 percent of their work day treating patients. If that doesn’t sound like a lot of time, well, it really isn’t. Consider that some primary care physicians see up to anywhere from 25… Continue Reading

By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. I recently returned from a workshop in Orlando, Florida called “Dedicated Ultrasound Training: Hands-on Image Guided Techniques & Applications.” Ok maybe it doesn’t sound fascinating, but keeping up with how to best use ultrasound technology for the various Regenerative Injection Techniques I employ at the Non-Surgical Center of Texas… Continue Reading

By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. We all know the feeling of stepping on a thorn, or getting a paper cut. What happens next is fascinating in many ways. Microscopic pain receptors, or nociceptors, in the skin are activated by tissue damage. Each pain receptor forms one end of a nerve cell (neuron). It is connected by a long nerve fiber… Continue Reading

By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 22 after being diagnosed with tendinitis in the left knee. On Sept. 19, less than a month later, the team reactivated him. Chapman, an All-Star closer, was treated with Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Injections, a Regenerative… Continue Reading

By Dr. Annette Zaharoff A few final thoughts on my summer mission trip to Greece to provide Prolotherapy treatment to communities in Crete, and to teach doctors from across Europe on the best way to utilize Prolotherapy in treating musculoskeletal injuries We treated nearly 300 patients during this weeklong mission, organized by the European Academy… Continue Reading

By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. Relaxing on the dock or a boat with a fishing rod and reel in your hand has got to be among the most therapeutic recreational activities anyone can imagine. Yet did you know that for some people, the very act of casting a line can be the source of… Continue Reading

For immediate release: May 28, 2018 San Antonio, TX – The Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (HHPF) took a big step toward standardizing the way Prolotherapy treatments are effectively administered to patients around the world during a recent group workshop in Los Angeles. Dr. Annette Zaharoff, who is helping lead the non-profit organization’s efforts to develop… Continue Reading