By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. A new pilot study by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine provides even more evidence that one of the major Regenerative Injection Treatments for joint and musculoskeletal pain we administer at the Non-Surgical Center of Texas, quite simply, works. Results published in the journal “Regenerative Medicine” showed just… Continue Reading
By Dr. Annette Zaharoff Hospitals across the country are reaching bed capacity as the second surge of the COVID-19 starts to peak. El Paso has 60 people being treated COVID-19 at San Antonio hospitals because theirs are full. Making matters worse, the TSA reported screening more than 1 million people a day in the days… Continue Reading
By Dr. Annette Zaharoff You can’t turn on the TV or visit a news website without seeing something about dangers related to vaping. As of October 15, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed 33 deaths and more than 1,470 lung injuries associated with the use of e-cigarettes. This is even more alarming considering that… Continue Reading
Cathy Miedema was living a very active life, going to the gym and playing tennis when a case of the shingles sidelined her in 2018, and led to a near-death experience. She developed pain in her lower back that cascaded down her left leg all the way to her toes. “I could hardly walk, and… 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
I had pain in both of my hands. Some of it is just probably how my joints are put together, but it is all aggravated by the repetitive motion issues in the work I do as an artist who makes contemporary quilts and who designs fabric for the quilting industry. I have arthritis in both… Continue Reading
A lifetime of playing competitive baseball was catching up to Hector Toledo. The Venezuelan native had been playing since the age of 6, and also spent much of his youth competing in high-performance water-skiing tournaments, soccer and karate. “Everything that was bad for the knee, I did,” Toledo said with a laugh. Now over the… Continue Reading
By Annette “Dr. Z” Zaharoff, M.D. On our clinic’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/DrZaharoff) we recently posted an item that came to our attention thanks to our friends at The Orthobiologic Institute. The post is about news from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center about a new implant device for knees designed to help ease the… 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
I was bicycling with my wife in the McAllister Park area a few years ago when my foot slipped and I tore my Achilles tendon on the pedal. I went to the doctor and was told I would need an operation, which would also entail having about 18 months of recovery. I didn’t like the… Continue Reading