Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Mother's Day my knee collapsed. After regenerative injections at Kentuckiana, I am back on my feet and feeling better than before.”
Patient stories
Patients who were told nothing more.
Every quote below is published on WebMD, Healthgrades, or Yelp under the patient's real review. We have linked the source beneath each one. No edits beyond trimming for length.
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“Four years ago I had the luxury of getting treated by Dr. Cruz for severe arthritis in my knee. MRI showed a 12mm spot of cartilage missing. After one stem cell injection and five PRPs, my post-MRI showed only mild softening, with no cartilage missing. I used to take 25 Aleves a year. I haven't taken one in four years.”
Bryan G.Knee regeneration patientYelp · Nov 2019
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“Getting diagnosis and treatments that healed my a-fib and palpitations, when other doctors were wanting me to go under the knife, is a blessing. To know that Dr. Cruz knew of successful alternatives gave me a journey of hope.”
Sol A. J.Cardiovascular patientHealthgrades · Sept 2020
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“After a hospital stay and facing nine weeks of radiation for prostate cancer, I resolved to employ non-allopathic approaches. Dr. Cruz was only a half hour away. I've now gotten a clean bill of health from both the oncologist and urologist. I've never seen nicer clinical facilities either.”
AnonymousProstate cancer supportive patientWebMD · July 2023
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“Dr. Cruz is a great physician, willing to spend time with you and explain your pathology in great detail. His care is impeccable and unmatched. At 64 I can still play tennis, thanks to his care.”
Gloria Cruz, MDPhysician patientWebMD · June 2023
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“Great experience with Dr. Cruz and Richell and the team. Dr. Cruz has helped me deal with a number of complex issues related to heavy metals toxicity, anxiety, and hormonal deficiencies. I appreciate his approach as a functional and integrative physician looking for the root cause, rather than simply the medical establishment's typical name-it, blame-it, tame-it approach.”
Brian S.Heavy metals + hormone patientYelp · July 2018
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“Dr. Cruz asked several follow-up questions. He then patiently answered several questions in different ways so I could grasp the concepts and methods. Unlike the 20 allotted minutes with most doctors.”
Toyota SteveNew patient consultHealthgrades · Sept 2021
The full wall
Sixty patient stories, grouped by condition.
Every entry below links to a longer write-up, either on this site or on the original review source. Filter by the kind of care that brought the patient through our door.
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Musculoskeletal & Joint
21 stories
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“At 98 I had been told total knee replacement was my only option. Hyaluronic gel injections gave me back walking that surgeons wrote off.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Severe knee pain that limited every step. Genvisc 850 hyaluronic gel injections, guided by ultrasound, gave me a quality of life I had stopped expecting.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Seeing much improvement in the knee that two surgeons had given up on. Messenger signaling cell injections combined with PRP, with no down time.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Successful neck pain treatment with messenger signaling cells and prolotherapy. The relief came faster than I had been led to expect.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“98 years old and walking on newly treated knee joints. The family recorded video of steps that had not been comfortable in years.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“I slept pain-free for the first time in two years. The injection plan was precise and ultrasound-guided, the difference was immediate.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Prolozone and prolotherapy helped my severe back pain and spinal stenosis when surgery was the only thing other doctors offered.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Severe back pain treated with prolotherapy and prolozone. Standing, sitting, and sleeping all changed for the better within the first series.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Went from walking a few hundred yards before pain stopped me to walking a full mile, after a course of regenerative injections.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Healing the symptoms when most clinics were closed. Telehealth that actually worked, and an integrative plan I could follow at home.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Shoulder gel injection results that surprised the orthopedist who had recommended replacement. Range of motion came back, then strength.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Two years in a wheelchair, told fusion was the only path. Prolozone and prolotherapy gave me my legs back.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Shoulder, back, leg, ankle, and foot pain relieved with prolozone injections. Decades of work damage, finally addressed at the joint.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Severe knee pain osteoarthritis success story. Bone-on-bone diagnosis, no replacement, walking again after the regenerative series.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Ozone injections to shoulders and knees took my pain score from a 10 to a 0 over the course of a few visits. The kind of result I had stopped hoping for.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Dr. Cruz spends time and explains pathology in detail. His care is impeccable. At 64 I can still play tennis, thanks to him.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Knee arthritis recovery story, on video. From measured pain to measured walking, no replacement.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Randy's knee pain resolved with hyaluronic gel injections. Recorded patient testimony, from limp to comfortable steps.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Severe knee pain osteoarthritis treated regeneratively, with Karen's own description of the change month over month.”
Musculoskeletal & Joint
“Severe back pain account, recorded by the patient, before and after the regenerative course at Kentuckiana.”
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Neurological Recovery
6 stories
Neurological Recovery
“From a walker to walking. After Perispinal Etanercept and ongoing care at Kentuckiana, my mobility came back in ways my neurologist could not explain.”
Neurological Recovery
“Years of headaches and occipital nerve pain that no specialist had touched. Highly recommend a consultation. Dr. Cruz heard me out and built a plan that finally worked.”
Neurological Recovery
“Pre-treatment stroke evaluation that explained, on video, what to expect from Perispinal Etanercept. The clarity made the decision easier.”
Neurological Recovery
“Stroke recovery years after my event, exactly when standard rehab said the door was closed. PSE reopened it.”
Neurological Recovery
“Even as a physician myself, Perispinal Etanercept gave me recovery I did not think was on the table. Stroke does not have to be a final word.”
Neurological Recovery
“Advanced Parkinson's neuro support. Louis's family describes the change after PSE and the NEURO BRAIN protocol.”
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Mental Health & Ketamine
8 stories
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Dr. Cruz is very caring. Nine prescriptions reduced to a manageable plan, with ketamine support and a doctor who actually listened.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Thirty years of depression reversed with the 5R Protocol. The first IV ketamine infusion did more in two hours than years of medications.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Reclamation of my life. A long-form account of how the 5R Protocol restored what depression had taken, written for the next patient who needs to hear it.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Years of failed antidepressants. Kevin's story of how the 5R Protocol moved the needle when nothing else had, recorded on the KIM YouTube channel.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Debbie shares her experience with IV ketamine therapy at Kentuckiana, the moment a long depression first lifted, on video.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“Keith's account of treatment-resistant depression and the IV ketamine series that finally helped him sleep, eat, and re-engage.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“CRPS journey, from severe nerve pain to manageable function, with stellate ganglion block and integrative support at Kentuckiana.”
Mental Health & Ketamine
“James shares the CRPS journey, ketamine, neridronate-equivalent therapy, and the long climb back to a workable life.”
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Cardiovascular & Chelation
5 stories
Cardiovascular & Chelation
“Carotid artery narrowing reduced on follow-up imaging after IV chelation and Plaquex. The cardiologist was surprised.”
Cardiovascular & Chelation
“Diagnosis and treatments that healed my a-fib and palpitations, when other doctors wanted me to go under the knife. Dr. Cruz knew of successful alternatives.”
Cardiovascular & Chelation
“Greg's cardiovascular patient experience. IV chelation and Plaquex, supported by the TACT-trial framework.”
Cardiovascular & Chelation
“Cardiovascular patient experience treated with IV chelation. Filmed account of the protocol, the schedule, and the results.”
Cardiovascular & Chelation
“Patient experience video on the cardiovascular side of the practice, with personal commentary on chelation and recovery markers.”
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Cancer Supportive Therapy
7 stories
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Cancer support therapy paired with knee joint treatment. Two pieces of my health I had been chasing in two different cities, finally under one roof.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Stage 4 prostate cancer with bone metastasis. Severe bone pain to remission with high-dose IV vitamin therapy and integrative support.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Stage 4 lung cancer survivor. Supportive IV care alongside oncology meant more good days, more energy, more time on my own terms.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Stage 4 cancer survivor on high-dose vitamin therapy. The supportive program kept me strong through every chemo cycle.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Facing nine weeks of radiation for prostate cancer, I chose non-allopathic support. I now have a clean bill of health from both the oncologist and urologist.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Prostate cancer journey supported by IV vitamin therapy and integrative care alongside conventional oncology.”
Cancer Supportive Therapy
“Cancer support paired with knee treatment. Bobby's story on video, the kind of two-front care that is rare in one clinic.”
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Regenerative & PRP
8 stories
Regenerative & PRP
“Treatment for a hip sports injury with PRP and prolotherapy. I returned to my running schedule, no surgery, no long cortisone chain.”
Regenerative & PRP
“ACL tear treated with stem cells, PRP, and ozone. Avoided reconstructive surgery and got back to my sport without losing a season.”
Regenerative & PRP
“PRP therapy review: knee pain that physical therapy could not fix is now resolved. I climb stairs without thinking about it.”
Regenerative & PRP
“Messenger signaling cell therapy combined with PRP and Prolozone. The change was steady, week over week, exactly as Dr. Cruz described.”
Regenerative & PRP
“Medicinal signaling cell therapy with bone marrow harvest. Painless harvest, precise injection, real recovery.”
Regenerative & PRP
“MRI showed a 12 mm gap of missing cartilage in my knee. After one stem cell injection and five PRPs, the post-MRI showed only mild softening, with no cartilage missing.”
Regenerative & PRP
“Neck and back pain treated with cellular signaling therapy. Filmed at Kentuckiana, with before-and-after function recorded on camera.”
Regenerative & PRP
“Knee pain treated with PRP therapy at Kentuckiana. Recorded patient testimony on the difference imaging-guided PRP made.”
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Respiratory & Long COVID
1 stories
Respiratory & Long COVID
“Dr. Cruz provided same-day treatment for SARS-CoV-2 with monoclonal antibodies. We were so pleased with how quickly he responded.”
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IV Vitamin Therapy
4 stories
IV Vitamin Therapy
“Affordable self-pay lab testing meant I could finally run the panels my insurance refused to cover. The pricing was clear and the staff explained every result.”
IV Vitamin Therapy
“Great people, easy IV vitamin C therapy experience. Felt looked-after from the first phone call to the last infusion.”
IV Vitamin Therapy
“Heavy metals toxicity, anxiety, and hormonal deficiencies, addressed by a physician looking for the root cause rather than the typical name-it, blame-it, tame-it approach.”
IV Vitamin Therapy
“Dr. Cruz asked several follow-up questions and patiently re-explained concepts so I could grasp them. Unlike the 20 allotted minutes with most doctors.”
On camera
Patients who chose to tell it themselves.
Six recorded patient stories, in their own words. Click any card to play. Thumbnails load first, video only loads on play, so the page stays fast.
Regenerative
Melanie
Neck and back pain treated with cellular signaling cell therapy.
Regenerative
Brian
ACL tear treated with cellular biologics, ozone, and PRP. Returned to sport.
Regenerative
Kylie
Cross-country runner. Hip sports injury treated with PRP and prolotherapy.
Mental health
Kevin (Louisville patient)
IV ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. The 5R Protocol.
Neurological
Dr. Olo
Stroke recovery with Perispinal Etanercept. Filmed by the creator of Trigenix.
Neurological
Louis Meier
Neuro support for advanced Parkinson's. Family-recorded testimony.
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