When you suffer from debilitating
pain in your knee, hip or back, you’ll try just about anything to find relief.
From medications and balms to acupuncture and massage, you’ve probably tried it
all. While these remedies can help alleviate joint pain and dysfunction in the
short term, permanent relief requires addressing the underlying problem. For
many patients, the first thing that comes to mind is surgery. However, going
under the knife isn’t the only option.
Imagine a treatment that utilizes
tissue from your own body to regenerate healthy cartilage for arthritic joints
or grow bone where it’s been lost due to osteoporosis or a fracture. It sounds
like science fiction, but exciting new developments in stem cell therapy could
provide a very real solution for those who suffer from painful orthopaedic
conditions and other bodily traumas.
Over the past few years, stem cell
therapy has gained a lot of traction in the field of regenerative medicine.
Stem cells are the only cells in the body that have the transformative ability
to morph into another type of specialized cell. Not only do they produce fresh
cartilage when injected into a damaged knee or hip joint, they also turbo
charge the body’s natural healing process by reducing inflammation and
preventing loss of function.
New
Advancements in Stem Cell Therapy
Patients with orthopaedic conditions
have enjoyed stem cell therapy as a non-surgical alternative to knee and hip
replacements for years. However, new advancements in regenerative medicine
suggest that stem cells can do a lot more than repair damaged joints.
Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine now say they have
mapped the biological and chemical signals required to produce heart muscle and
bone cells in a matter of days.
Stem
Cell Therapy for Damaged Heart Tissue
When a person has a heart attack,
the trauma permanently scars and weakens the heart muscle. This leaves the
heart unable to pump blood effectively throughout the body. Now, however, a new
treatment developed by British regenerative medicine
company Celixir has shown that stem cells can reverse scarring in heart failure
patients by 40 percent as well as improve recovery and survival rates.
Stem
Cell Therapy for Bone Loss and Abnormalities
Regardless of how much milk you
drink, calcium alone won’t prevent you from experiencing some degree of bone
loss as you get older. Fortunately, it looks like stem cell therapy might
change this. Researchers at Stanford have successfully generated bone cell
precursors that formed human bone when transplanted into laboratory mice. This
new development could provide greater understanding of how to prevent and treat
conditions related to bone loss including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and
bone fractures.
The
Incredible Potential of Human Stem Cells
Previously, it took researchers
weeks or months to produce heart muscle and bone cells because it wasn’t
possible to accurately control what type of tissue stem cells would morph into.
Now, however, scientists are able to guide stem cells’ choices on a particular
developmental path to produce the tissue they want. What’s more, they can
generate all of the cells they need within five to nine days.
At Advanced Pain Center, we are thrilled about these exciting new advancements in
regenerative medicine. While using stem cells to repair heart muscle and bone
tissue in humans is still in the experimental phase, we’ve successfully used
stem cells to care for patients suffering from chronic pain in the knees, hips,
shoulders and back for years.
To learn more about what we do and find out if
you’re a good candidate for stem cell therapy, give us a call at +91 (423)
354-45673 or email at waqas@advancedpaincenters.net .
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