Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine
Widely recognized as global leaders in cell therapy for orthopedic and sports injuries, spine and disc conditions, autoimmune and degenerative diseases, and other disorders.
Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine
Widely recognized as global leaders in cell therapy for orthopedic and sports injuries, spine and disc conditions, autoimmune and degenerative diseases, and other disorders.
Types of Stem Cells
There are two major types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are stem cells derived from human embryos. They are pluripotent, which means they have the ability to develop into almost any of the various cell types of the body.
As the embryo develops and forms a baby, stem cells are distributed throughout the body where they reside in specific pockets of each tissue, such as the bone marrow and blood. As we age, these cells function to renew old and worn out tissue and cells. These are called adult stem cells or somatic stem cells. Like embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells can also turn into more than one cell type, but their differentiation is restricted to a limited number of cell types.
Stem Cell Procedure
The procedure begins with your doctor extracting stem cells from your own bone marrow. Bone marrow is usually aspirated from your hip region. Your doctor will first clean and numb your hip area. A needle is then introduced into an area of your pelvic bone known as the iliac crest. Bone marrow is then aspirated using a special syringe and the sample obtained is sent to the laboratory. In the laboratory, the aspirate is spun in a machine for 10 to 15 minutes and a concentrated stem cell sample is separated.
Your doctor then cleans and numbs your affected area to be treated and then, under the guidance of special x-rays, injects the stem cells into the diseased region. The whole procedure usually takes less than one hour and you may return home on the same day of the procedure.
What Is Stem Cell Therapy?
Stem cell therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that utilizes the body’s natural healing mechanism to treat various conditions.
Stem cells are being used in regenerative medicine to renew and repair diseased or damaged tissues, and have shown promising results in treatments of various orthopedic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular and autoimmune conditions.
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What People Are Saying
Today is the one year anniversary of my right knee replacement and the 3 month anniversary of my left knee replacement. I could not be more pleased with the results. I am walking normally again without pain or medication for the first time in 10 years. Stem cell therapy has truly given me my life back.
I highly recommend stem cell therapy for anything relating to knee issues with the utmost confidence. I suffered with chronic knee issues resulting in several anthroplastys with a recent one eleven months ago which rendered me almost cripple with my left knee. I was then referred to stem cell therapy treatments. From the very start I knew that I was in the right place. I’m now six weeks post op and walking with barely a limp.
Stem cell therapy went amazingly smooth. A year after the procedure I am doing everything I was doing before; gardening, hiking and in general just living without that awful debilitating hip pain! Stem cell therapy is excellent!
Stem cell therapy healed both my knee and hip and I have had phenomenal results from both. I highly recommend – I wouldn’t try anything else.
Advantages
Stem cell therapy is a relatively simple procedure that avoids the complications associated with invasive surgical procedures.
As stem cell therapy uses the cells derived from your own body it reduces the chances of an immune rejection.
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Mike Cantrell
Joey Western
Dante Barella
