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For patients suffering from arthritis or other degenerative joint conditions, stem cell therapy is a surgery-free option that helps your body heal itself naturally. Stem cells naturally occur in our bodies and they transform into the type of cell that was damaged whenever an injury occurs. Ligaments, tendons and cartilage can be damaged by degenerative joint conditions which increases your likelihood of pain. By injecting stem cells into your body, these cells can help promote healing and restore degenerated tissue, thus eliminating your pain. Find out what to expect during a treatment of stem cell therapy and how it can improve your pain with this guide!
What Stem Cells Are
Over the last few years, more and more research has been done regarding stem cells and how they help the body heal. However, most people don’t understand what stem cells are referring to whenever they hear about them on TV or at their doctor’s office. Stem cells are very important for the body as it goes through the regeneration process. They are the body’s raw materials from which other specialized cells are produced, or in other words, they are the building blocks of other cells. Stem cells divide and form daughter cells, which become new stem cells through self-renewal or specialized cells through differentiation. These specialized cells form blood, brain, heart, muscle and bone cells, so they’re very important for the body to have. Stem cells are the only cells in the body that have the natural ability to generate new cell types, which makes them especially interesting to researchers and medical providers.
Why Are Stem Cells Important?
Stem cells have gained worldwide attention because of their ability to become a sort of internal repair system, constantly dividing and replenishing within the body to help heal itself. These cells can be used to replace damaged tissues in the body without the use or surgery or other invasive techniques. Researchers are interested in studying stem cells to better understand how diseases occur within the body by watching how these cells form within the heart, bones, nerves and organ tissue. Regenerative medicine has also developed an interest in stem cells as they can be easily guided to become specific cells and heal the body. This is probably the most common reason why stem cell therapy has become so widespread as it negates the need for surgery. The main hope of regenerative medicine is that these cells can be used in patients with Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, Alzheimers, stroke, cancer and arthritis. There is also a desire to use stem cells to test new drugs for safety and effectiveness before giving them to human patients. A cell would be generated to test a drug for a specific disease, such as nerve disease. The cells would be designed to have the same qualities of the cell that the drug is targeting, thus helping researchers determine how effective the drug would be in a real human.
How Does Stem Cell Therapy Work?
In the case of regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy has become popular for patients all over the U.S. suffering from chronic joint pain. Since stem cells act as a natural healing agent, once injected into the affected area of the body, they restore degenerated tissue and help relieve pain. These cells naturally lubricate joints and tendons, which reduces pain and improves mobility. Stem cell therapy has basically become a form of organ transplantation that doesn’t use the cells from donor organs, which are limited. As we age, the amount of stem cells that our bodies produce declines, making it difficult for our bodies to heal themselves. Stem cell therapy is helpful because the injected stem cells can turn into cartilage, ligaments, bone, tissue or muscle, depending on what area of your body is damaged and what it needs. Once your joint is healed, it is healed forever. The procedure takes less than 15 minutes from start to finish, and there is zero recovery time. Stem cell therapy is performed without surgery, anesthesia or hospital visits, which saves you a lot of money in the long run.
Find Out How Treatment Can Help You
At Texas Spine & Sports Therapy Center, our team specializes in stem cell therapy treatments and can help relieve your joint pain. If you are ready to get rid of your joint pain and get back to doing the activities that you want to, call our office today at (512) 980-0850 to schedule a consultation. Call today and take control of your life again!
