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Stem Cell Therapy And Its Benefits For Arthritis Treatment

Author: Vaishnav Kumar
by Vaishnav Kumar
Posted: Jun 17, 2017

There are billions of cells in human body that makes up our organs such as skin, brain, tendons, muscles, bones, and joints as well. All these cells have to undergo regenerative as well as degenerative progressions, and in this process some cells die and new cells takes their place. The self renewal capability of stem cells is what makes them so special. However, sometimes tissues get damaged leading to more degeneration in place of regeneration. This results into weakening of structures and less functional and painful body parts. Arthritis is one such condition, where joints become less functional, and the patient has to suffer inflammation and pain. Normally, patients are administered with drugs for relieving pain and doing away with the inflammation, but this kind of Arthritis Treatment does not aid in recovery of the damaged cartilage tissues. This is where Stem Cell Therapy makes a grand entry.

Recent reports

Recent studies and reports have shown that Stem Cell Therapy can help in eliminating this condition and controlling complications of the disease as well. Studies show that this kind of condition happens due to insufficiency of mesenchymal cells, or when the cells turns more into fat or bone instead of forming cartilage. Researchers are now trying to introduce the required mesenchymal cells in the affected area by extracting cells from other sources of stem cells.

Different approaches and methods

Autologous cells are antecedents of most of the other stem cells in human body and their characteristic of changing into varied cells is what makes them favorable for Arthritis Treatment using stem cells. In this kind of Stem Cell Therapy cell are derived from the bone marrow of the patient or extracted from fat tissues. The procedure for extracting the cells is usually non-invasive and a very quick and painless process. After this, the extracted cells are injected back into the joints, which are affected with arthritis. Sometimes it takes only a few hours to complete the procedure of such Stem Cell Therapy. In recent reports, patients have witnessed improvement joint mobility as well as reduction in inflammation and pain.

Alternative method

In another method, cells are derived from fat tissues or adipose using liposuction. However, this approach of Stem Cell Therapy has proved less efficient in Arthritis Treatment, as the results are inferior to the use of mesenchymal cells. As far as bone repair, repairing cartilage, and repairing of soft tissues is concerned, mesenchymal cells have proved to be more adroit in performing these tasks.

The factor that attracts the attention of researchers to the use of therapy using stem cells is the non-surgical approach and fewer risks as compared to surgical approach of Arthritis Treatment. In joint surgery or joint replacement, there is always a risk of complications such as stroke, heart attack or severe pain, but Stem Cell Therapy aims at treating the root cause of the disease in the affected area only. Nowadays, experienced and trained providers of interventional orthopedics administer injections of stem cells straight into the area affected by arthritis, and results shows that patients have benefitted from such methods within two to four months of going through the treatment.

Promising results

In a number of cases, the symptoms of arthritis have not only decreased but some have reversed as well. Researchers are continuously testing these methods, especially those using stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow, as these cells have less risk of rejection by the patient’s body, and are also safe from immune and allergic reactions. In some approaches a combination of both the methods, using bone marrow derived cells and adipose cells together, are also used for better results.

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Working As Digital Marketing Manager At Medic Stem Cells Also Write Content for Different Topics related to Social Issues, Online Marketing & Medical Tourism. https://www.medicastemcells.com/

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