Friday, January 26, 2018

Qualifying For Stem Cell Rejuvenation Therapy

By Steven Cook


Suffering any kind of illness or impairment to your skeletal system can be devastating to your everyday normal routine. You may struggle with getting out of bed, taking a shower, or even putting on your own clothing without needing pain relief or help from someone else. Even more, your physician until recently might have had few options for treating your pain and stiffness. You may have become almost entirely reliant on over-the-counter or prescription pain relievers. Now, however, doctors in orthopedic medicine can relieve pain and help patients more with treatments like stem cell rejuvenation therapy.

When used correctly, this treatment has the ability to improve the way that you move and carry out everyday functions. It begins with your doctor taking a sample of your blood or bone marrow tissue from the hip bone. This sample is then put into a centrifuge machine that will separate the blood from the cells that are needed for the procedure.

Once the cells are removed from the marrow or blood sample, they are then combined with other ingredients like saline solution or steroids before they are injected directly into your body. The area where the doctor injects them will correlate with your impairment or illness. Some of the most common areas are the knees, ankles, shoulders, neck, and lower back.

Before the injections are put in, the physician may use a numbing agent to prevent you from feeling any sensation. Without this agent, the injections could be painful. When the last injection is finished, your nurse will observe you for a few hours to watch for signs of distress like bleeding or pain. You could be discharged and permitted to go home to rest within a few hours after your treatment is finished.

However, your total recovery depends significantly on you meeting the outlined patient criteria. To start, the ideal candidate for the injections should not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Women who are pregnant or nursing are generally encouraged to wait until after they have given birth or weaned their babies before going through the treatment.

Similarly, you cannot go through the treatment if you have an illness like diabetes or hemophilia because you could bleed uncontrollably and develop an infection or lose a lot of blood. High blood pressure that is not controlled and heart disease likewise may disqualify you from the procedure. You generally are expected to be in relatively good overall health.

This overall good health extends to your mental and emotional capacities as well. It is likely that you will be totally cured with the injections. You may notice rapid improvement in the range of motion you have as well as the amount of pain you experience each day. Still, you will continue to suffer from conditions like MS or osteoarthritis despite the procedure. Your physician will expect you to acknowledge this fact before approving you for treatment.

Even so, stem cell therapy might provide a way for you to regain your former youthful vigor and movement. You will be required to meet certain candidacy criteria weeks or months prior to the treatment. These qualifications ensure the best chances of your recovery with fewer complications.




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