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Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Stem cells have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, injuries and other common ailments. Discover why these cells are such a powerful tool for treating disease and how Stem Cell Therapy treatments work.
WHAT ARE STEM CELLS AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?
In their life process, stem cells have the remarkable ability to develop into many different cell types in the body, serving as the body’s own internal repair system, dividing without limit as long as the person is alive. Unlike other cells, when a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to either remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a red blood cell.
WHERE DO STEM CELLS COME FROM?
Stem cells are the basic building blocks of the body and come from two main sources:
The embryonic and adult stem cells vary in their potency and potential to differentiate into which cell types (ex: skin, muscle, bone, etc.).
WHAT CAN STEM CELL THERAPY DO?
Stem Cell Therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, replicates the body’s own response system to repair diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells.
When most people think about Stem Cell Therapy, they think of stem cell transplant, a treatment option in which embryonic stem cells are specialized first and then matured. Those cells, in turn, replace the tissue that is damaged by disease or injury.
This treatment can be used to:
SPECIFICALLY, WHAT CAN STEM CELL THERAPY DO FOR JOINTS AND THE SPINE?
Activating your body’s own repair response system via Stem Cell Therapy and regenerative medicine, we can utilize your own natural growth factors to treat degenerative conditions in the spine and neck, bulging or herniated discs and other conditions that cause daily pain and discomfort.
YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT
During your first appointment, you will visit with a physician to discuss treatment history and current options, conducting a medical evaluation and helping you know what to do to prepare for every step in the Stem Cell Therapy process.
After your consultation appointment, you will have your first Stem Cell Therapy appointment. This experience will be very similar to receiving a cortisone shot injection. If you are a candidate for Stem Cell.
Therapy, we will determine the source of where your pain is originating and inject stem cells into those target areas, including directly into the affected joint, allowing the cells to disseminate throughout the joint/pain area. The same process is utilized for soft-tissue injections.
A Stem Cell Therapy procedure is an outpatient, in-office process and takes just 15 minutes with no down time. Patients often start to experience results as soon as a few days, but could take up to three months. To schedule your first consultation, please call 904.265.7755 and ask to be scheduled with Dr. Eli Loch.
Serving Yulee
FOR PHYSICIANS: STEM CELL THERAPY AS YOUR NEXT STEP
For physicians currently treating patients that are experiencing chronic pain or didn’t have desired results as a part of post-operative care, we recommend Stem Cell Therapy as a part of total joint rehabilitation.
Patients who are referred to Coastal Spine and Pain Center are screened to determine their potential undergoing of Stem Cell Therapy. We pride ourselves on the strong communication of our medical team and maintain a close and collaborative relationship with the referring provider. To refer a patient to our office, please call 904.265.7755.
WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
For a more detailed discussion of stem cells, check out the below links:
Stem Cell information for the public from the International Society for Stem Cell Research. (ISSCR):
Medline Plus is a consumer health database that includes news, health resources, clinical trials and more:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stemcells.html
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center based in Rochester, Minnesota focused on integrated clinical practice, education and research:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/bone-marrow-transplant/in-depth/Stem-Cells/art-20048117
A commercial, online newsletter that features stories about Stem Cells of all types:
http://www.stemcellresearchnews.com
Please note: Stem Cell Therapy is not currently covered by insurance providers. However, Coastal Spine and Pain Centers offers payment plans.
