Stem cells Treatment of Joints
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- Can you use cell therapy for the treatment of joints?
- What diseases of the joints are treated with stem cells?
- Could stem cell therapy become an alternative to joint replacement?
- How are sports injuries treated with stem cells?
- Is preparation necessary before stem cell treatment for joints is conducted?
- Where do stem cells come from?
- How are stem cells processed in a laboratory?
- Where stem cells are injected?
- Does one need to undergo rehabilitation after stem cell treatment of joints?
- How effective is stem cell treatment of joints and what results are expected?
- How much does stem cell treatment cost?
- Stem cell treatment for joints in Germany, with Booking Health
Can you use cell therapy for the treatment of joints?
Stem cell treatment of joints has been studied far more than in the treatment of other diseases. This therapy helps to thicken the cartilaginous tissue and eliminate pain. As a result, the mobility of the patient is restored.
This process uses the ability of stem cells to regenerate - the cells are injected into any tissue.
What diseases of the joints are treated with stem cells?
Indications for stem cell treatment of joints are arthritis, arthrosis, and trauma.
Are there any contraindications for using stem cells?
Stem cells are forbidden for patients in the acute phase of chronic or infectious diseases. Also, stem cell therapy is contraindicated for pregnant women and during the lactation period.
Could stem cell therapy become an alternative to joint replacement?
As a result of wear of a joint or its damage by a disease, endoprosthetics are often necessary. Stem cell treatment is an alternative to this surgery. However, it should be understood that cell therapy is not a panacea and will not always help. For example, in arthrosis, stem cell therapy is indicated in stages 1 through 3.
At the 4th stage of arthrosis, this is an absolute indication for endoprosthetics, stem cell treatment at this stage would only serve as a delay for the replacement of the joint.
How are sports injuries treated with stem cells?
Stem cell treatment is popular in sports medicine. It allows patients to recover several times faster than normal after an injury. In these cases, the principle of the therapy is based on the regenerative qualities of stem cells.
Stem cell injections are prescribed together with standard treatment for dislocations, bruises, ruptures, and fractures.
Is preparation necessary before stem cell treatment for joints is conducted?
Yes, as a rule, before the introduction of stem cells, the patient is prescribed anti-inflammatory therapy. Preliminary physiotherapy procedures can also be useful.
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Where do stem cells come from?
Stem cells can be collected in several ways:
- Lipofilling. This method of collecting cells involves therapy with autologous material. In other words, the patient's own stem cells are used. For this, puncture of the adipose tissue is necessary. Usually, fat is taken from the abdomen or thigh with a syringe. A small amount of fat is sufficient for the procedure, from which, the stem cells are subsequently separated by centrifuge.
- Drawn from peripheral blood. To draw stem cells from peripheral blood, apheresis is used. The patient is connected to the device through which the blood passes. The device filters out stem cells from the blood and collects them in a separate reservoir.
- From the blood of the umbilical cord. If you or your close relatives (if compatible with your phenotype) have cord blood that was collected at birth stored in the cryobank, you can use it as a source of stem cells.
- From the bone marrow. The doctor makes a syringe puncture in the thigh bone or sternum of the patient (or donor) under anesthesia.
- Cells from an aborted fetus. Fetal cells of a fetus, extracted at 4-6 weeks of gestation.
How are stem cells processed in a laboratory?
In a laboratory, cells are extracted from the collected material and are multiplied in a special medium. This process is called cultivation.
Where stem cells are injected?
Most often, injections are made into a joint cavity. Some techniques suggest the introduction of stem cells intrathecally into the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord. Usually, 1-3 injections are necessary to achieve the final result of the therapy.
Does one need to undergo rehabilitation after stem cell treatment of joints?
Stem cell treatment of a joint causes swelling in the joint area for the first few days after treatment. During this time, a patient needs to limit their physical activity and walking. After the swelling has passed, the patient can return to a normal lifestyle.
How effective is stem cell treatment of joints and what results are expected?
It is possible to speak with confidence about the effectiveness of using stem cells for the treatment of fractures and other injuries. In this area, the therapy has proven itself in the best possible way. Treatment of arthrosis and arthritis cannot be assessed unambiguously, because both arthrosis and arthritis are collective names of whole groups of diseases.
These diseases have different origins and degrees of development. In addition, the general condition of the patient - such as physical health and age - plays an important role. Therefore, whereas for one patient stem cell therapy used for joint disease will be a cure, for another patient it will only postpone surgical intervention.
How much does stem cell treatment cost?
- Knee Arthritis - 25,795 €
- Ankle Arthritis - 25,955 €
- Elbow Arthritis - 25,955 €
- Shoulder Arthritis - 7,801 €
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Stem cell treatment for joints in Germany, with Booking Health
Foreign patients who plan to undergo diagnostics and stem cell treatment of their joints in Germany, should take into account the specifics of receiving medical services abroad. It is also important to choose a specialized clinic from the several dozens of leading medical institutions who specialize in cellular therapy. For such patients, it is much easier to entrust the responsibility for both medical and organizational issues to the Booking Health company.
The Booking Health employees can help patients and their relatives with the following issues:
- selection of the right clinic, based on the annual qualification profile;
- direct communication with your attending physician;
- preliminary preparation of a medical program, without repeating previous examinations;
- provision of favorable treatment costs in Germany, without overpricing and additional coefficients for foreign patients (saving up to 50%);
- booking an appointment with a doctor on your desired date;
- monitoring the medical program at all its stages;
- assistance in buying and forwarding medicines;
- communication with the clinic after your program is complete;
- control of invoices and return of unspent funds;
- organization of additional examinations;
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The article was edited by medical experts, board certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Alexandra Solovey. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!
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