Here are five points:
1. Pain management specialist Kaliq Chang, MD, said recent studies have demonstrated the success of stem cell treatment for relieving back pain.
2. Medical providers traditionally treat degenerative disc disease with anti-inflammatory medication, activity modification, injections, physical therapy or surgery.
3. The stem cell treatment possesses the potential to regenerate the disc tissue and restore disc height.
4. Adult mesenchymal stem cells replenish other cells that have been damaged. The cells restore cartilage, bone, muscle and fat.
5. “Treating degenerative disc disease with the patient’s own stem cells takes advantage of the body’s natural ability to heal itself,” said Dr. Chang.
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