StemCell Therapy

What is stem cell therapy?

Stem cell therapy is the use of your bodys own stem cells to repair a joint. The procedure involves four main steps.

After the procedure it is recommended that you have a follow up appointment with Norwood Day Surgery 3 days, 2 weeks, 2 months and 6 months after your procedure. Your doctor will discuss your progress with you and may utilise standardised pain tests such as WOMAC or HOOS depending on the joint where you received treatment.

In a study at our practice 100osteoarthritis patients were treated with stem cell therapy and assessed each month for 6 months. It was reported that over 75% of patients treated, showed a significant improvement between 50 100% in pain and mobility of the joint.

Approximately 15% of patients treated were non-responders and had an improvement of less than 20% after 3 months.

The repair process takes time with the improvement at its maximum level by 6 months. Whether young or old the improvement after receiving stem cell therapy was the same. It is too early to determine the lifespan of the treatment as this treatment has only been available since 2009, with only 10% of our patients needing a second treatment.

Many thousands of patients with osteoarthritis have now been treated with stem cell therapy. We know that it is a safe procedure if done carefully.

Minor adverse events have been observed on the day of the procedure in a small percentage of patients and include: slight fever, rash, euphoria followed by a transient depression and cramps in the toes and feet.

Common liposuction short-term side effects may include: abdominal pain, bruising (which may last up to two weeks), and leakage of anaesthetic fluid for 24 hours. One case of bleeding has occurred from a sensitivity to intravenous injection of stromal vascular fraction.

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