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Tiantan Puhua Hospital → Stem cell treatment for Spinal Cord Injury
Stem cell treatment for Spinal Cord Injury A teenager diving into a shallow lake, a young mother in a car accident on her way to work, a collapse of a workman’s scaffolding, an elderly woman falling down a flight of stairs—spinal cord injuries can happen to anyone at any time. Going from daily routine to a life-changing spinal cord injury can put independent living in jeopardy and totally reconfigure the realities of daily life. The events that cause spinal cord injuries are sudden and unexpected; however, the resulting physical and lifestyle constraints and limitations remain lifelong challenges. 
Chances of survival and recovery depend on the severity and location of the injury, as well as quick medical treatment after an accident. A spinal injury at the neck level may impair a person's breathing and paralyze arms, legs and trunk (quadriplegia). Injury lower in the spine may cause weakness and loss of movement or feeling only in the legs and lower parts of the body (paraplegia). A severed spinal cord cannot be repaired. In less severe cases, recovery depends on the extent of damage. Prospects for recovery are good if you are able to move or feel sensation within a week of your injury.
Lack of feeling and strength in parts of the body may lead to complications such as loss of bladder and bowel control; increased risk for urinary tract infections; impotence and lack of ability to reach orgasm (see Sexual Dysfunction); skin break down and pressure sores, particularly in the buttocks; spasticity; blood clots; osteoporosis; and cardiovascular disease because of reduced physical activity.
Symptoms of spinal cord damage usually appear immediately after the injury. Symptoms can develop slowly, however, if an infection or tumor is gradually increasing pressure on the spinal cord.
They may include:
The treatment includes self stem cell implantation, a ‘cocktail’ of medications and brain nutrition materials given through IV, biofeedback treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation. By employing all of the above methods we can maximally improve functions such as sensibility, mobility, also we can management the pain and the improve the bowel and bladder control. The key to the success of this treatment method is the overall customized treatment regimen for each patient. Self Stem Cells Activation and Proliferation: Under non-invasive circumstances, through daily IV of individually customized cocktail of neurotrophic medicines we activating the patient’s own stem cells and thus turning these cells into nerve precursor cells. These have signalization and migrate to lesions along the nerve developing-chord. Self Stem Cells Injections: 1. Before injection of the stem cells, we will use medicine to ablate the glial scars. Glial scar in a chronic injury represents a physical and molecular barrier to axonal regeneration. Before the injection of stem cells, We will use medicine to ablate the scar and create a benefit microenvironment for the stem cells to remove to the injury cite, which is an important part to treat the chronic spinal cord injury 2. Collection of self stem cells First doctors will collect potential stem cell from bone marrow, then they culture and proliferate them into Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC). It is cooperated with Beijing University. Usually this procedure need 3-4 weeks to get enough amount of MSC (4,000,000). Then an experienced orthopedic surgeon implants these Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) either through the CSF (spinal cord fluid) by a lumber puncture or through a surgery under the instruction of Navigation equipment into the damaged area, depending on the medical conditions of the patient. Each injection had 1，000，000 stem cells. The big advantage of this treatment is, there is no immune side effect since those stem cells are from patient’s own body, therefore, there is no need to use immunosuppressant. During the time of culturing cells, we will precede the self stem cell activation program, Chinese traditional medicine and Comprehensive Rehabilitation to the patients. The surgery itself will be quit safe to be undertaken. Rehabilitation Rehabilitation therapy is very much necessary as a part of the entire treatment regimen. The adult stem cell mobilization technique we use is combined with signal induction in the rehabilitation training procedure which can significantly improve brain function. In our Rehabilitation center we use different kind of rehabilitation methods such as: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine.. Treatment period: The recommended period of time for treatment is 8 weeks . Signing up for treatment: If you are considering having this treatment you will need to send us medical information about the patient’s condition. Our medical team will have a thorough consultation about the case, and we will then come back to you with their evaluation and suggested course of action. The more information you will provide our doctors could give you a more accurate evaluation and estimation of the chances for improvements and recovery from the treatment. You have two options of sending medical records: 1. If you can have the digital images you may send them as attachments along with your diagnosis and medical background via email: Send us your medical records here 2. You can send us your medical records by air mail. Make sure to use express mail so you can track the package if necessary. Please send the package to the following address: To: Dr. Sherwood Young /Ms. Vivian Wang Beijing Tiantan Puhua Hospital 12 Tiantan Nanli Beijing, 100050, People’s Republic of China Our international department team will be happy to answer any of your question. We promise to get back to you as soon as possible. Send us an enquiry here As you made the decision of coming for treatment please fill in the following form: Initial background for Tiantan Puhua’s patients Signing up for treatment is easy and flexible – we need to know your date of arrival two weeks in advanced so we can reserve you a room and arrange to pick you up from the airport. Our international department team will help you to figure out all the arrangement for your trip. For more information about traveling arrangements see here. We are looking forward to hearing from you. |