Innovative and Effective Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Voluntary and involuntary movements of the different muscle groups, in a human body, are controlled mainly by the nervous system. This system is a complex and immense network of nerves that connect each part of the body to the brain through the spinal cord. The spinal cord is prone to damage. An injured spinal cord leads to various types of nervous disorders - higher the severity of the spinal cord injury more the complications. Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury can restore the severed communication between the body and brain.

What is spinal cord injury?

Spinal cord injury is the trauma which damages the spinal cord tissues and results in permanent damage to thevarious functions of the body. The spinal cord can get injured even inside the spinal canal. This canal is formed by the vertebrae which help to protect the spinal cord from damage.

Some of the spinal cord injuries cause loss of sensory, reflex and motor functions in the body. Depending on the extent of the injury, the disabling symptoms may worsen with time.

What are the signs of spinal cord injury?

The severity of a spinal cord injury depends on the damaged area. Some of the common signs and symptoms are seen in a person suffering from spinal cord injury are:

·         Sensory loss – unable to feel the temperature of a hot or cold article

·         Abnormal gait – way of walking (stride) becomes abnormal

·         Suffer periods of exaggerated reflex movement or even seizures

·         Loss of bladder and bowel control

·         Bouts of tingling or numbness in arms or legs

A paralytic condition may also be the result of spinal cord injury. Quadriplegia,(paralysis of all four limbs along with the pelvis) and‘Paraplegia’(paralysis of the pelvis, legs, and trunk) could be the outcome of a spinal cord injury.

How doesstem cell therapy treat spinal cord injury?

Spinal cord injuries tend to cause permanent disability and damage to the nerve tissues that cannot heal on their own. For spinal cord injury, stem cell treatment works by neuro-generation and neuro-protection which helps the patients to recover to a remarkable degree. Stem cell treatment helps in the formation of fresh synapses and stimulate axonal sprouting which can create new and healthy neurons. 

Is Stem Cell Therapy for Mental Retardation Actually Effective?

In simple terms, mental retardation is the condition which hampers the normal development of the child’s brain. This results in slower and arrested growth of the child’s mental and intellectual abilities.

Below average performance, slower development of mental prowess, delayed learning of communication skills result in the child being highly dependent on the family or caretakers to perform everyday tasks. The child’s social and personal behavior remains abnormal along with their health.

Stem cell therapy for mental retardation has helped to regain lost mental abilities to a significant extent.

How is mental retardation classified?

There are several levels of mental retardation which are classified according to the severity of the symptoms. These are:

• ·         Mild mental retardation – This level results in the child’s IQ being between 50 and 69. Communication skills remain almost normal even though the child takes longer to learn how to talk. They can acquire academic skills up to 5-6^th-grade levels. They are independent for self-care but are socially shy.
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• ·         Moderate mental retardation – In this level, the IQ remains between 35 and 49. Learning and understanding language is slower, and communication skill is limited. These people can be educated to do simple and repetitive jobs.  They are slow learners and can take care of themselves with supervision and minimal community support.
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• ·       Severe mental retardation – This level has an IQ between 20 and 34. There is significant motor impairment, and damage to the nervous system is also seen.
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• ·         Profound mental retardation – In this level, the IQ of the child is below 20. The child is unable to understand, respond or comply with instructions. Highly dependent on caretakers even to make small movements.

What are the symptoms of mental retardation?

Poor developmental growth also leads to:

• ·         Inability to pay attention or concentrate for long
• ·         Memory problems
• ·         Restricted communication ability
• ·         Affected fine motor and reflex movements
• ·         Underdeveloped social and behavioral skills

Can mental retardation be treated?

Mental retardation is mainly caused due to the damage to the brain tissues which control the various important functions. This can happen before birth, at childbirth or even in the early years of childhood.

Several conventional treatments in combination can help regain some of the lost abilities in the affected child, however the results of stem cell therapy for mental retardation have proven immensely effective.

Stem cell treatment for mental retardation works by stimulating the nervous system into healing its damaged tissues efficiently.