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.