Spinal Cord Injury

What Makes Our Stem Cell Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Effective?

Since 2005, we have been developing comprehensive stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury protocols to overcome the limitations of conventional therapies. In our protocols, stem cells are combined with specialized therapies for spinal cord injury that not only focus on helping the patient to cope with their symptoms, but also treat the root cause of the condition by promoting the healing of the original injury. We believe that our comprehensive stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury gives the best chances of improvements, allowing for a better quality of life.

Optionally and in addition to our stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury protocol, we are providing a cutting edge epidural stimulation technology that helps neurological signals to bypass the injury site in the spinal cord, helping to regain function below the injury.

How does stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury work?

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have shown great potential for the treatment of spinal cord injuries due to their differentiation potential, immunomodulatory properties, secretion of growth factors and cytokines, migration and integration capabilities.

MSCs secrete a variety of growth factors and cytokines that can promote nerve growth, including nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Stem cells can also induce the expression of neurotrophic factors, which are proteins that promote the growth and survival of neurons. Through promotion of angiogenesis, MSCs promote the formation of new blood vessels, which can provide oxygen and nutrients to support nerve growth.

Narine spent 3 months in a coma and 7 years with no use of her lower limbs due to a tragic car accident that left her with a spinal cord injury and minor traumatic brain injury. Thanks to the combination of stem cells and a revolutionary new epidural electrode stimulation device from Medtronic, Narine is now able to control her legs and support herself. Narine is the first woman to receive this device, the 5th ever, and the first person to undergo this unique stem cell + implant treatment.

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Potential improvements after stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury

The purpose of stem cell therapy is to promote the healing of the original injury in order to restore neurological function. Thus, various kinds of improvement are possible after our treatment. Our past patients have experienced the following among others*:

Our stem cell treatment for SCI

Since 2005, we have been developing and optimizing our stem cell treatment protocols with the concept that only a very comprehensive solution can allow patients with spinal cord injury to truly benefit from stem cells. We believe that stimulation through various therapies is crucial to enhance stem cell regenerative response. Therefore our protocols include a daily therapy program to support the stem cells.

We provide a wide variety and large quantities of stem cells in order to adapt to each patient specific condition and deliver maximized regenerative potential for our patients.

Our stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury program consist in 6 to 8 simple and minimally invasive injections of umbilical cord derived stem cells. The stem cells are transplanted using intravenous injection, and through intrathecal injection performed after lumbar puncture. These two delivery methods allow for increased efficacy while ensuring safety and minimum inconvenience for the patient.