What is
Spinal Cord Injury?

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a calamitous condition associated with major neurological shortfalls, and social, and financial burdens. Beholding the sensitive spinal cord anatomy, an injury to the spinal nerves can cause immense trauma or damage to a patient. An injury to the spinal cord usually happens following car accidents, harsh falls, severe acts of violence, or sporting accidents. Such accidents may lead to severe spinal cord pain, caused by a fracture, breakage, or complete crushing of the spinal cord. A loss of muscle control and movement, loss of sensation, inability to control the complete body system, are common damages caused by a spinal cord injury. Non-traumatic injuries, such as Cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and infections like tuberculosis, transverse myelitis also can cause spinal cord injuries.

Stem Cell Therapy
for Spinal Cord Injury

Stem Cell Therapy has made treatment of spinal cord injury, a feasible option, that uses special regenerative cells to repopulate or repair damaged spinal areas. It further helps in improving a patient’s motor and sensory skills, thereby aiding the spinal cord treatment. Stem cells are known to naturally rebuild the lost neurons, producing new cells that will restore the nerve sheath. They also protect the cells at the injury site from further damage by releasing protective substances such as growth factors, and soaking up toxins such as free radicals, when introduced into the spinal cord shortly after injury. Stem cells prevent further spreading of the injury by suppressing the damaging inflammation that can occur after injury.

How does stem cell therapy
work?

The biological task of stem cells is to repair and regenerate damaged cells. Stem cell therapy exploits this function by administering these cells in high concentrations directly in and around the damaged tissue, where they advance its self healing and repair.

What to Expect from
Stem Cell Therapy

• Side-effects and rejection free.
• Improvement in bladder or bowel functions.
• Promoted muscle control.
• Healed sexual functions.
• Lesser neurogenic pain.
• Improved overall quality of life.

The outcome can be extremely variable and depends on which parts of the spinal cord are damaged.

Frequently Asked
Questions