What is stem cell therapy?

Ontario Regenerative Medicine was established to address the growing need for alternative treatment options to potentially reduce the painful and/or debilitating symptoms that accompany certain diseases and conditions. Stem cell treatment therapy has been shown to be effective in treating certain patients with conditions that have been unresponsive to traditional therapies.

Stem cells are believed to be the body’s repair cells. Although the mechanism is not fully understood, it is felt that the reparative power of stem cells may be attributable to the fact that they proliferate and differentiate into other cells and tissues when they receive signals from damaged tissue; it is also thought that they are responsible for decreasing the body’s inflammatory response. Their perceived ability to repair joints, improve problematic symptoms or slow the progression of some diseases and disorders could be due to one or both of these mechanisms.

Non Orthopaedic Conditions

Stem cell therapy has, in some cases, been shown to provide improvement in several conditions and diseases within Urology, Gynaecology, Cardiac, Respirology, Neurology and Immunology fields of medicine. Current understanding of the specific mechanism of repair in these situations varies by condition and treatment outcomes cannot be guaranteed.

Orthopaedic Conditions

Stem cell therapy has been noted to be particularly effective at repairing cartilage in degenerated joints in areas such as the knees, hips, shoulders, wrists, spine and ankles and is an exciting alternative to invasive surgery or short-term treatments such as steroid injections.

Note: Not all cases or patients respond to stem cell therapy and outcomes will vary from patient to patient. Each patient must be assessed individually to determine the potential for optimal results from this stem cell therapy.