We all have idols in our lives whom we follow for their personalities, qualities, leadership, and many more factors. Everyone has their field of interest and is hooked up with a great person, and on their journey, they have gone through a lot of success and losses.
These days, football has gained a lot of popularity. We all have heard of CRISTIANO RONALDO, who is a great player. He has earned a lot of titles, such as ‘the Best FIFA Men’s Player, ‘FIFA world player of the Year, ‘FIFA Ballon d’Or', and many more. He has also had injuries.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo tore his hamstring while playing for Real Madrid, but it took him less than three weeks to return to action after the stem cell treatment. Despite rupturing a ligament in his knee during the Euro 2016 final, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training just a month after the injury.
What are stem cells?
Cells that have specialized functions originate from stem cells in the body. Under the right conditions in the body or a laboratory, stem cells divide to form more cells called daughter cells.
These daughter cells become either new stem cells or specialized cells with a more specific function, such as blood cells, brain cells, heart muscle cells, or bone cells. No other cell in the body has the natural ability to generate new cell types.
Stem cells originate from embryos that are 3 to 5 days old or from bone marrow in adults, which is rare. These are pluripotent stem cells, meaning they can divide into more stem cells. Because of this versatility, embryonic stem cells can regenerate or repair damaged tissues and organs.
What is stem cell therapy?
Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, promotes the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional, or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives.
Healthcare providers use stem cell transplants to treat people who have life-threatening cancer or blood diseases caused by abnormal blood cells. A stem cell transplant helps your body replace those blood cells with healthy or normal blood cells.
Your blood cells come from stem cells in your bone marrow. Your bone marrow constantly creates new stem cells that become blood cells. Stem cell transplants can involve cells taken from bone marrow or blood. Its administration is vast in neurodegeneration, brain and spinal injury, cochlear hair cell growth, blindness, and vision impairment.
How is it done?
Fat tissue from the midsection of the back is often used to get these cells. A laboratory then processes the tissue by washing it, washing away the blood, oils, and the numbing medicine administered during the extraction of cells. This tissue is resized to 500-micron-size particles and given back into the body as an injection.
The process is carried out under ultrasound guidance to ensure that the cells are directed precisely to the right place. This whole procedure takes about 2 hours. Following therapy, there are a few common post-treatment reactions, such as pain, swelling, limping, stiffness, and tightness.
By the end of two weeks, there has been a 95% recovery, and the patients can do their normal activities as before.
In conclusion, stem cell therapy is becoming a magnificent game changer for medicine. With each experiment, the capabilities of stem cells are growing, although there are many obstacles to overcome. It is currently possible to treat untreatable neurodegenerative diseases with stem cell therapy. Induced pluripotency enables the use of a patient’s cells. Regenerative medicine is gaining popularity as tissue banks gather cells that can fight diseases of the present and future. With stem cell therapy and all its regenerative benefits, we can better prolong human life than in history.
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