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Stem Cell Myth vs Truth?

10/27/2017

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Myth vs Truth

1. Insurance companies don't want to cover stem cell therapies
Do you think your health insurance company has your best interest in mind when approving procedures? Or are they looking to save the most money? 

Stem Cell therapy is not covered by insurance companies. Good news is that it is more affordable than ever before.
​We never want to preclude anyone from receiving the benefits of stem cell therapy or learning more about this groundbreaking technology in health care. Therefore, while there will be out of pocket expenses associated with many of the regenerative techniques that we offer, we also accept all major insurances for those services that are covered. Once it is determined what interventions are required we will, in writing, discuss what your insurance covers and what the out of pocket expenses will be. You will be pleasantly surprised with the affordability of stem cell therapy.
 

2. My Orthopedic Doctor Recommended a Steroid Shot. Is there any harm in having it done? 

In a recent study led by Timothy E. McAlindon of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers studied a total of 140 people with symptomatic knee arthritis. Half of the patients received steroid injections in their knees every 12 weeks for 24 months, while the other half only received placebo shots of saline on the same schedule.
Despite the extensive use of steroid shots as a treatment for those with arthritis, the research results actually showed that the shots caused a greater rate of cartilage loss in the knees over a two-year span than the placebo shots did. These results are very concerning. Why would patients want to treat their arthritic joints with a substance that will cause accelerated degeneration?


3. Is Stem Cell Therapy FDA approved? 
The stem cells we use are processed from donated human tissue from full term, c-section deliveries in accordance with the FDA. CoreCyte™ is regulated as a human cell, tissue, or cellular or tissue-based product (HCT/P) under 21 CFR Part 1271 and Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act. Section 361 provides guidelines and regulations that tissue companies have to operate within to remain compliant. No 361 company has an FDA approved product, since they do not approve or disapprove products.

This question exposes a very common misconception. The FDA can only approve or deny drugs and devices, and stem cells are neither. So the FDA has no jurisdiction to either approve or deny stem cells. Our procedure falls under the category of physician’s practice of medicine governed by state licensure, wherein the physician and patient are free to consider their chosen course of treatment. Our procedure is compliant within the guidelines listed in the FDA Code of Federal Regulations 21 Part 1271. We meet FDA guidelines by providing a same-day procedure done entirely in clinic with only minimal manipulation of cells.

There are many misconceptions regarding stem cells. Ask us if you have questions. Listen to our patients. One of my favorite patients shared her results with us last week and we had to share with everyone!
Watch below


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Adult Stem Cells vs. Umbilical Cord Stem Cells (5 Reasons Why You Want Umbilical Stem Cells)

8/2/2017

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One of the most difficult aspects of regenerative medicine is understanding and making good decisions regarding the source of stem cells used for treatment.

What products are derived from those tissues? What do those products contain? What don’t those products contain?



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Amniotic Allograft Tissue is a minimally manipulated tissue derived from umbilical cord tissue for use in humans.  It is intended to supplement and replace damaged or inadequate connective tissue and cells. The injection contains a variety of growth factors, cytokines, hyalauronic acid and mesenchymal stem cells. The Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord tissue have a much higher rate of proliferation when compared to mesenchymal stem cells derived from either adipose (fat) or bone marrow.

1. The use of the umbilical product is less invasive when compared bone marrow aspiration, or
   adipose tissue extraction. This results in less pain for the patient and a much shorter procedure
   time.
2. Umbilical cord and Placental tissue products does not use any material obtained directly from the embryo          or fetus.
3. Because umbilical cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell's lack MHC-II and are therefore hypo-immunogenic, they are
    inherently unlikely to result in an allergic reaction for the recipient. 
4. Umbilical Stem Cells's have a strong anti-inflammatory effect, reducing the expression of
   inflammatory cytokines. This anti-inflammatory effect is maintained as they multiply.
5. Amniotic Allograft stem cell product is processed from donated human tissue from full term, c-section             deliveries in accordance with the FDA and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) standards.
   Placental tissue allograft is regulated as a human cell, tissue, or cellular or tissue-based product (HCT/P)           under 21 CFR Part 1271 and Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act.

1. Sabapathy V, Sundaram B, VM S, Mankuzhy P, Kumar S (2014) Human Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Plasticity Augments Scar-Free Skin Wound Healing with Hair Growth. PLoS ONE 9(4): e93726. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093726
2. F Gao et.al. Mesenchymal stem cells and immunomodulation: current status and future prospects Cell Death and Disease (2016) 7, e2062; doi:10.1038/cddis.2015.327.

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Will Stem Cells Help With My.... ? Daytona Beach Health Clinic Provides Answers

2/14/2017

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Shoulder Pain,Rotator Cuff Tear, Knee Pain, Knee Arthritis, Ankle Pain, Leg Pain?

Well, it all depends on a few factors:

1) How severe is your injury?
Every week we have to turn patients away from the stem cell injections because they waited too long to do something about the pain. If you have a complete tear of a ligament or tendon, the stems cells won't work. If you have arthritis so severe that there is no cartilage left in your joint, the stem cells won't work. The only way to know if your condition will respond to stem cells is if you have an evaluation with our doctors and review your specific case. We only want success stories and will not recommend the procedure unless you are a good candidate. 

2) Will you be able to rest the joint or tendon for four weeks? 
Many times the reason a joint is arthritic or damaged is because of the damage done by repetitive motion or heavy pressure on the joint. The Stem Cells need an opportunity to grow and repair the tissue. The recommendation is four weeks of no high impact activities on the joint. If it's a knee, that means no running. If it's a shoulder, no pulling the lawn mower. You get the idea. 

3) Is the placement accurate? 
In our office we use a color ultrasound to guide the needle placement of the stem cells to the damaged tissue. 

4) Do you take anti-inflammatory medications like NSAIDs?

When stem cells are injected into the area the stem cells become the cells of tissue that need regenerating and grow only when it’s needed. What do think is the signaling the body gives to tell the stem cells and telling it to go to work?  Enzymes from inflammation. What do you think are not allowed to take when you get the stem cell injection? Anti-inflammatory medication. If you have an injection you can’t be on anti-inflammatory medication 3 to 4 days before the injection and you can’t take them for 8 weeks after the injection because they will stop the healing process. I know that’s going to be real difficult for some people because most of you are thinking, "I don’t think I can get through a day without an anti-inflammatory."  But that’s the decision you’re going to have to make. If you get a stem cell injection and you take anti-inflammatory medicaiton you will decrease the effectiveness of it. When the stem cells are working they create, muscle, ligament, tendon, cartilage, bone, tissue, nerve… all tissues can come from stem cells.


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What are Stem Cells? Daytona Beach Medical Clinic Explains

1/27/2017

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Stem Cells are the primary basic template that grows into all other tissue. When you are first conceived how many cells are in your body? One from your mom and one from your dad. They come together and they start to multiply and in about 3 to 5 weeks you have 300 to 500 cells and they call the cytoplasm. Most of the those cells are stem cells.

Stem cells have
two properties. They have differentiation, which means they can turn into other tissue, and proliferation, which means they can replace themselves with more stem cells. Let me show you a different way. A stem cell has the ability to change into a muscle cell, a skin cell, a bone cell, a tendon cell, an organ cell, a nerve cell, or a different stem cell* The younger they are the stronger their differentiation and proliferation and abilities are.

A lot of you may have heard negative things about stem cells and a lot of that came from when they were working with them prior on Embryonic Stem Cells. Embryonic stems cells come from aborted fetuses. I don’t know about you but I couldn’t have anything to do with aborted fetus stem cells. In 2007 Wake Forest University found that
Embryonic and Amniotic Stem Cells are equally as potent in those two areas, differentiation and proliferation. What the researchers found out was the younger the stem cell the better ability it has to change the other tissue and to reproduce itself. That’s important because when you have damaged tissue it’s the stem cells that go there to fix it.

For example, if a 60 year old breaks their arm, how long does it take to heal? (8 to 10 weeks) If a 15 year old breaks their arm how long does it take to heal? (4-6 weeks). If a two-year old breaks there arm how long does it take to heal (2 to 4 weeks) and that’s because of their stem cells.
The younger they are the better they work.  The stem cells we use do not come from embryonic stem cells. They are not from fetuses of aborted babies. They actually are FDA approved and are donated from healthy moms at live birth C-sections. Why would they do it at C-section? Because it’s the only one’s they can prepare for preservation. They schedule a C-section so the clean team can be there to collect the stem cells.

The placental tissues and fluids are processed in clean room environments exceeds the American Association of Tissue Banks has stronger standards than the FDA. They also meet the US Pharmacopia  Testing which has stronger standards than the FDA. 

If you have more questions about Stem Cells in Daytona Beach and would like to learn more, call Coastal Integrative Healthcare in Edgewater Florida 386-427-8403. 

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3 Amazing Properties of Stem Cells in Daytona Beach FL

1/22/2017

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Coastal Integrative Healthcare in Daytona Beach Florida area is the leading medical clinic offering Stem Cell injections. Here are some of the amazing reasons why we offer this service in the office. 

When Stem Cells start working they create, muscle, ligament, tendon, cartilage, bone, tissue, nerve… all tissues can come from stem cells.


Rotator Cuff
Let me give an example, if you have a torn rotator cuff. When they have a complete tear a rotator cuff will roll up like a lampshade. If you have a full thickness tear, that rotator cuff muscle will need surgery if it is going to be re attached no matter what. The stem cell won’t make the muscle grow back together. Good news is that 80% of torn rotator cuffs are a PARTIAL Tear.

​If you inject a partial tear with Stem Cells, it will grow back together without scar tissue because there’s
three properties of stem cells:


1) anti-scar tissue. That’s what stems cells eat. They eats up scar tissue. If you get Stem Cells injected in an old surgery what will happen?

Let me ask you this what does the surgery cause?

(Answer: Scar Tissue).

What will happen after an injection with stem cells? It will eat up the scar tissue.  Your joint will start moving better. It’ll also grow back the tissue you need. How do you think that joint’s going to function? (WAY better).

2) anti-microbial (which means it kills the infection) like MRSA and staph. They are actually using it now to treat MRSA and staph. There is an almost zero chance of getting an infection.
3) anti-inflammatory - as you start to heal you don’t have the inflammation anymore. The inflammation goes down which means by the end of 8 weeks you won’t have to take the anti-inflammatories any more. Probably in less time.

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