While both stem cell therapy and PRP therapy are regenerative medicine treatments, and stimulate the body’s natural healing responses, the methods are different.
Stem cells are unique in their ability to reach the site of damage or injury in the body and then start differentiating to repair and replace the required cells so that the tissue can heal naturally.
Fibromyalgia Syndrome is a complex autoimmune disease with a collection of symptoms. These can range from muscle and joint pain, stiffness and sleep disorders to increased sensitivity and gastrointestinal problems.
Medications may help reduce inflammation and pain for a short time. But it doesn’t last long and drugs always carry the risk of developing tolerance and dependence.
In the cases of professional athletes and other active individuals, it could mean putting an end to a fulfilling career, or even an entire life. Then there are the problems of slow recovery, the likelihood of re-injury and infection.
Before advancements in stem cell medicine, neurological conditions were considered degenerative and treatments only included drugs that attempted to reduce the symptoms.
Stem cells have the potential of turning into several types of cells including muscle, cartilage, tendon, organ tissue, bone and more. Stem cell therapies utilize millions of live stem cells per dose.