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Have You Heard of Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury?

Many of us and our families have been fortunate enough, not to have encountered a spinal cord injury; however, for approximately more than thousands affected each year, SCI is reported to be the most devastating life events, one can experience. Those effects are never limited to patient himself, but often fall to patient’s family and supporters, who opt to be with them on a difficult road of treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. So far, patients with spinal cord injury face lot of issues in getting a right treatment module; along with multiple physical and emotional ramifications, keeping them from being a beacon of pushing through lot of challenging situations. Accordingly, WHO has cited more than 2.5 to 5 million people, suffering with spinal cord injuries; many of which are reportedly due to accidental causes, such as falls, accidents and gunshot injury. Currently, spinal cord injury has no definitive treatment options, except for surgery and cord stimulation techniques