STEM CELLS FOR SCOLIOSIS
Out of 1,000 children, there are three to five who are diagnosed with scoliosis and it is more prominent in girls. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that can have severe consequences if the curvature gets worse like effects in heart and lung function. Surgery is the process to mend scoliosis which in the operation cuts a large piece of bone from the iliac crest in the pelvis that will be used to create a spinal fusion so the curve would not get worse. But the problem with taking a bone from the iliac crest is it can cause pain and sometimes even permanent pain. But today, there is a brand new therapy that will require using stem cells harvested from your own bone marrow. This stem cells will act as a sort of catalyst to support the growth of new bone along the spine and moreover, it is less painful and more effective.