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Spine & Joint Center uses cutting-edge regenerative medicine to treat a wide range of spine and joint conditions safely and without surgery. We offer the following treatments:

These treatment can significantly improve a patient's condition and pain symptoms without the need for more aggressive treatments like long-term medication or surgery. Patients may see a remarkable return of function and an improved quality of life.

Regenerative medicine is a safe and non-surgical alternative to many spine and joint conditions like tendonitis, degenerative arthritis, and more. The treatment takes advantage of the human body's natural ability to repair itself by providing injured areas with an injected boost of regenerative cells.

Spine & Joint Center is one of very few NJ medical centers to harvest and make use of mesenchymal stem cells. Found in bone marrow, circulating blood, and fat tissue, these cells are not of embryonic origin and are harvested from the patient's own body taking advantage of the benefits of stem cells while avoiding the many complications and ethical issues associated with their use. These cells function in the body to help repair cartilage, tendon, and bone; and we use mesenchymal stem cells extracted from the body's fat tissue to help the body repair and replace damaged spinal and joint tissue.

Another beneficial component of our treatment is platelet-rich plasma, or PRP. PRP injections contribute growth factors and proteins that stimulate healing, and can be used in conjunction with stem cell therapies to treat moderate to severe joint and spine conditions. Combined with safe human growth hormone and supplements to increase stem-cell production, patients can see a marked improvement in their condition with considerably fewer side effects.

Regenerative medicine can be used to effectively treat a range of joint and spinal conditions. Among them are:

Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is a mix of concentrated platelets and serum given as an injection to stimulate healing and healthy tissue regeneration. PRP is an excellent treatment option for orthopedic injuries and conditions which have traditionally required surgery.

In the body's tissue, platelets encourage healing and tissue repair by calling the body's reparative mesenchymal stem cells to the site of injury. By injecting injured or damaged sites with a concentrated mix of blood platelets harvested from the patient's own body, tissue is stimulated to regenerate more effectively. The treatment can be used alone in moderate cases or, in more severe cases, in conjunction with mesenchymal stem cell injections to supplement the body's existing supply.

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Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine

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Piscataway, NJ (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

Dr. Young has organized a twenty-five center clinical trial network in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to test a new therapy for chronic spinal cord injuries using transplantation of umbilical cord blood stem cells, lithium, and intense physical rehabilitation. Phase II clinical trials have been completed and preparations are being made for Phase III trials in China, Norway, India, and the United States. Dr. Young will speak the evening of October 6th on Running Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury Therapies in the US and China: Differences and Lessons Learned.

Dr. Young is the Founding Director of the W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience and also holds the Richard H. Shindell Chair in Neuroscience. The Keck Center was established in 1997 to develop effective treatments for spinal cord injuries and to move these discoveries from laboratory to human lives as rapidly as possible. The research conducted at the Center also is applicable to many other devastating conditions of the central nervous system.

Registration for the 12th NJ Symposium on Biomaterials Science is available at http://www.njbiomaterials.org/biomaterials-symposia.htm

The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials (NJCBM) was founded in 1997. Based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, the center spans academia, industry, and government. Staffed by biomaterial scientists, the Center works to improve health care and quality of life by developing advanced biomedical products for tissue repair and replacement as well as the delivery of pharmaceutical agents. The Centers technologies have been translated into clinical and pre-clinical products including surgical meshes, cardiovascular stents, bone regeneration scaffolds, and ocular drug delivery systems.

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In October 2011, the Rehabilitation Medicine Center became the first east-coast clinic licensed and trained to perform the Regenexx Family of Regenerative Medicine Procedures.

These advanced stem cell and blood platelet procedures provide non-surgical treatment options for those suffering from joint or bone pain, torn or strained tendons and ligaments, or other common injuries and degenerative conditions. Regenexx procedures offer a viable alternative for patients with chronic pain and who may be considering surgery.

Stem Cells are in all of us and they are responsible for healing injured bone, ligaments, tendons and tissues. As we get older or injured, we sometimes cannot get enough of these cells into the area in need. The Regenexx Procedures help solve that problem by precisely delivering a high concentration of stem cells into the injured area and aiding your bodys ability to heal naturally. Patients experience very little down time and they typically avoid the long, painful rehabilitation periods that often follow surgery to restore joint strength and mobility.Procedures are performed in our New Jersey office, but evaluations can take place in our New York City or New Jersey clinics.To determine if youre a candidate for these procedures, please complete our Candidate Form.

Regenexx Procedures were recently featured on The Doctors TV show. The episode featured Dr. Christopher J. Centeno and Dr. Ron Hanson from the Centeno-Schultz Clinic in Colorado, along with patient Barbee James, who sought stem cell treatment following traditional knee surgery. The 6 minute video provides a nice overview of the Regenexx-SD (Same Day) Stem Cell procedure, which is now offered at the Rehabilitation Medicine Center.

On February 28, 2013 Seattle King TV featured Regenexx patient Paul Lyon, who underwent a Regenexx-SD knee procedure. The story looks at his results and includes an interview with Dr. Christopher Centeno, founder of the Regenexx Procedures.

If you are suffering from a joint injury, joint pain, a non-healing fracture or a degenerative condition like osteoarthritis, you may be a good candidate for these ground-breaking stem cell and blood platelet treatments. Please complete the Procedure Candidate Form below and we will immediately email you more information.

Download the Free E-Book on Regenerative Orthopedics Orthopedics 2.0 How Regenerative Medicine will Create the Next Generation of Less Invasive Orthopedics. Authored by the Centeno-Schultz clinics Dr. Chris Centeno, this book explains the comprehensive Orthopedics 2.0 approach to patients.

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The Seventh Annual New Jersey Stem Cell Research Symposium

Co-sponsored by the Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey and Life Technologies, Inc.

The Seventh Annual New Jersey Stem Cell Research Symposium will be held on September 24, 2013 at the Bridgewater Marriott. Over 240 scientists are expected to attend the day-long event including presentations, posters, and exhibits.

The Sixth Annual New Jersey Stem Cell Research Symposium was a great success with over 250 scientists attending.

Abstract deadline: September 6, 2013. September 13, 2013

Registration deadline: September 13, 2013

Abstracts: The deadline has been extended to accomodate late-breaking results! Participants are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations. The program committee will select several abstracts for oral presentation. You may begin to submit abstracts at any time, after registering. Begin by following the link to the registration page.

Program: The preliminary agenda is now posted, including leading speakers from key stem cell programs in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Maryland.

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Stem Cells

A stem cell is essentially a blank cell, capable of becoming another more differentiated cell type in the body, such as a skin cell, a muscle cell, or a nerve cell. Microscopic in size, stem cells are big news in medical and science circles because they can be used to replace or even heal damaged tissues and cells in the body. They can serve as a built-in repair system for the human body, replenishing other cells as long as a person is still alive.

Adult stem cells are a natural solution. They naturally exist in our bodies, and they provide a natural repair mechanism for many tissues of our bodies. They belong in the microenvironment of an adult body, while embryonic stem cells belong in the microenvironment of the early embryo, not in an adult body, where they tend to cause tumors and immune system reactions.

Most importantly, adult stem cells have already been successfully used in human therapies for many years. As of this moment, no therapies in humans have ever been successfully carried out using embryonic stem cells. New therapies using adult type stem cells, on the other hand, are being developed all the time.

Source: 2010 Stemcellresearchfacts.org

Cloning-to-produce-children - Production of a cloned human embryo, formed for the (proximate) purpose of initiating a pregnancy, with the (ultimate) goal of producing a child who will be genetically virtually identical to a currently existing or previously existing individual.

Cloning-for-biomedical-research - Production of a cloned human embryo, formed for the (proximate) purpose of using it in research or for extracting its stem cells, with the (ultimate) goals of gaining scientific knowledge of normal and abnormal development and of developing cures for human diseases.

Human cloning - The asexual reproduction of a new human organism that is, at all stages of development, genetically virtually identical to a currently existing, or previously existing, human being. (CR)

Cloned embryo: An embryo arising from the somatic cell nuclear transfer process as contrasted with an embryo arising from the union of an egg and sperm. (CR)

Source: White Paper: Alternative Sources of Pluripotent Stem Cells The President's Council on Bioethics Washington, D.C., May 2005

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