According to NCBI, 3 out of every 1000 children born in India suffer from cerebral palsy. IICP India says that there are 33,000 people in India who live with cerebral palsy. World Health Organization (WHO) states that 15% to 20% of the disabled and challenged children in the country have cerebral palsy. The numbers are so staggering that according to IICP India across the world, 1 child of every 500 children born has cerebral palsy!
This condition that affects so many young and innocent lives is, in reality, a group of conditions that affect the ability to move. This effect can be on any type of movement. It is usually caused due to an injury to the brain during the developmental state of fetus before birth. Cerebral Palsy condition can also vary from a mild to a severe state. Mild cases are lucky little ones who feel only a slight disruption in their ability to live life independently. Severe cases are the ones who can barely move or do anything on their own. Traditional medicine has no cure for such acute cases. Fortunately, science has moved on to regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy has proved to be effective for patients with severe cerebral palsy symptoms. Stem cell therapy is nothing but obtaining adult stem cells from the bone marrow of the patient and then reinjecting them into the spine after a purification process. These stem cells then divide further to replace the old damaged and scarred tissue with newer cells.
Although there is no assured cure for this condition, there has been an improvement in the quality of life as well as reducing the severity of the symptoms via stem cell therapy. Today we bring you 5 such cases who have benefitted.
Story 1: At The Age of 17 This Young Man From Bangalore Started Eating and Walking On His Own
Watch this video of a 17-year-old young man came to us with his family from Bangalore. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy before their visit. His family says that before his treatment with Neurogen they had never seen him stretch his right hand. Seeing him stretch his right hand the very next day after therapy was the best surprise they have got. They have seen a great deal of improvement in the first 5 days after stem cell therapy itself. And are looking forward to the results that continued rehabilitation will bring about.
Story 2: Stem cell therapy gives 3 years old from Surat a chance to grow up like any normal child
This 3-year-old come to us with family to be admitted on the 13th of April from Surat. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy with hyperactivity. This resulted in delayed development. His father shares with us how after therapy is son is less hyperactive, has improved focus and even cleanliness. He stresses on how rehabilitation especially special education has really helped his child. This success story is a constant reminder of how early intervention can ensure that the child has a better quality of life.
Story 3: 27-year-old girl from Amaravati finally has a shot at leading a normal life
At the age of 27 year, this young woman from Amaravati has had a life that is nowhere close to normal. She was diagnosed with diplegic cerebral palsy that has held back from being able to do things like other adults her age. The result was a severe loss of confidence. Her mother talks us about the improvement she sees in her daughter 3 months after stem cell therapy at Neurogen BSI. She especially stresses on her increased level of confidence. The repetition in her daughter’s speech has reduced drastically and the pain in her neck has also reduced. Her mother says that her walking posture has also improved greatly. The possibility of a happy future for her has given this mother hope again!
Story 4: How Watching TV changed Ruchita’s life
This 9-year-old girl, Ruchita, was born with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. For 9 years, she couldn’t sit or stand by herself. Her parents found out about us from a T.V interview on Zee T.V Marathi by Dr. Nandini and came to meet us at Neurogen. Before she came to us, she could not walk, she could not sit straight, she would fold her hands weirdly and would drool a lot. She was smart and could study with regular children but she could not balance or grip anything. 4 days after her therapy and rehabilitation, she has better grip, she can sit and stand without bending her knees, her speech has improved, her drooling has reduced drastically and she can stand better for longer. Her parents now feel that she has a chance to grow up normally with the progress that they have seen.
Story 5: Lakshya smiles during therapy now as he is getting better
Lakshya, a 9-year-old boy, came back to us for his second shot of stem cell therapy on the 16th of April 2015. This is his story of improvement recorded during his first follow up 3 months later. The first thing his parents have to say is that they are very happy with the improvements that they have seen.
When he came in for the first time, he could not even hold his head straight, his standing posture was bad, he couldn’t hold his own weight on his hands when lying down and he would get fits 7 to 8 times in a day. Today, Lakshya, can hold his own head, stand quite straight, hold his weight on his hands when he lay down and he gets fits only 4 to 5 times a day which is almost half the number of times as before. He is even beginning to respond to his own name now and has improved understanding.
These are 5 stories that will restore your faith in stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy treatment in India. If you need a little more push, then have a look at our youtube channel. We have lots more such patient success stories to share with you!
