The debilitating and devastating disorder Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can occur because of a number of reasons. Motor accidents, sports injuries, falls, and violence are among the leading causes of the traumatic SCI. Some diseases can also be a cause of non-traumatic SCI. An injury to the spinal cord blocks the passage of signals or information, between the brain and the spinal cord. Consequently, the motor, reflex, and sensory functions are affected adversely.
Symptoms
SCI can be a cause of permanent or temporary disabilities. Symptoms of the disease include movement loss, sensation loss, bladder and bowel movement control loss, spasms, adverse changes in sexual functions, pain and stinging sensation, among others. Difficulty in coughing and breathing may also be accompanied.
Stem cell therapy brings a number of improvements when given within 6 months of injury. The cells can check the inflammation, and reduce any kind of secondary damage affecting the tissue. The therapeutic cells offer Neuroregeneration and Neuroprotection, create new synapses, turn into the new axonal sprouts, and form new neurons. Stem cells also aid angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels). The greater number of blood vessels increases the oxygen supply to the affected areas of the brain. Stem cells also secrete certain growth and trophic factors that offer Neuro-protection.
Stem cells, when transplanted into the body of SCI affected individuals, migrate to the affected areas of the brain. They then multiply and differentiate to form the glial cells and the oligodendrocytes, cells that play an important role in the functioning of the brain. These cells get damaged because of SCI, and stem cell therapy restores the population of healthy cells in the system.
NeuroGen Brain and Spine Research Institute
NeuroGen Brain and Spine Research Institute, located at Mumbai, India, is a leading healthcare institution that offers stem cell therapy for a range of neurological disorders. NeuroGen is an ISO certified institution and has world-class labs, operation theaters, and other instruments and facilities. It offers the spinal cord injury treatment in a world-class, safe, secure, and hygienic environment.
Expert Health Care Practitioners
The institution employs a team of experts to offer world-class stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury treatment and also employs other medical professionals to offer a complete rehabilitation program. It has been found that the beneficial effects of the stem cell therapy increase manifold, when combined with a rehabilitation program that has therapies including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Yoga, Dance & Music Therapy, Aquatic Therapy, Psychologist Sessions, and other benefits.
