Sometimes we cannot rely on the body's ability to repair itself naturally. Take tendons for example. After trauma the body's own repair system results in a tendon that is not as functional as the original. But what if tendon repair could be enhanced by adult stem cells?
This is where horse racing provides us with valuable insights. A horse with a less than perfect tendon repair is not likely to be a race winner.
Human trials will follow after the success of UK vets in treating race horses with damaged tendons with adult stem cells. The best horses may well help the best athletes - let alone all those with impaired function after injury - loss of work, pain, loss of mobility etc etc.
Exciting stuff that joins the ever-growing body of anecdotal and research based outcomes of the role that adult stem cells can play in helping people suffering from cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, peripheral artery disease - and now tendon trauma.The list grows almost daily.
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