Stem cell transplantation aids stroke victim

As a result of stroke the patient, Ian McBride, lost the use of his left arm and leg through paralysis. Although he had undergone traditional treatment for stroke his doctors held out no hope that Mr McBride could recover mobility in these limbs. Mr McBride decided to search for alternative treatments, a quest which led him to contact Stem Cell Therapy International (SCTI).

Calvin Cao, CEO of SCTI said: “SCTI arranged for Mr McBride to travel to Kiev to be treated with injections of a biological solution at the Institute of Cell Therapy in September. As a result of the transplantation of stem cells into his body, Mr McBride can now lift and bend his left leg and can move his left arm, as well as grip the side of the bed or someone’s hand with his left hand and was able to sit up on his own. Something he was unable to do since he suffered the stroke.”

Mr Cao reported that, at the suggestion of the SCTI medical advisory board, Mr McBride is scheduled to return to the clinic in Kiev in six months for additional stem cell transplantation therapy to help speed up the healing process of his entire body.

Stem cell transplantation therapy is a field of medicine that uses techniques and technologies relying on replacing diseased, damaged or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones. This therapy is similar to the process of organ transplantation, only the treatment consists of the transplantation of stem cells into the body rather than entire organs, thus eliminating any chance of rejection or the need for expensive and potentially dangerous immunosuppression drug therapy.