Do Stem Cells help in healing joint pain and arthritis?

by Nicholas Joseph
(Malaysia)

Can AFA nutrients enhancement of approx 25% increase in the circulation of adult stem cells in our bodies really assist in healing joint pains, since many scientific research requires lab experiments involving tissue culture procedures and implanting new cartilage tissues??

According to Science Daily (Apr. 20, 2007) — Knee osteoarthritis affects 30 million people worldwide, causing pain and joint stiffness and in severe cases restricted mobility. The limited ability of this tissue to repair itself means that surgical intervention is usually required and over 600,000 surgical procedures are performed each year in the US.Tissue engineering using stem cells.

Scientists are researching many ways of treatments:
at the University of Birmingham, Professor Al-Rubeai with collaborators in the Smith & Nephew research centre decided to turn their attention to tissue culture techniques using adult stem cells, which retain their ability to form cartilage when grown in vitro and enable the generation of large cell banks.