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REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE BACK IN GRADE SCHOOL AND ONCE A YEAR- THE TEACHER WOULD CALL A TIME OUT AND AN UNFAMILIAR DOCTOR/NURSE WOULD DO A CURSORY CHECK OF EACH STUDENT'S BACK? WELL, I AND MOST OF MY FELLOW CLASSMATES DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE CHECKING FOR SCOLIOSIS- AN ABNORMAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE:
"If the curve progresses, it can have profound affects on heart and lung function," said Mark A. Flood, D.O., an orthopaedic spine surgeon at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa, Ariz.Surgery to correct scoliosis used to mean cutting a large piece of bone from the iliac crest in the pelvis, then using it to create a spinal fusion so the curve didn't get worse."The problem with taking bone from the iliac crest is it's a significant source of pain sometimes even permanent pain," Dr. Flood said. "It requires another incision, potential risk of infection, and that bone is gone forever."But Matthew was able to take advantage of a brand new therapy -- recently cleared by the FDA (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?-DM) -- to repair his spine using stem cells harvested from his own bone marrow (ADULT STEM CELLS!- DM) .Used with bone from the Bone Bank, Matthew's stem cells would act as a sort of catalyst to support the growth of new bone along the spine and work with permanent screws and rods to fuse it into the correct position. The surgery reduced Matthew's curvature from nearly 50 degrees to just 15 degrees.Just three months after surgery, Matthew's already playing one-on-one with twin brother Jordan, getting stronger every day."I'm able to shoot, dribble, run and jump," Matthew told Ivanhoe. "If this is any indication of what's going to happen I think it will just get better."CHALK ONE UP FOR YET ANOTHER CONDITION/DISEASE HELPED WITH ADULT STEM CELLS. I AM AMAZED (BUT THRILLED) THAT THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE FDA. PERHAPS THIS WILL SOMEHOW OPEN THE DOOR FOR OTHER ADULT STEM CELL TREATMENTS TO BE AVAILABLE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
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