Connect
← Return to B-6 vitamin danger!
Discussion
Comment receiving replies
I am new to this site and am not sure what I can offer, but I would like to get some input on stem cells. I apologize if this has already been discussed. Recently, I went to a “clinic” called NIVA Health. They offer stem cell therapy along with nutrition, injections of B12, an infrared “boot” therapy, acoustic sound therapy. All of this, of course, comes at a high price tag and obviously no guarantees. In doing research on stem cells, I have read that the most success comes from using your own. They use umbilical cord stem cells. I have made the decision not to go forward with this “therapy.” Too many risks and not enough data. Can anyone offer any insight to what I have mentioned here?
Replies to "I am new to this site and am not sure what I can offer, but I..."
I had 2 surgeries one in 2016 and another in 2018 on the toes of my right foot causing more pain then I originally had. A pain doctor after several treatments and injections and prescriptions without positive results recommended that I see this podiatrist an elderly doctor. I had several visits with him. He recommended stem cell treatments that was not covered by insurance. I consented. He took blood from me and mixed it centrifically with a substance and injected it into the area of pain. I did not get any relief. Months later I read an article in the New York Times about stem cell and it was not approved by the FDA. This was a couple of years ago.
Connect
Good choice not to forward with the stem cell treatment. There is a discussion you might want to read through to learn what others have shared:
-- Does Stem Cell Therapy work for Neuropathy?:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/stem-cell-therapy-for-neuropahy/