Archive for March, 2015

Giving Shoulders New Life With Stem Cells

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

Injuries to the rotator cuff can destroy a person’s ability to lift or move their arm. Even after traditional surgery, often the muscles and tendons of the shoulder never heal.

UConn Health Surgeon, Gus Mazzocca and his team are testing the physical limits of surgical repairs and rehabilitation, and uncovering the ability of patients’ own adult stem cells to regenerate tendon and muscle connections to bone.

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Young Boy Receives Miraculous Stem Cells For Arthritis

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

By Melissa Wilson, Anchor & Health Reporter, Houston (Fox 26)

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – When you think about arthritis, you may imagine a middle-aged adult suffering from joint pain, but a toddler was suffering so severely, he couldn’t even eat and began fighting for his life. However, a new state-of-the-art stem cell procedure has him back on his feet and feeling well for the first time, in a long time.

Tucker Hyatt, from Pearland, was the first child in the U.S. to undergo stem cell therapy for arthritis. Tucker was born as healthy as can be, but when he turned two, his health suddenly declined.  That’s when his parents were told, ‘Your son has systemic juvenile arthritis.”

Click video link below to see Tucker’s journey back to wellness

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