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Stem Cell Research Supported by Mother of Cerebral Palsy Sufferer
-May 20, 2005
The controversial debate over whether or not President Bush will ease legislation on stem cell research is a topic that one mother follows closely. Her daughter has cerebral palsy - a condition that affects thousands of babies every year.
Since being born with cerebral palsy, both mother and daughter visited a string of reputable therapists and tried traditional medicine - all with little results. Dr. David Steinblock of the Brain Therapeutics Medical Clinic is pioneering controversial therapy using blood stem cells from newborn umbilical cords as a treatment option.
According to Steinblock, stem cells are a cerebral palsy treatment option that will help, and the cerebral palsy patient's mother, after reading about the treatment helping some people with Multiple Sclerosis on the Internet, traveled to Mexico in order to get the injections for her daughter.
According to some experts, the stem cells can eventually make way to the damaged area of a cerebral palsy patient's brain, and Steinblock says 90 percent of children with cerebral palsy show significant improvement.
Despite some experts supporting the use of stem cells for cerebral palsy patients, no one is really sure why the treatment is able to help some patients without affecting others. Critics of stem cell treatments for cerebral palsy say there is no scientific evidence supporting the treatment is effective, so there is an absence of stringent safety guards in place requiring doctors to get FDA approval.
For some families, the stem cell procedure has shown positive outcomes with their cerebral palsy family member, and that is enough evidence for them.
According to Steinblock, stem cells are a cerebral palsy treatment option that will help, and the cerebral palsy patient's mother, after reading about the treatment helping some people with Multiple Sclerosis on the Internet, traveled to Mexico in order to get the injections for her daughter.
According to some experts, the stem cells can eventually make way to the damaged area of a cerebral palsy patient's brain, and Steinblock says 90 percent of children with cerebral palsy show significant improvement.
Despite some experts supporting the use of stem cells for cerebral palsy patients, no one is really sure why the treatment is able to help some patients without affecting others. Critics of stem cell treatments for cerebral palsy say there is no scientific evidence supporting the treatment is effective, so there is an absence of stringent safety guards in place requiring doctors to get FDA approval.
For some families, the stem cell procedure has shown positive outcomes with their cerebral palsy family member, and that is enough evidence for them.
Contact a cerebral palsy attorney to find out more about the legal rights of cerebral palsy patients.