Free Five Minute Consultation on Stem Cell Therapies

Online, January 13, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Physician and stem cell therapy expert David Steenblock announced today that his clinic is offering free five (5) minute stem cell consultations throughout this month. Each five minute consultation will be handled by a caring, knowledgeable medical professional who is engaged in doing leading edge "whole person" medicine including the use of patient's own stem cell rich bone marrow and fat tissue.

For medical consumers this offer represents an unprecedented opportunity to find out if their particular medical need or concern can be addressed by stem cell therapy.

Among the things that prompted Dr. Steenblock to make this generous gift of his time and expertise, as well as that of his staff:
Prospective patients for stem cell therapies not infrequently turn to the internet to do "comparison shopping" and in the process wind up mislead by web sites that quote stem cell numbers as if paying a considerable sum for large numbers of stem cells is the most important factor in deciding where to get them. The fact is the number of stem cells can be easily exaggerated or intentionally inflated by the stem cell provider, something the medical consumer will never figure out as they typically do not have access to the sophisticated equipment or testing services required to quantify the stem cells they are receiving. One example of this sort of "inflation" actually takes place right here in the US: Umbilical cord blood storage banks frequently tell people that they collect and store 60 to 100 million stem cells from the cord blood of newborns, when in fact what they are collecting and storing are 60-100 million white (mononuclear) cells along with less than 1 million true stem cells. In this instance, the banks misrepresent things in order to convince new parents that the cost of storing their new baby's blood is worthwhile since 60 million stem cells is much more convincing than the true number (300,000) of genuine stem cells that are present.

In addition to "inflationary miscommunications" physicians in many foreign clinics -- if present at all during a patient's care - frequently have too little time to do much more than a cursory exam, if that. As most patients are on an extremely tight time schedule, all they want to do is get their cells and get back on a plane home. This situation leaves any medical problems or issues that a patient may have that could inhibit or even halt the growth of the stem cells they receive unaddressed. These problems should actually be tested for and treated by the patient's doctor at home before they fly off for their stem cell treatment. This includes tests for infections, hormone imbalances, heavy metal poisoning, and gut infections and resultant inflammation.

Given the fact that most folks wind up spending a small fortune on their stem cell treatment, it only makes good sense that they get the best results possible by having their primary care doctor identify and deal with any "impediments" to stem cell engraftment and proliferation before their treatment.

Once a patient has been checked over and given the go ahead to get stem cells, there are a number of things that can be done afterwards to increase the growth of the cells and to help them get into target tissues, engraft and then go about effecting repair and healing. Dr Steenblock and his associate, Dan Farrier, MD have put together one of the most extensive set of sophisticated devices and methods anywhere to facilitate the proliferation and engraftment of the stem cells after transplantation. Some of these tools include hyperbaric oxygen, external counterpulsation, periodic acceleration therapy, functional electrical stimulation, intermittent hypoxia (high altitude training), pulsed electromagnetic therapy, hyperthermia, intravenous (IV) nutrients, growth factors and oral stem cell mobilizers.

These are but a few of the many issues those seeking any form of stem cell therapy need to be aware of. Of course, each case is unique and truly needs input from a doctor who is both knowledgeable of and experienced in the use of adult stem cells. Specifically, a doctor who knows what type of stem cells (such as bone marrow or fat) and what types of post-treatments are best for each and every medical condition. Drs. Steenblock and Farrier are among the very few doctors who have the sort of extensive background and expertise needed to help decide if a patient will benefit from stem cells and, if so, which ones as well as what they need to do both prior to and after getting them.

Of course, stem cell therapy questions and issues are unlikely to be fully dealt with in a single five (5) minute period, though it is a solid first step towards getting back on the road to good health. For some, it may prove a literal life-saving call.
Readers who wish to set up their free five (5) minute consultation should call toll free 1-800-300-1063.