Patient education
In-depth answers to the questions patients ask most.
"Is this FDA-approved?" "Are these donor cells?" "What's the difference between 'stem' and 'stromal'?" These explainers give the same answers we give our patients at consultation, in plain language.
Is stem cell therapy FDA-approved?
No, with one important exception. The FDA has approved certain hematopoietic stem cell transplants for specific blood and immune disorders, but no stem cell or cellular therapy is approved for the conditions most patients are searching about.
Article 02 · Terminology + regulatoryStem cell therapy vs. cellular therapy.
Two names that often describe the same procedure, and sometimes describe very different ones. Which term we use, why we use it, and the questions that tell you more than the label does.
Article 03 · Regulatory + clinicalAutologous vs. donor-derived stem cells.
Your own cells, harvested and used in the same procedure, or cells from a different person, often manufactured at scale. The FDA treats these very differently. So do we.
Article 04 · Terminology + science"Stromal" vs. "stem" cells.
A subtle word change with a real meaning. Why the International Society for Cellular Therapy recommends "mesenchymal stromal cells," and what the change means when you're comparing clinics.
Article 05 · Deep clinicalMesenchymal Stromal Cells, the science.
A detailed, clinician-level article covering ISCT definitions, cell size and the first-pass effect, allogeneic immunogenicity, extracellular vesicles, senescence, and the blood–brain barrier. Heavier read than the other articles.
Article 06 · Science + methodologyClinical MSC enumeration by flow cytometry.
How we harvest bone marrow, concentrate it into BMAC, and quantify nucleated cells, viability, and MSC-enriched populations on the Sysmex XF-1600. It's the lab work behind the procedure.
What is BMAC? Bone marrow aspirate concentrate, explained.
A patient-friendly walkthrough of the most common cellular-therapy procedure performed at our clinic: what BMAC is, what the harvesting and processing look like, and where the evidence is strongest.
From the science to the clinic
The procedures these articles describe.
Bone marrow cellular therapy.
Image-guided BMAC using your own bone marrow, for joint and tendon injuries without surgery. How we harvest and concentrate it, and what the procedure day looks like.
Service · PRPPlatelet-rich plasma (PRP).
Ultrasound-guided PRP using your own concentrated platelets, for knee, shoulder, hip, and tendon pain without surgery.
Service · mFATMicrofragmented adipose (mFAT).
Your own fat tissue, mechanically processed and reinjected in the same visit to add cushioning and structural support.
ConditionsConditions we see.
Knee pain and arthritis, hip, back and SI joint pain, shoulder and rotator cuff, tendon and ligament injuries.