What is Osteoarthritis? Five million people in the UK are said to live with Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints, including…
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is a painful and debilitating condition that primarily affects athletes, people whose jobs require them to stand for long periods of time, and those who put heavy stress on…
Stem Cell therapy has evolved over the years to become a viable alternative treatment for people suffering from Osteoarthritis, joint pain, ligament, tendon damage and other conditions. Stem cells can multiply and turn into “specialized”…
Sports injuries can side line you from your favourite activities – and many traditional treatments can keep you out of the game for long periods during rest, recovery from surgery, or rehabilitation after procedures. Sports…
When you’re suffering from pain or injury, there are many ways to begin your relief and recovery process. The most common procedures are often surgery, pain medication, or even a combination of both. While pain…
Regenerative medicine involves using your own body’s tissue to help heal disease and injury. Medica Stem Cells Clinic offers advanced regenerative medicine and treatments that boost the body’s ability to heal naturally. Before listing some…
Stem cell therapy uses a patient’s own stem cells to help repair damaged tissues and repair injuries. This therapy is a part of the regenerative medicine field that is rapidly growing. A few of the…
Richie Doyle former Kilkenny hurler had a shorter inter county career than he would have ever expected after it was cut short by an ongoing hip problem. In 2012 Richie went for a scan on…
What is Achilles tendon? It is a tough fibrous band that connects the end of the calf muscle to the heal bone. As is the case with all tendons it is poorly vascularised which makes…
Hamstring Injury is a common injury in sprinting sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball or running, usually as a result of muscle overload, however, age of the player and poor warm up also play a…
Tendon and ligament injuries often present a challenge to treating physicians. Poor vascularisation plays a role in poor treatment response and long rehabilitation. Inflammation of the tendon can occur in any tendon and is given…
While the term arthritis usually signifies a condition of the elderly and inactive, it is not surprising that an increasing number of young athletes present with early onset arthritis. Professional athletes suffer repeated direct impact…
It is estimated that at least more than a 100 million people suffer from chronic pain worldwide, whether it be back pain or joint pain due to arthritis. To the patient it is not only…
Your blood is not all cells but is predominantly made of a fluid called plasma in which your red and white blood cells are suspended. Also floating in the plasma are cells called platelets and…
With more young boys and girls engaging in sports activities and adults regularly training in the gym or actively and passionately playing a sport, unfortunately we are bound to see more of the ugly side…
