Sports Medicine
Injuries cost the sports industry many millions of dollars annually but, more importantly, they adversely affect results and the athletes’ lives. Of course, you don't have to be a pro to suffer from the effects of an injury - not being able play your favourite sport for any length of time can be devastating for any amateur sportsman or sportswoman.
Cell-free therapy can act on sports injuries by stimulating repair mechanisms, promoting tissue re-growth and modulating scar tissue (old injuries). The therapy can work on its own, or help speed up recovery following surgery. The Wellbeing team has successfully helped a significant number of top professional athletes, significantly reducing recovery times.
Neurodegenerative Conditions
Most degenerative conditions, particularly those affecting the brain and the central nervous system, are caused by the immune system malfunctioning and attacking healthy cells, leading to a gradual deterioration in the patient’s condition over time. Many of them, such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, are thought to have no known cure.
However, Wellbeing has assisted a significant number of clients with these conditions – not only helping to slow down the advance of the disease but also, in some cases, reversing the effects to the extent that many have had the quality of their lives improved considerably due to cell-free therapy.
Optimal Health
Our bodies age and deteriorate primarily because our tissues lose cells faster than our stem cells can replace them, and we build up damaged molecules and cells which become toxic to the body and prevent normal organ function. Over time, the blood supply to our tissues also deteriorates which causes additional functional deficits throughout the body.
Cell-free infusions stimulate your body to replace damaged tissue with fresh healthy cells. Damaged molecules and cells are removed to optimise organ function, and the blood supply to all tissue throughout your body is improved. This can lead to extensive tissue and organ repair, an enhanced immune system and a general boost to your vitality.
Cell-Free Therapy v Stem Cell Treatment
Efficacy
In a standard cell transplant, the surviving cells will have modest efficacy by producing some secretions in the local environment. With Wellbeing technology, the number and content of secretions can be optimized and dramatically improved under controlled laboratory conditions and delivered back to the patient as a cell-free infusion to maximize efficacy and safety.
Ethical
Controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) has dogged the stem cell industry since its inception. Cell-free therapy uses only the secretions made by the patient’s own cells – no ESCs are used in research or clinical application.
Safety
Stem cell treatments involve transplanting whole cells which can result in them turning into the wrong type of cell, or tumours forming. In addition, some stem cell clinics use cells from other people, embryos or even animals, which can lead to immunological issues. Wellbeing does not recommend whole cells and uses only the client’s own biological material.
Legal
There is no significant alteration to the cells taken from the patient, and it is “homologous use” – material is being taken from a person’s blood and then returned into their blood: similar to PRP, it is a natural biologic rather than a drug.
Systemic
Stem cell transplantation generally consists of a localized injection which can have benefits, often of an anti-inflammatory nature. By applying cell-free therapy systemically (usually via IV), the primary area of tissue damage is still targeted, but the repair and regeneration will also take place in a number of additional and important ways.
Multiple Treatments
Standard stem cell treatments consist of a single, one-off procedure. If it works, that’s fine, but if not, there is no further action that can be taken other than simply paying for the treatment again. When practitioners use Wellbeing therapy, clients are guaranteed two initial infusions, with sufficient material available from an initial blood draw for multiple additional treatments.