Dr. Derek began working with Stem Cell Therapy in his clinic in 2010.   He was very intrigued with this new technology of Genetic Healing for Pain and Healing.

Stem Cells are simply young cells with no receptors on them. In particular mesenchymal stem cell.  No receptors on them means they have not differentiated into a particular tissue of the body and therefore can become anything. 

We have stem cells from the day we are born.  As children we have 1 stem cell for every 10,000 cells we have.  As we age that changes.  In our 20’s it is more like 1/100,000 and in our 60’s it’s 1/1,000,000.  Meaning as we age, we deplete our stem cells. 

Harvesting stem cells

1. Amniotic blood assures a very young stem cell
2. From our own bone marrow or fat cells

When we harvest our own stem cells, we create damage and inflammation in our body so naturally the stem cell is going to go there first for healing.  That means there are less cells for the actual area we really want to heal.

Stem cells will work best in a non-inflamed body.  So, someone who is eating right and living a very non inflammatory lifestyle will benefit more.  

Delivery to the body

1. Injected straight into the damaged tissue area
2. Introduced through IV which means cells find their way through the whole body. Not as productive because stem cells will look for inflammation and damage through the whole body and not the intended area as much.

Stem cells have a moderate success rate because of the age of the people using the therapy and the status of the person’s inflammation levels.

New Technology called Exosomes

Exosomes are also stem cells but are communication cells.  No receptors as well.  These stem cells are communication messengers located outside the cell. 

Science is finding that one of the primary way’s cells speak to each other is through extracellular messengers like exosomes.

So unlike injecting stem cells into a damaged area, introducing exosomes allows them to talk to the cells that are damaged and activate the body’s own healing mechanisms.

Unlike stem cells, exosomes provide an ongoing healing as these exosomes keep communicating to the healing tissues and asking them what they need.  Then telling the body to provide it.

Lifestyle is still very important.

Dr. Derek’s own experience was that he was a 20/10 on the pain scale and was given exosomes via IV.  Within 3O seconds he said, he could feel the body begin to talk.  He said he was lethargic and down for the count for the following 2 days.  The exosomes were so busy communicating and calling up healing his body literally was out of energy and he just rested.  On day 3 he was pain free and felt like he could take on life normally. 

Exosomes had asked the cells that were damaged in his spine (and other areas from life) what they needed and called up the healing chemicals. 

Cartilage rebuilding

Tissue rebuilding

Inflammation was crushed.

Every day is better as the exosomes can continue to work as they create massive reproduction.

Lifestyle matters.  He kept emphasizing that to us.

Most physicians haven’t even heard of this technology so the challenge if finding a provider to offer it.

If you live in the Northeast or are willing to travel you can reach out to his office for this treatment.  The link to his office is below

https://www.drdferguson.com/

Spend some time learning about both these great technologies but really focus on exosomes which is the wave of the future.