Nerve Repair and Regeneration – Breakthrough Technology in the Motor Neuromuscular or Sensory Disorders Treatment

 

Nerve Repair and Regeneration (or Nerve Rejuvenation) is a technique that has many applications in the medical field. Nerve regeneration is a procedure that involves the regeneration of damaged or diseased nerves. The procedure has been around since the 1960s and has been used to help those who are afflicted with motor neuromuscular or sensory disorders. In recent years it has been applied more to treating neurological conditions.

Nerve Repair and Regeneration is generally associated with specialized cellular types, namely those that are involved in the repair of spinal cord injury. Nerve regeneration attempts to bring a portion of a nerve cell back to life. The process does not take place in the normal, ongoing way that nerve cells regenerate; rather, it occurs in a state of hibernation when the body does not require the nerve to function. When the body does need the nerve to function, it does so in short bursts, usually just enough to supply the body with enough energy.

The purpose of this type of treatment is often to provide patients with functional recovery between actual surgeries. Many degenerative spinal cord diseases only manifest themselves in later years, leaving patients unable to move on their own and with severe limitations. During functional recovery, doctors often use techniques such as spinal cord fusion surgery to encourage the growth of new cervical discs. The most common of these procedures involve spinal cord fusion and autologous fat grafting. Spinal fusion grafting involves implanting individual layers of tissue from another part of your body onto the damaged areas of your spinal cord. This technique allows you to move freely without the use of a cane, crutches, or walking aids for several months.

Autologous fat grafting involves harvesting fat from patient’s body, or taking tissue from another part of body, then implanting it onto the area of the spinal cord that has suffered an injury.