Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) November 17, 2014

Veteran television and movie actor Darius McCrary has received a revolutionary stem cell procedure for his painful knee and ankle. The regenerative medicine procedure with stem cells was performed by Dr. Raj, a top orthopedic doctor in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.

Darius McCrary is well known for his decade long stint on Family Matters as character Eddie Winslow. He won a Best Young Actor Award for this role along with movie roles in both Mississippi Burning and Big Shots. Currently, Darius appears along with Charlie Sheen in the show Anger Management.

While staying in tip top shape for his career, Darius has developed persistent pain in his right knee and ankle. Rather than seek a regular cortisone injection for pain relief or opt for surgery, he desired the ability to repair the joint damage and achieve pain relief. "I couldn't imagine being immobilized because of injury, so I opted for a stem cell procedure."

The procedures were performed by Dr. Raj, who is a prominent Beverly Hills orthopedic doctor with extensive experience in regenerative medicine. The procedure consisted of a combination of platelet rich plasma therapy along with amniotic derived stem cell therapy. Anecdotal studies are showing that the stem cell procedures for extremity joints allow patients to achieve pain relief and often avoid the need for potentially risky surgery.

Dr. Raj has performed over 100 stem cell procedures for patients who have degenerative arthritis or sports injuries. "Patients do extremely well with the procedures. Minimal risk and there's a huge potential upside!"

With an active acting career, Darius McCrary cannot afford to be distracted with chronic pain. "I'm looking forward to getting back in the gym and going hard without this pain," he stated excitedly. The procedure was filmed and can be seen on Dr. Raj's Facebook page.

To discuss stem cell procedures at Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute and how they can benefit, call (310) 247-0466.

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Veteran Actor Darius McCrary from Family Matters Receives Stem Cell Procedures with Dr. Raj in Beverly Hills

Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2014 @ 5am

Local orthopaedic doctors are using a new stem cell technology, which has been successfully used to speed the recovery of superstar athletes like Rafael Nadal and Peyton Manning, on weekend athletes which suffer from a wide range of relatively common ailments, Newsradio 1200 WOAI reports.

Dr. Christian Balldin at the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group says the stem cells help the body recovery more quickly from a range of aches and pains.

"We are starting to apply it in a multitude of areas, including sports injuries, whether it be into actual joints, or to allow for a quicker recovery of ligament sprains and also for low back pain," he said.

Current FDA policy, due to ethical concerns about stem cell use, only allow stem cells harvested from the patient to be injected directly into the site of the injury.

"Take that with a big syringe and we actually thin it down to get the proper concentration of the stem cells, in addition to all of the growth factors that are in the bone marrow, and then we inject them into the area of interest."

Some athletes have traveled to other countries where different types of stem cells in different mixtures can be used. Dr. Balldin says they usually take stem cells from the bone marrow of the patient.

He says stem cells prompt growth, and because they can rejuvenate muscles and ligaments, they help speed the recovery. Dr. Balldin says they only work following a successful surgical procedure, the stem cells themselves cannot cure tears and breaks.

But he says there are indications that this therapy can be successful on many sorts of routine injuries which are suffered by weekend warriors who are not Rafael Nadal or Peyton Manning.

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