Regenerative Medicine Institute, Mexico Reaches Three Year Milestone

Tijuana, Mexico (PRWEB) May 27, 2013

Regenerative Medicine Institute, Mexico (RMI) recently hit the three year milestone in its clinical research trial of adult stem cells. The trial seeks to discover the impact of stem cells on degenerative conditions such as heart disease, COPD, vascular issues, orthopedic conditions, and other chronic health problems.

Regenerative Medicine is an institute of board certified, multi-specialty physicians working together to place a patients own stem cells (autologous) as close as possible to diseased organ or tissue. Utilizing specialized catheters makes this cutting-edge procedure less invasive than traditional treatments and doctors are able to get the stem cells to the most remote areas of the body. Patients are awake for the entire procedure, which usually lasts less than an hour.

At the age of 65, Dean Stokes feels as though RMI has given him a new lease on life. I used to get up in the morning, get ready, and go to work. Now I get up in the morning, get ready, and go to the gym, Stokes said.

Things were very different three years ago as Stokes recovered from a heart attack. Treated on June 10, 2010, Stokes was one of the first patients enrolled in the stem cell trial at RMI. Once I got there, I felt extremely comfortable. The facility was first class. I could look out the window and see kids playing at school, and see parents waiting to pick their kids up.

Stokes says that he felt better immediately after his stem cell procedure, both physically and mentally. Stokes took two walking tests the day prior to his stem cell treatment. He was able to walk 495 meters in the first session and 456 meters during the second. Three months later he was tested again. By then, he was able to walk 615 meters during one session, and 690 meters in another.

The very first patient to enroll in RMIs trial was Lynn Munson. In a few short years, Munson says that her life became a shadow of what it had once been. COPD had robbed Munson of her health and ability to do the things she longed to do. "Going to Tijuana was a last-ditch effort, Munson said. I told my husband that I wanted to die at home, not in some airport. He encouraged me and promised to get me where I need to be quickly."

Today, Munson says that she doesnt give much thought to being the first patient enrolled at RMI. "I'm just so thankful for the way I feel and the way I can breathe," she said.

Morton Farina is another trial participant. Although he underwent successful bypass surgery years ago, Farina suffered another heart attack 12 years later. He went to work discovering what his alternatives were. A physician friend suggested he look into RMI.

We went down on a Sunday night. They did the liposuction the same night and injected stem cells directly into 27 different areas of my heart, using a catheter through the groin, Farina said.

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Regenerative Medicine Institute, Mexico Reaches Three Year Milestone