Hazem Barmada
Mississippi Stem cell Treatment Center, USA
Title: Does the addition of EPAT to SVF improve the outcomes in severe degenerative joint conditions?
Biography
Biography: Hazem Barmada
Abstract
Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) was first isolated from adipose tissue around 1970, but it was not until early this century that its potential in providing regenerative cells for treatment of various medical conditions was realized. SVF has proved very effective in helping manage many hitherto difficult or untreatable conditions, including severe degenerative joint disease (DJD), medically. Nonetheless, it has not been effective in every case, especially in the more severe cases of DJD. Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT), Alias Dictus Shock or Pressure Wave Therapy (ESWT), is a non-invasive technology platform of Storz Medical that employs acoustic pressure waves to affect a mechanico-transduction response at the cellular level, which leads to cell activation, improved metabolism, angiogenesis, neovascularization and improved healing. This has been used as a stand-alone modality for treating various musculoskeletal conditions in Germany over the past twenty years. In four patients with severe DJD who have either refused surgery or had undergone multiple unsuccessful surgeries, we found the addition of EPAT to the deployment of SVF intravenously and locally, highly effective in decreasing pain, reducing stiffness and increasing functionality.
