New stem cell treatments helping patients with knee pain

by KING 5 HealthLink

KING5.com

Posted on December 9, 2013 at 6:46 PM

No matter your age, when cartilage begins to wear out around your knees and become damaged, it can limit movement and cause severe pain.

Now, a new technique using stem cells from donor umbilical cords could help young patients rebuild cartilage and reduce pain.

For Jim Hackett, chasing after his young son Jimmy has not been easy.

I figured, you know, two years down the road, I want to be able to run around with him, play ball with him, Hackett said. At the rate I was going, that wasnt going to happen.

Years as a police officer had taken a toll on Hacketts knees.

"It just gets to the point where your knee just says enough and you end up with cartilage problems," Hackett said.

Doctor Brian Cole of the Rush Cartilage Restoration Center is using stem cells to repair cartilage.

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New stem cell treatments helping patients with knee pain