Lava Man back in training?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Riot,what Chuck really means is he recognizes that you have done a fair amount of exploratory research on the subject of stem cell research. While its hard to designate your posts as hardcore scientific facts certainly the new procedures ultimately maybe more promising then others in the past that have come and gone. While Riot clearly has a rudimentry understanding on the topic, I do as well and I think that given the horses age(which really is very stereotypical to his health value) stem cell theraphy is most likely too much too late to have the desired effect.

No, I doubt that's what Chuck "means", in reference to me

Yes, as a practicing veterinarian who has taken the required professional educational course in order to become credentialed to administer stem-cell treatment, and as someone who is familiar with what others are doing with it and the results they are getting within my profession, I suppose I do have a "rudimentary" understanding of the topic. Although in the past year I've only personally performed it on one dog and helped another vet with one horse. A small "n".

The problem in older animals is (basically) that they no longer have the cellular base or physiologic capability for some types of tissue repairs. Stem cells provide that.