Tiantan Puhua Neurosurgical Hospital announced today the first known successful stem cell therapy treatment in China, and one of the first in the world, of an American citizen inflicted with the debilitating Parkinson’s disease.

Tiantan Puhua applied the unique procedure, specifically designed for Parkinson’s patients, to 52-year-old Penny Thomas of Hawaii who says she has since seen tremendous improvement in her condition. The announcement comes as Hospital staff completed the initial stage of careful monitoring of Penny’s progress during and after the treatment to ensure that the procedure was a success. Further details and videos can be found at http://www.stemcellschina.com.

“I was on the verge of dying,” says Penny. “Now, I feel that I have my life back after this new stem cell treatment. My body has calmed down, I can walk fluidly, I can hold a knife and a fork and cut my food by myself, I can get out of bed on my own, brush my hair, and even do Yoga. I feel like a kid again,” she said.

Penny Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson’s by doctors in the USA 4 years prior and has since suffered from almost every symptom of the disease. Her muscles were very tense, yet extremely weak. She experienced constant shaking in her hands, had severe difficulty getting out of a bed or chair by herself, and could only eat if her food was prepared for her in a way that allowed her to use a spoon or her fingers. She had given up reading and writing and had extreme difficulty performing operations most people take for granted, such as holding a telephone, getting dressed, brushing her hair or even turning her neck. Penny often experienced “freeze-ups” while walking whereby she would stop and not be able to continue her motion.

Dr. Sherwood Yang, Vice President of TiantanPuhua Hospital, said, “Our medical solution gives a new ray of hope for all patients around the world suffering from formerly untreatable neural diseases like Parkinson’s, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. We are all very happy for Penny and are excited to see the improvement in her condition.”

For more specifics see http://www.stemcellschina.com/content/view/205/15/.

About TiantanPuhuaNeurosurgicalHospital

Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) PuhuaHospital collaborates with the Stem Cells Research Center of China’s renowned PekingUniversity, the leading stem cells research group in the country. There, stem cells are nurtured and induced for clinical treatment. To date, over 20 Parkinson’s patients have been treated using hRPE stem cells, with all patients exhibiting increased dopamine in their metabolism and improved control of movement. Long-term follow-up of the patients remains unavailable and is currently being carefully researched on a select number of patients. Tiantan Puhua is the only hospital that offers this treatment to patients beyond limited clinical trials and Penny is the only known American citizen treated for Parkinson’s using this type of stem cell treatment.

For Inquiries Please Contact: service@stemcellschina.com

Dr. Sherwood - Vice President, TiantanPuhuaNeurosurgicalHospital

Dr. Han - Director of Neurosurgery Department.

Tel: 134-39904890

Email: kotan@stemcellschina.com ; sherwood96@gmail.com

http://www.stemcellschina.com/content/view/152/4/

http://www.china-stemcell.com

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