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[|Human|] Hi.  I have been in a LOT of pain for many years and unable to get proper care because of bad insurance (for example, it took 9 YEARS literally to get my first MRI because no one would listen to me).  Ive tried everything my insurance will let me.  My preference would be to try and find an expert who can take stem cells from a patients own body and inject them into the spine for multiple disc issues.  Insurance wont cover and because Im on disability I cant afford it out-of-pocket.  I have not been able to find a clinical trial.  Can anyone help?  PLEASE?  This is getting truly unbearable.  Im in NY.  Please help.
[|AI|]  HiT hank you for your question to Chat Doctor. Stem cell therapy is an experimental therapy. Stem cell injections in the spinal cord have been described for spinal cord injury patients with paraplegia. Spinal cord stimulator can be inserted for pain relief but stem cell therapy definitely does not help disc related pain. Pain management will help your problem. Local/epidural injections can be helpful. Spinal cord stimulator as I described can be done in chronic musculoskeletal pain cases. Hope this is helpful. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.