12/03/2025
THE SCIENCE OF STEM CELLS & WHY YOUR PAIN HASN’T HEALED YET
If you’ve had an injury that never fully healed — knee pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, back pain — this is for you.
Most people think healing is automatic.
You fall, scrape your knee, twist an ankle… and eventually the pain goes away on its own.
But scientifically, healing is not automatic.
Healing is orchestrated — and the conductor of that entire process is a very specific type of stem cell called the MSC (Mesenchymal Stem Cell).
Let me explain why this matters for anyone struggling with chronic pain:
🔬 1. ALL healing is driven by stem cells
As orthopedic stem-cell specialist Dr. Harry Adelson puts it:
“Any time healing happens after an injury, it is a stem-cell-mediated event.”
MSCs detect damage, travel to the injury, and release signaling molecules that tell the surrounding tissue how to repair.
No stem cells → no repair.
🔬 2. Chronic pain usually means the repair system stopped working
If you've had the same pain for months or years, science shows it’s usually because:
1️⃣ There aren’t enough stem cells left in the damaged area, or
2️⃣ The existing cells can’t signal effectively anymore.
That’s why the body stops repairing — not because it can’t, but because the repair crew is gone or asleep.
🔬 3. Your body still has millions of powerful stem cells — just not in the injured area
Healthy MSCs are abundant in:
bone marrow
adipose (fat) tissue
umbilical tissue (from screened donors)
These cells remain high-functioning, even when injured joints or tissues are not.
Regenerative therapy simply moves high-quality stem cells to the area that needs them.
🔬 4. MSCs are “injury-specific drugstores”
Stem cell researcher Dr. Arnold Caplan describes MSCs as:
“An injury-specific drugstore.”
Why?
Because MSCs release different drug-like molecules depending on what the local tissue needs:
In an arthritic knee ➜ molecules to stimulate cartilage progenitor cells
In a torn ligament ➜ molecules to guide fiber repair
In inflamed tissue ➜ molecules that control immune overactivity
MSCs read the environment and respond with precision.
🔬 5. MSCs reactivate your body’s sleeping repair cells
As we age, the tissue-specific stem cells inside joints, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage can:
shut down
weaken
stop responding
or disappear entirely
MSCs wake them back up.
They signal your own cells to start producing new cartilage, new ligament fibers, new bone microarchitecture, and healthier tissue.
This is real biological repair — not masking pain.
🔬 6. MSCs improve blood flow & oxygenation (which accelerates healing)
MSCs stimulate angiogenesis, meaning they help form new capillaries and improve blood flow.
Better blood flow → more healing
More healing → less pain
Less pain → more movement
More movement → healthier tissue
It’s a virtuous cycle.
🔬 THE BOTTOM LINE
Your body is not broken.
It simply lost the biological signals it needs to repair itself.
Regenerative therapy doesn’t force your body to heal —
It reminds it HOW to heal.
This is why so many people with long-term pain are experiencing dramatic improvements after years of feeling stuck.
⭐ If you're in pain, you should talk to us.
We don’t offer hype.
We offer science, imaging, a full evaluation, and a clear plan.
If you're wondering whether your joint, tendon, or chronic injury could benefit from regenerative therapy…
👉 Comment “STEM”
👉 Or message us privately
We’ll walk you through the science, the process, and whether it makes sense for you.
Your body wants to heal.
Sometimes it just needs the signal.
— ERTH Wellness
