Stem Cell Treatment Used on Horses Could Help Human Athletes

June 20, 2014

(The Telegraph) – A stem cell treatment first used on racehorses could help humans battle a crippling Achilles tendon disease, scientists have revealed. The existing treatment for Achilles tendinopathy which causes pain in the heel and tendon, helped a horse called Dream Alliance recover and go on to win the 2009 Welsh Grand National. The study, published in the Lancet, shows how stem cells are taken from the sufferer and transplanted directly onto the damaged Achilles tendon.