Use of Stem Cell Mobilizer SE2® and the Circulation Enhancer Stemflo® as Part of Conventional Treatment on Ankle Injuries to Expedite Recovery in Professional Soccer Players

Abstract

Injuries are ubiquitous in both professional and amateur sports. In professional sports, injuries have significant financial impacts and one of the main goals of sports medicine is to reduce the healing time and improve recovery in order to shorten off match time. The most common injuries are muscle and ligaments sprains. Peripheral blood stem cells have been shown to have the ability of migrating into muscles and other soft tissues, and to participate in the process of tissue repair. In fact, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been shown to improve and accelerate the healing of various tissues, including muscles and ligaments. In this study, 12 professional soccer players with soft tissue ankle injuries were pair-matched and distributed into two groups, control and experimental. In addition to traditional treatment received by both groups, the experimental group consumed the natural stem cell mobilizer SE2 ® and the circulation enhancer StemFlo®. Players were evaluated every week for 4 weeks. Consumption of SE2 ® and StemFlo ® reduced the healing time by one week while reducing the consumption of pain medication. Maximum difference in recovery was seen after 21 days. Endogenous stem cell mobilization could represent an effective adjunctive approach in the treatment of sports injuries.