aslok Hospital's Department of Regenerative and Restorative Medicine brings cutting-edge therapies to India, defining the future of medicine.

While the human body has a built-in potential to cure itself, doctors have only recently been able to properly comprehend and utilise this power. As a result, restorative and regenerative drugs have been created that can aid in treating the long-lasting impacts of chronic diseases including osteoarthritis, diabetes, and stroke. Organs and tissues can be revived and repaired with these cutting-edge procedures, enabling them to perform as intended. Cell therapies, immunomodulation therapy, and tissue engineering are a few examples of these therapies.

India has already embraced the fast-expanding field of study known as regenerative medicine. One of the few organisations in the nation investigating this fascinating field is Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital, which has recently opened its Department of Regenerative and Restorative Medicine. The department's focus, according to Dr Paresh Doshi, is on employing contemporary technologies to restore bodily functioning. This can involve the use of bio-prosthetic limbs, visual aids, and even brain interfaces to enable patients with cognitive decline, such as those with Alzheimer's disease or post-stroke disorders, to regain functioning. The department also provides therapeutic treatment choices and participates in ongoing research projects for the treatment of chronic illnesses such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, chronic pain, post-stroke paralysis, cognitive impairment, and Parkinson's.

The application of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to activate brain nerve cells is one example of a regenerative medicine therapy. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), depression, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease symptoms have all been reported to be successfully managed by this non-invasive therapy. According to studies, deep TMS therapy can be most effective when used during a continuing depressive episode when the patient is only partially receptive to conventional medical care.

Moreover, ortho biologics can cure bone problems using biological tissues from the human body, such as bone marrow, fat, or blood. Two patients with severe chronic pain received these novel therapies from the Jaslok Hospital's Department of Regenerative and Restorative Medicine, but it will take several sessions to assess their efficacy.

For the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head, which happens when bone tissue dies owing to a lack of blood flow, the hospital now provides platelet-rich plasma and ortho biologics. Regenerative medicine has enormous potential for healing a variety of chronic illnesses and restoring functionality to patients with continuous research and technological breakthroughs.

Dr Doshi notes that Brainsway's state-of-the-art TMS devices are also used by the Department of Regenerative and Restorative Medicine at Jaslok Hospital to provide patients with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy. This is a non-invasive, drug-free method that generates a magnetic pulse on the scalp by stimulating the parts of the brain that control pain, mental illnesses, and neurological conditions. Just a handful of complete setups in the nation now offer this treatment.

By merging numerous medical sub-specialities, medical engineering, and technical specialities to enhance patient quality of life, Dr Doshi thinks that regenerative medicine and associated therapies will define the future of medicine. In the following ten years, he predicts that science fields not generally considered as interacting with medicine would become more important to medicine, fostering collaboration and further growth across many medical sub-specialities.