I injected my joints with 300 million stem cells...

Written by: Bryan Johnson

Published on: October 18, 2024

I injected my joints with 300 million stem cells...

Written by: Bryan Johnson

Published on: October 18, 2024

Can my joints age backwards? I received a cutting-edge therapy aimed at achieving age 18 joints, at a clinic owned by Tiger Woods & Justin Timberlake. I had 300 million young Swedish bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells injected into my shoulders, hips, and joints.

The aim: joints to match my total bone mineral density, which is in the top 99.8% for 30-year-olds

Wait, what’s going on?

Our joints, such as knees and hips, break down with age, resulting in pain, stiffness, and movement restriction. While I do not have any major joint problems, I do experience small aches and pains. We are exploring if we can repair normal age-related damage, restore vitality, and preventatively lessen future deterioration.

The therapy

I had 300 million bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) injected into six joints over two days: knees, shoulders, and hips. This therapy was part of a Cellcolabs Clinical trial in the Bahamas, with the MSCs manufactured by Cellcolabs and the injections performed by Dr. Steven Sampson of Physical Longevity

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Measurement
Prior to the therapy, we completed a comprehensive baseline analysis of each joint using MRI and musculoskeletal ultrasound. The findings were:

Bilateral shoulder labral degenerative tears with paralabral cysts.
Tendinosis in bilateral supraspinatus rotator cuffs with subacromial bursitis.
Bilateral knee chondromalacia patella with left knee mild to moderate effusion/bursitis.
Bilateral hip gluteus medius tendinosis and bilateral hip Cam impingement syndrome.

These findings sound bad but they are normal wear and tear you'd find in an active 46-year-old.

Therapy plan
We aim to improve function, mobility, and athletic performance, eliminate aches and pains, and potentially regenerate tissue to prevent future degeneration. What we did:

Intra-articular injections in bilateral shoulders, hips, and knees.
Bilateral supraspinatus rotator cuff and bursa injections.
Right shoulder anterior labrum injection.
Bilateral hip gluteus medius tendon injections.

The cells were prepared and shipped from Sweden, cryopreserved with liquid nitrogen, checked for viability at the point of care, and injected under ultrasound guidance by Dr. Steven Sampson for proper deployment under strict protocol. My blood was sent to Sweden to analyze inflammation, hormone, immune, and DNA longevity biomarkers for post-treatment analysis.

How did it go?

I was pretty sore for three days after the injections. It was hard to walk and use my joints. By day 4, I started loosening up and by day 10 I was back to my normal routine.

Follow up measurement

The trial involves follow-up visits at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Aside from the study protocol, we will measure my joints again with MRI in six months to assess whether the therapy works. The twelve-month time point will also be informative.

My dad

The big idea here: what if every twelve months we did a series of therapies (ourselves, parents and children), that repaired the damage (and injuries) that occurred that year. Time passes, but our bodies remain the same age.

Wouldn’t that be cool.

Bryan

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