Knees
Your Knee Is More Than a Joint. The Research Is, Too.
When knee pain begins interfering with the things you love—walking, hiking, skiing, exercising, playing with grandchildren—you naturally want to know:
Is pain management really my only option?
Today, researchers are investigating regenerative approaches for far more than arthritis alone.
Studies are exploring the potential to support cartilage, meniscus, ligaments, tendons, muscle, and the surrounding joint environment.
The research on knee osteoarthritis is especially substantial. A 2024 meta-analysis evaluated 25 randomized controlled trials involving 1,048 participants and found improvements in pain with advanced MSC therapy compared with viscosupplementation.
Research involving umbilical-cord-derived MSCs is particularly interesting. A 2024 meta-analysis of randomized studies found improved pain and function in patients receiving UC-MSCs for knee osteoarthritis, while other clinical research has reported improvements extending to 24 months.
And researchers are investigating other knee tissues as well. Human studies of meniscal repair have shown encouraging early improvements, while laboratory and animal research is exploring how regenerative cells and their signaling may influence ligament, tendon, and muscle healing. The human evidence for some of these applications is still emerging—which is precisely why the research is worth understanding.
Before You Decide What Your Knee Can—or Can't—Do Next
You don't have to believe that regenerative medicine is the answer.
But you deserve to know what researchers are finding before deciding what your next step should be.
We've selected research covering knee osteoarthritis, cartilage, meniscus, and other musculoskeletal applications and will email you the original studies along with brief summaries to help you begin your own investigation.
Read the research for yourself. See what is promising, what remains uncertain, and what questions you may want to ask.
No obligation. Just an opportunity to become informed about an option you may not have known to investigate.
→ Request the Complimentary Knee Research Collection