Lyme Disease (LD) is a bacterial disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium. The transmission of the bacteria is usually through tick bites which relate to the Ixodes ricinus genus. Lyme Disease can occur differently, but the initial symptom of this disease is redness of the bitten area of the body. The most common targeted areas for Lyme Disease infection can be the central nervous system, skin, heart, and eyes. In the United States, this disease is the most common disease in the vector-borne category. 

Population living in hilly or wooded areas is more likely to get this infection. However, households raising domestic animals are also at higher risk for its development.

The most common and evident cause is bacteria known as Borrelia Burgdorferi, which transmits through humans via tick bites. This transmission may become successful when immature or adult ticks infected with the bacteria bite humans. Humans can barely detect these bites because immature ticks are less than 2 mm in size. However, adult ticks are easily detectable on the body, so, it is better to fly them off if seen on the body.

The most active period for the transmission of this disease and reproduction of ticks is in the winter season.

LD symptoms may appear within 3 to 30 days of the infection or bite. 

The most common symptoms are:

• Headaches, fever, tremors, joint/muscle pain, and lymph node swelling

• Bull’s eye appearance of erythema migraines (red rash) at the site of infection or bite

In unattended cases or severity of infection, you can experience:

• Swelling and pain in the larger joints of the body

• Dizziness and palpitations

• Severe neck stiffness and headaches due to inflammation of the cerebral area

• Facial paralysis

• Lesions in body joints and other areas

• Sever and intermittent pain in joints, which can also be recurrent

• Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients may experience recurrent symptoms even after the antibiotic treatment. The actual cause of this syndrome is still unknown.

Treatment of Lyme Disease starts with a few confirmatory or diagnostic blood tests.  After the diagnosis of the disease, antibiotic therapy is the most convenient and effective way of treatment for Lyme Disease. The prognosis of the treatment can be a few weeks with antibiotic therapy. However, there are still risks of recurrent symptoms even after antibiotic therapy and medications. In severe infection or Lyme Disease, the patient may undergo damage to the body cells, which isn’t treatable with drugs, medications, or antibiotic therapies. Bacteria can sometimes be resistant to medications, which may require other treatment alternatives. 

Recent and innovative SCT may help as a potentially excellent alternative for the other treatment options for LD and PTLDS symptoms (Post-Treatment Lyme Disease). 

Mesenchymal Stem Cells have exceptional potency for immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. These properties of Stem Cells can positively alter immunity and reduce inflammation to lessen the severity of the symptoms due to Lyme Disease. With the help of the systematic application of stem cells through the IV route, MSCs can travel through the body. After administration, these cells can seek out the symptoms of damaged tissue and inflammation due to related symptoms. 

With the help of Stem Cell Therapy for LD, patients can expect:

• Reduction in painful symptoms

• Regulation in immunity 

• Assistance in eradicating or eliminate bacterial species such as Borrelia bacteria

With the help of Stem Cell Therapy, 350 diseases due to Lyme Disease can be slowed down and treated. The success rate of SCT for Lyme Disease is directly proportional to the disease duration (acute or chronic), condition of the patient, and patient’s age. In the case of severe cases, treatment will be required more than once. 

Neurological Diseases have a high rate of fatality and incapacitation, which prevents the proper functioning of different parts of the brain. Stroke, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease are the most common neurological disorders, which can cause severe damage to brain tissues and cells. The traditional treatment of these diseases consists of endovascular thrombectomy (ET), IV-tPA (intravenous tissue plasminogen activator), and other medications. 

One of the modern treatment techniques for Neurological Disorders is the use of Exosomes along with Stem Cell Therapy. According to the research data, exosomes can improve angiogenesis, ischemic boundary zone neurogenesis, neurite remodeling, and synaptic plasticity. Many researchers claim that the conjunction of Stem Cell Therapy and Exosomes can upgrade the functional, tissue levels, and even cellular recovery in individuals with neurological diseases and damages. 

Intravenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells, along with Exosomes administration, can help with improved white matter integrity by inducing different responses post-stroke as:

• Oligodendrogenesis

• Remyelination

• Axonal sprouting

Moreover, Exosomes also enhance the expression of microRNAs such as miR-133b, miR-210, miR-184, and miR-17-92 clusters. These microRNAs have neuroprotective properties, which aid in the good prognosis of the disease.

Count on your Renue Advisor and staff to help you have a pleasant experience. Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel and take you to The Renue Medical Centre in the Joya Hospital. Our staff will welcome and assist you at the Centre.

• Our staff will check you in at the Centre and take you on a tour of the facilities, including The Renue Laboratory, where your stem cells and exosomes are produced. You will also visit the Hyperbaric Chamber facility, an essential part of The Renue Difference.

• After your check-in, our medical associates will proceed with any necessary blood work or tests organized by your Patient Advisor. 

• After that, you will meet with your doctor to review your file. Then, your doctor will make any adjustments to your treatment schedule submitted by your Renue Patient Advisor. 

• Once your doctor has reviewed your file, additional testing might be required—for example, X-Rays, MRIs, and others. 

• After that, you will have your first Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) session.

• Following your first treatment session, our Renue chauffeur will return you to your hotel.

Evening

Do you have any plans for the evening? Or maybe you would need a chauffeur? 

Remember that relaxation can improve your health, too. Ask our Renue chauffeur for suggestions. They know the places to go in Puerto Vallarta.

• Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up according to the schedule and take you to The Renue Centre. 

• Your scheduled treatment will start as soon as you arrive. 

• Then, after your treatment and second Hyperbaric Chamber session, the Renue chauffeur will return you to the hotel.

Evening

Your Renue Journey allows you to explore all that Puerto Vallarta has to offer. 

Ask our Renue Concierge for suggestions, and remember to enjoy yourself.