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The worrisome aspect of Kemba Walker's knee injury

As a former Research Engineer for National Research Corporation, I still do my own research into any subject for which I have an interest. And I have a keen interest in the health, welfare and future of Kemba Walker.  Count me as worried. He is currently nursing a left knee issue that has plagued him for some time. There is no timetable for his return to the court after receiving stem cell injections, a procedure that, frankly, still remains in the experimental stage. The aim in using  Stem Cell Therapy  is to support the self-healing process of the knee joint, slow down (or even reverse) joint degeneration and suppress inflammation that can worsen arthritic pain, leading to symptom relief.   One of the alarming aspects of stem cell therapy is that it is often employed in lieu of surgical knee replacement, albeit  usually in older patients. And there can be significant, even serious, side effects with stem cell injections. There are still may unknowns relat...