Can Baiao Shark Lead the Way in Articular Cartilage Regeneration and Replacement Therapy?
In just under a year since its entry into China, Baiao Shark, cartilage regeneration, sawtooth shark cartilage powder, and replacement therapy have captured the attention of many arthritis patients. What is joint replacement therapy? What is the secret behind it? Can Baiao Shark lead the way in articular cartilage regeneration and replacement therapy?
Replacement Therapy: Traditional medicine treats diseases primarily through either chemotherapeutic drugs or surgical treatment. However, with continuous updates in medical technology, especially in developed countries, people are gradually rejecting chemical drugs and surgical treatments, instead opting for more natural healing therapies. Alternative Medicine, "replacement medicine," has emerged to meet this demand. As its advantages based on human physiology and natural therapies become increasingly evident, developed countries have begun adopting it widely.
As early as 1992, the U.S. Congress passed legislation establishing the OAM (Office of Alternative Medicine) within the NIH (National Institutes of Health), one of the world's most advanced medical research institutions, with an annual investment of $40 million. After the establishment of OAM, scientific research in this field rapidly developed, leading to the creation of research centers at internationally renowned universities such as Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford. Subsequently, many countries established similar institutions, making alternative medicine an undeniable new medical trend worldwide.
In China, alternative medicine has yet to be widely promoted. However, encouragingly, some sprouts of alternative medicine have gradually gained popularity and recognition. It is believed that in the near future, China will also see significant progress in alternative medicine, transforming the current dual structure of Chinese and Western medicine into a tripartite structure comprising Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and alternative medicine. With the entry of Baiao Shark, representing Japanese alternative medicine, into the Chinese market, the development of alternative medicine in China is bound to accelerate.
Replacement Therapy for Arthritis Treatment: The term arthritis is familiar to most people. Arthritis refers to a group of diseases characterized by inflammation of connective tissues and degeneration of articular cartilage. Common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and rheumatic arthritis. Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis, presents symptoms such as joint pain, stiffness, and swelling. Rheumatic arthritis involves inflammation of the synovial membrane, damaging the cartilage, bones, and surrounding structures, potentially affecting blood vessels, skin, nerves, and muscles, causing joint pain. Rheumatoid arthritis results from immune system disorders, leading to the disintegration and deformation of articular cartilage.
Currently, medical treatments for arthritis mainly involve two methods: symptomatic treatments such as pain relief or traction; and joint replacement surgery. Joint replacement surgery involves replacing damaged joints with artificial ones, commonly used for hips and knees. However, aside from being expensive, joint replacement surgeries can result in complications such as loosening, wear, misalignment, deep infections, foreign body reactions, soft tissue calcification, and restricted movement. How to effectively treat joints has become an issue we cannot ignore.
In recent years, international renowned medical institutions like Nippon Medical School and Showa University have conducted research on the sawtooth shark, confirming its miraculous effects on cartilage regeneration. According to statistics from the Japan Shark Cartilage Promotion Association, consuming 7.5g/day of sawtooth shark cartilage powder can promote cartilage regeneration. Subsequently, Baiao Shark introduced pure natural sawtooth shark cartilage powder suitable for clinical use into practical application. Over 16 years, it has been clinically promoted in over 30 hospitals, achieving a remarkable 95% share of the same market in Japan. Currently, using sawtooth shark cartilage powder to treat arthritis has become a new choice for many joint disease patients in Japan, in addition to traditional conservative treatments and joint replacement surgeries.
Obstacles to the Popularization of Replacement Therapy in China: Now, Baiao Shark has successfully entered China and gained widespread acclaim, but the fundamental popularization of this entirely new joint disease treatment method still faces some obstacles.
1. Conservative treatments and joint replacement surgeries remain the most common methods for treating arthritis in China. Moreover, Chinese medicine tends to focus on short-term pain relief, largely ignoring the needs of patients' overall health and root cause treatment.
2. Most doctors, adhering to traditional theories, believe that cartilage regeneration is difficult to achieve. It may take time for Baiao Shark's replacement therapy to gain wide recognition in most Chinese hospitals.
3. The Chinese medical market itself is not sufficiently open. For a new medical technology to be widely noticed and accepted by the Chinese medical market requires too many "lobbying" transactions. Baiao Shark's Japanese origin may actually hinder its promotion in China.
Regardless, the joint replacement therapy brought by Baiao Shark will undoubtedly spark renewed recognition and heated discussions about arthritis. We look forward to seeing similar replacement therapies like Baiao Shark widely promoted in China, benefiting the general public.
Source: http://www.china.com.cn/economic/txt/2008-08/12/content_16195071.htm