Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is currently receiving stem cell treatment for a hand ailment. According to a recent radio interview, Iommi tried several different ineffective remedies before turning to the heavily debated treatment.
"I've had this problem with my hand and I'm having stem cell treatment on it," Iommi explained. "I have to wear a guard on my hand to prevent me from banging it. But it's coming along good."
He added, "The cartilage went out on the joints, so the joints were rubbing on the joints. It was bone on bone and it was getting a bit painful."
Stem cells are the body's master cells and can morph into any of the 200 cell types. With the treatment, doctors hope to regenerate damaged tissue in specific parts of the body.
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