A 24-year-old ALS girl who couldn’t stand on her own finally joyfully climbs the Great Wall!
Ms. Yoo Sohyun, a beautiful 24-year-old girl from South Korea, was unfortunately diagnosed with ALS 4 years ago. In just these 4 years, she has experienced progressive muscle weakness and fasciculations throughout her body, and for nearly 2 years, her condition worsened, leading to muscle atrophy. Her increasingly weak and dependent state plunged her and her family into deep despair.
At just 24 years old, Ms. Yoo Sohyun’s life should not be defined by pain, and her loving parents and friends should not continue to suffer. With the efforts of Ms. Yoo Sohyun's family and friends, they learned about Dr. Wu from Beijing, China, a senior expert in neuroregenerative medicine with over 40 years of experience. Dr. Wu has made significant contributions to ALS treatment using neural stem cell therapy, employing a unique, safe, and effective stem cell technology developed over 20 years, along with rich clinical experience that has helped many patients with similar conditions improve their symptoms, halt disease progression, and enhance their quality of life. Ms. Yoo Sohyun and her family finally looked forward to the moment they could visit the Wu Medical Center to experience the miracle of stem cell treatment firsthand!
As a highly knowledgeable and experienced stem cell therapy expert, Dr. Wu deeply understands Ms. Yoo Sohyun and her family's feelings. He is committed to using his lifetime of medical research and successful clinical experience to help them fulfill their wishes. He patiently and meticulously tailored a treatment plan for her, paying attention to every detail.
After just 2 weeks of inpatient treatment, Ms. Yoo Sohyun showed significant improvement in her motor function. Her overall muscle strength increased, with over 30% improvement in her shoulder shrug strength. She could lift her head faster and with more stability than before treatment, and her head turning became more flexible. She went from struggling to maintain an upright head position to being able to sustain it for over 20 seconds. The frequency of her neck drooping significantly decreased, and her previously frequent facial grimaces have almost disappeared. Her upper arm strength improved to grade 4+, an increase of over 30% from before treatment, enabling her biceps and triceps to resist considerable resistance. Her grip strength and inter-digital muscle strength also improved, allowing her to grasp another person's fingers and withstand some resistance. Her lower limb strength increased by about 30%, reaching grade 4, with both legs able to resist significant resistance during adduction and abduction. The strength of her foot flexors also improved to grade 3. She progressed from being unable to stand independently and having severe foot drop, needing significant assistance to walk, to being able to stand independently for 20 seconds and walk with mild support. Her energy, physical strength, and endurance all improved.
As her treatment progressed day by day, with improvements in various symptoms and halting of the disease's progression, Ms. Yoo Sohyun finally smiled with confidence, encouraged by her family and medical staff! She and her family even climbed the Great Wall of China together! There is a Chinese proverb: "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man!" Ms. Yoo Sohyun, you are amazing!
We hope that more ALS patients like Ms. Yoo Sohyun can improve their physical suffering caused by ALS and enhance their quality of life with the help of cutting-edge neural stem cell and CAST treatments at Wu Medical Center, which differ from traditional medical approaches, bringing comfort to their loved ones' fragile hearts.
To learn more information of Ms. Yoo Sohyun’s patient story, please refer to the following link:
Yoo Sohyun-Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-(South Korea)
