News | July 16, 2025
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common widespread diseases - the number of people affected increases rapidly with age. Almost every second person over the age of 65 suffers from joint problems, many even much earlier. Pain, restricted movement and the threat of joint replacement are part of everyday life for many patients. However, regenerative orthopaedics now offers new perspectives: At the ROC Aschheim near Munich, autologous microtransplantation technology (AMT) is a modern procedure that can slow down the progression of degenerative joint diseases and regenerate damaged cartilage in a targeted manner - without surgery or artificial implants.
What makes the AMT procedure so special is that it uses the body's own stem cells from cartilage tissue in the ear to activate the body's natural healing potential. This procedure is minimally invasive, well tolerated and is performed on an outpatient basis - a major advantage for people who want to avoid surgery. While traditional methods focus on alleviating symptoms, stem cell therapy in the ROC targets the cause: the worn cartilage in the joint.
In three precise treatment steps, a small amount of cartilage is removed, processed and then injected directly into the affected joint. The resulting cell solution contains regenerative cells that can repair the damaged tissue, inhibit inflammation and promote mobility - a procedure that has a long-term effect and at the same time causes hardly any stress for the patient.
Cartilage tissue in the joint is naturally poorly supplied with blood and therefore hardly able to regenerate. This is precisely what makes degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis so persistent. At the same time, this tissue, especially in the ear, harbors a treasure that has hardly been used to date: stem cells with extraordinary regenerative power. It is precisely this potential that is being harnessed for the first time with AMT technology. By introducing the cells into the affected joint, they help to trigger the body's self-healing process - in a completely natural way.
The AMT procedure is primarily aimed at patients with incipient to moderate osteoarthritis or cartilage damage, such as occurs after sports injuries or age-related wear and tear. The treatment is particularly suitable for people who want to take countermeasures at an early stage - before surgery becomes necessary. Initial clinical results show that many patients experience a noticeable improvement in their symptoms just a few weeks after treatment. Mobility also improves, in many cases permanently. Dr Daniel Filesch, Head of the Regenerative Centre (ROC), emphasizes the importance of aftercare: "Stem cell therapy is the starting point - targeted exercise, rest in the first phase and accompanying physiotherapy are just as important. This allows optimal results to be achieved."
Stem cell treatment at the ROC Aschheim is based entirely on the body's own tissue. This means that it is not only particularly well tolerated, but also free of risks such as rejection reactions or allergic side effects. The procedure itself is gentle, virtually pain-free and does not require any prolonged downtime. In many cases, patients can return to their everyday lives after just a few days. Depending on the condition of the joint, the effect of the therapy can last for several years - an effect that takes the procedure far beyond traditional symptom-oriented therapies.
As one of the leading medical centers for non-surgical orthopaedic therapies in Europe, the ROC Aschheim specializes in modern regenerative procedures. The use of AMT stem cell technology is an integral part of a comprehensive orthopaedic treatment concept that combines diagnostics, physiotherapy, prevention and aftercare. The focus is always on the individual - with the aim of restoring quality of life through targeted regeneration. Because health means more than freedom from pain: it begins where healing from within becomes possible.
Marianne Hartl also opted for AMT stem cell therapy and has been pain-free ever since.
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St.-Emmeram-Str. 5
85609 Aschheim
Phone: 089 46259930
E-mail: praxis@roc-ortho.de