Let’s go to Brazil, home of the Nogueria brothers, champions of the Ultimate Fighting Contest. During their competitions, these fighters literally take a beating which can result in lots of pain and distress in their joints. When it was time for these Brazilian fighters to seek treatment using stem cells, the place they came for relief was an innovative medical facility in faraway Kansas.
Pat Farley is president of Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center in Manhattan. Pat grew up on a farm in Illinois and entered a career in the animal health business, working for a company which did stem cell treatments for animals.
“I became a crazy believer in stem cells after seeing 10 years of research and excellent results,” Pat said.
Pat’s brother John found his way to the cattle business in Kansas. John and his friend Ken Woods had been involved in sports and had active lives. They were visiting Pat in Arizona and telling him about their ailments. “They had nine knee surgeries between them, and were scheduled for another one,” Pat said.
Then they learned about a human stem cell treatment center in California. They gave it a try. It worked so well that they wanted to bring this type of treatment back to Kansas, where Pat Farley joined them. They contacted Dr. Frank Lyons of rural Manhattan.
