Inter County Star Richie Doyle Feeling Fantastic after His Regenerative Treatment
                     Inter County Star 
Richie Doyle Feeling 
Fantastic after His 
Regenerative 
Treatment
• Richie Doyle former Kilkenny hurler had a shorter inter county career 
than he would have ever expected after it was cut short by an 
ongoing hip problem. In 2012 Richie went for a scan on his hip and 
discovered he had hip dysplasia.
• Richie came to our Medica Stem Cells clinic in January to have 
Regenerative therapy on his hip. This treatment takes up to 6 months 
to become fully effective.
• We caught up with Richie at the end of April to check in on how he 
has been progressing since his initial treatment with us…
What were the options that were 
given to you by the medica when 
you first found out about the 
seriousness of your hip injury?
• My hip injury forced me to call a halt on my playing career. The only option was surgery but we 
tried normal mechanisms where by we strengthen the muscles around the hip but I gradually 
become very immobile.
•  I was deteriorating all the time no matter how much work I was doing with the muscles around 
the hip and trying to make them stronger. 
• I couldn’t afford to miss that many training sessions and when you are hurling at this level you 
need to be able to perform at your best every day and that just wasn’t happening. 
• I was 23 at the time and the medics were looking at surgery and I felt I was too young to be 
getting a hip replacement.
Why did you choose Medica Stem 
Cells?
• Darach Honan recommended Medica Stem Cells to me. He was having hip issues as well. I had 
put my playing career behind me and Medica Stem Cells then came on the scene and created a 
massive breakthrough for the whole medical world. 
• It’s the only clinic in Ireland. Medica Stem Cells were now after creating another option for me to 
give me a better quality of life and think about playing again. 
• This got me out of the dark tunnel and thinking about my playing career without a hip 
replacement. 
• Hip surgery is a very invasive surgery and obviously the non-invasive is the best option for me.
Richie, how do you feel now since 
we first treated you 3 months ago?
• I got my first injection in January. I felt good leaving. My joint now has never felt so lubricated in 
a long time. 
• A few days after the injection I was sore. After a few days I started to feel bits of improvement 
from a walking perspective. 
• Now, three months on my flexibly and my mobility is a lot better than what it was. I am able to 
do certain exercises now in the gym pain free that I was never able to do. 
• And the last couple of weeks the physio who I was referred to by Medica stem Cells has been 
seeing huge improvements. 
• I am looking forward to the next three months to see how much it will come and improve.
Are you back training Richie?
• I really want to get back. I am linking in with the physio and he will let me know when I am ready 
but I am in a place now where in the next three months I should be back playing competitive club 
hurling in Kilkenny and pain free and getting back to playing the sport that I had given up on.
Were you taking pain killers before 
you went to Medica Stem Cells and 
are you taking any pain killers 
n• Ifo I wwas go?ing to play a club match or a championship match I would take a couple of Difene and 
really minimise my training to settle any inflammation in my joints to make sure I get through the 
game.
• If I wasn’t playing a match I would take a couple of Difene every two weeks or so to manage it 
but I am not a fan of taking tablets. I don’t need to take anything now. I feel a massive 
improvement strength wise. I am walking a lot better and I am feeling a lot better within myself 
which I think is the biggest benefit of the stem cell treatment. I used to be conscious of my hip in 
everyday life and now it is coming to a stage where I am not thinking about it and I can get on 
with other things which is the biggest benefit for me.
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