Pricey stem cell treatments are being offered at more clinics. They may not be FDA-approved.

Meniscus and cartilage injuries, peripheral neuropathy, rotator cuff problems, sciatica, herniated discs, carpal tunnel, osteoarthritis. The pain of these ailments can be eased by stem cell treatments, the man in the Holiday Inn hotel meeting room in Virginia Beach said at a free public seminar.There’s no proof the treatments work, Turner said of the direct-to-consumer clinics’ stem cell injections that haven’t been FDA approved or cleared for a clinical trial.