MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Adeel Khan, who treated Justin Baldoni for back pain and herniated disks using cutting-edge regenerative therapy, is available to comment on the treatments used on the actor/director.

Baldoni’s book-to-movie adaptation, which also stars actor and producer Blake Lively, has been blowing up the box office since it hit theaters earlier this month. But Baldoni, who both acted and directed the film, was suffering through a lot of pain when production began in May 2023. Baldoni has endured a number of injuries, including a herniated disk, damaged meniscus and cartilage in both knees, and arthritis in his shoulder.

He in May about receiving groundbreaking stem cell and peptide treatments. Dr. Adeel Khan is the Canadian doctor who treated Baldoni with the innovative therapies in October 2023, while production was halted during the writers' strike, and again in May 2024.

"When Justin came to see me, he had been suffering from chronic pain for years,” says Dr. Khan. “Looking at him, no one would have ever imagined someone as physically fit as him was actually in pain.

Through a combination of stem cells and peptides, I was able to help Justin move and stretch like he hadn't in years." In his online video, Baldoni demonstrates his range of movement following the injections. “9 months ago, when I went in, I could not sit on my heels.

And today, I can do this,” he says, as he sits in a kneeling position. “I have not b.