Adam DeVine Finds Hope After Misdiagnosis and Stem Cell Treatment

The actor's health struggles, initially attributed to a rare neurological condition, are now linked to childhood injuries, with recent treatments offering significant improvement.

Adam DeVine was misdiagnosed with stiff-person syndrome in 2024, a condition with a grim prognosis, before experts traced his symptoms back to a childhood accident.
At age 11, DeVine was struck by a cement truck, suffering severe injuries that required 25 surgeries and left lasting physical effects.
The actor attributes a resurgence of symptoms in recent years to pandemic-era workouts that may have exacerbated his condition.
Stem cell treatment has provided DeVine with his best health in three years, though he continues to manage chronic pain and spasms.
DeVine reflects on how his injuries shaped his career, leading him to comedy after the accident ended his sports aspirations.

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