Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine

Platelet rich plasma (PRP)

PRP (platelet rich plasma) is a concentration of your platelets (a part of your blood) obtained by spinning your blood in a special machine. PRP therapy is used to treat torn tendons, tendinitis, muscle injuries, osteoarthritis and joint injuries. The rationale for using PRP are to accelerate vascularization, improve soft tissue healing, reduce post-operative morbidity and enhance bone regeneration. For many years, blood components derived from the patient and then delivered directly to the site of the injury have created tremendous relief of pain and hastens the healing process.

A doctor draws blood from your body and uses a special machine to separate the platelets rich plasma from the rest of your blood. Then the doctor numbs the site of the injured body parts and inject your own PRP into that body parts.

Frequently asked questions

1. Is it a safe procedure?
- There have been no reports in the literature showing adverse reactions. We do it in the office using Ultrasound machine with strict sterile technique. Generally, patients are able to return to work after a couple days post treatment.

2. Is PRP painful?

- There will be a varying degree of discomfort associated with the initial injection of local anesthetic. Many patients find the local numbing medicine helps the pain throughout the procedure.

3. How many injections will I need?

- The average patient requires one to two treatments. It is very rare that a patient needs three treatment.

4. What musculoskeletal conditions can be treated with PRP?

- Neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, rotator cuff injuries, tennis elbow, golf elbow, knee pain, bursitis, Achilles tendonitis, hip bursitis, ankle pain

5. Is this the same as a cortisone injections?

- No. It is completely different type of procedure and there is no cortisone injected in this procedure.

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