PRP therapy is also known as platelet rich plasma. Platelets are the healing portion of blood and are made up of a variety of proteins that speed up the healing process after an injury. This is why PRP can be an alternative to surgery. It works very well for healing damaged tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue. It will also stop the degenerative process in a joint, but unlike stem cell therapy, Platelet rich plasma will not regenerate bone. PRP also has tremendous anti-inflammatory effects. This is why it is useful in slowing down the inflammatory process in joints that leads to degenerative arthritis. PRP accelerates the healing and at the same time reduces inflammation because tissues are healing. Therefore the body does not need inflammation. The end result is improved function and decreased pain.

How does it work?

We take a sample of blood from the patient. Then, that sample is centrifuged so that the platelets are separated from the rest of the blood.

The platelet rich portion of the plasma is taken and injected into the damaged joint, ligament or tendon. The growth factors in the PRP will enhance stem cell activity of the cells we already have in our bodies. PRP also makes the body produce more collagen to repair all of the soft tissues.

Because PRP has 5 times many growth factors as regular human blood, healing is accelerated and joint damage is repaired at a rapid rate.

PRP has been very effective in treating the following:

  • Tendon injuries
  • tendinosis (degeneration of the tendons)
  • Tendinitis
  • shoulder pain and instability
  • Muscle injuries
  • chronic ankle sprains
  • Ligament injuries
  • tennis and golfer’s elbow
  • Labral tears
  • patellofemoral syndrome
  • SLAP tears
  • plantar fasciitis
  • Joint instability
  • sacroiliac joint dysfunction
  • Bursitis
  • lumbar and cervical facet dysfunction and pain
  • meniscus tears
  • osteoarthritis
  • Cartilage injury

PATELLAR TENDON PRP ULTRASOUND GUIDED INJECTION

PRP IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC MUSCLE INJURY