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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

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What is PRP?

Platelet Rich Plasma, PRP, is blood plasma with concentrated platelets (the body’s healing cells.) The concentrated platelets found in PRP contain huge reservoirs of bio-active proteins, including growth factors, that are vital to tissue repair and regeneration. These bio-active proteins directly stimulate the healing of damaged tendons and ligaments

How does it work?

A small amount of blood is taken from the patient and is then placed in a special centrifuge. The centrifuge spins and separates out the platelets and plasma used in PRP. This harvesting process takes 15 minutes and increases the concentration of platelets and growth factors up to 500%. The PRP is then injected into your painful or injured area.

What can be treated?

PRP injections can be performed in tendons and ligaments all over the body. Sports injuries, arthritic joints, lower back pain, degenerative disc disease, and more specific injuries including tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, ACL tears, shin splints, rotator cuff tears, plantar fasciitis and iliotibial band syndrome can all be effectively treated with PRP.

Is PRP right for me?

If you have a tendon or ligament injury, or joint pain, and traditional methods have not provided relief, then PRP therapy may be the solution. The procedure is less aggressive and less expensive than surgery. It will heal tissue with minimal or no scarring and alleviate further degeneration of the joints. Our doctors will perform an initial evaluation to see if PRP therapy is right for you.

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Excerpt from the NY Times 2-17-09

Two of the Pittsburgh Steelers biggest stars, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu, used their own blood in an innovative injury treatment before winning the Super Bowl. Al least one major league pitcher, about 20 professional soccer players and perhaps hundreds of recreational athletes have also undergone the procedure, commonly called platelet-rich-plasma therapy.

Experts in sports medicine say that if the technique’s early promise is fulfilled, it could eventually improve the treatment of stubborn injuries like tennis elbow and knee tendonitis for athletes of all types

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