A drug treatment called Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) can treat certain musculoskeletal disorders. It is also known as a plasma blood test, having four to eight times as many platelets as in a test. This therapy initiates the body’s healing capability and is being used in the endeavor to improve joint and soft tissue injuries.
Sports superstars across the globe—including Tiger Woods of the PGA, Steph Curry of the NBA, Alex Rodriguez of MLB, and tennis great Rafael Nadal—have turned to PRP treatments. It is a very new procedure, but it has created mountainous waves in the area of sports medicine.
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What is Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)?
Plasma is transparent blood comprising all the other blood components, including red cells and white cells. Platelets of blood circulate in the body, ready to initiate a halt to bleeding when you are injured or have an internally bleeding cut. Platelets hold clotting factors but also release growth factors and proteins that initiate healing. It is a platelet-rich preparation that introduces high levels of growth factors and protein to induce a rapid healing reaction.
Why You Should Consider PRP as a Treatment?
Blood supply is needed to carry the cells and the nutrition needed to repair. There is little blood supply in low-bleeding areas of the body. Low-bleeding tissue heals more slowly than well-blooded tissue. Tendons, cartilage, and meniscus are especially so. How do you make low-bleeding tissue heal better? PRP is one answer.
How Platelet-Rich Plasma Works in the Body?
Platelet-rich plasma injection is used most noticeably in inducing healing following a previous process of healing failure or enhanced healing, i.e., acute trauma. Platelets release over 30 proteins and bioactive growth factors, causing healing and tissue repair. Growth factors are the agents that cause the differentiation of the different cell types in tissue repair. It also induces protein synthesis needed in regeneration processes, such as new blood vessel formation. The released proteins stimulate other healing cells to move towards the injury and begin to heal by building new tissue.
How Do You Know That You Are an Ideal Candidate for PRP Therapy?
Osteoarthritis and any tendonitis of any joint can be healed and cured by using the PRP treatment. Acute and chronic muscle injury, plantar fasciitis, meniscus, labrum, ligament, etc., can be healed by the treatment. Patients don’t get better with regular treatment such as medicine, physical therapy, and rest. Different patients use PRP as a step towards recovering faster. If you have more than one medical condition, you will not be the ideal candidate for PRP.
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What Can I Expect After the Procedure?
There is little or no pain after PRP injection in joints. Pain after PRP injection in tendons can be followed by a few days of pain that will have to be controlled with pain medication. The injection of PRP within the tendon ought to also be immobilized for a few days after injection. Apply ice to the site of injection, rest with your arm or leg, and try not to do anything more than needed until you can get back to routine without pain. Don’t take either of the NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, such as Motrin or Advil.
Healing after PRP injection is not immediate. Tissue healing and tendon re-growth a time-related processes. In the majority of patients, one can anticipate an improvement within a month. You’ll notice peak improvement within 10–12 weeks. After tendon PRP, you’ll need to follow up with physical therapy to restore strength, motion, and function.
Is Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy Safe?
Clinical experience and studies verify that PRP injections are virtually impossible to induce side effects or complications. Injected platelets are your own body’s, and there is no risk of rejection or disease transmission. Infection from the injection, but not very often. PRP is free from the deleterious effects of steroid injections and NSAIDs.
How Effective is PRP?
It is proven through research that the soft tissue damage can be elevated by 80-85%. The PRP cures chronic tennis elbow 90% of the time. Patients can return to the same activities, including sports. PRP also effectively treats patellar tendonitis and other tendon injuries. Studies show PRP delivers longer-lasting results than viscosupplements or steroids like Synvisc, Euflexxa, and Supartz.
Bottom Line!
Harness the potential of your own body’s healing with Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy at Dvida Med Spa. No matter if you’re fighting joint pain, tendonitis, or soft tissue injury, PRP provides a natural, effective, and safe route to recovery. Recommended by world-class athletes — now available to you.
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