Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy and Procedure

“Accelerating the Body’s Natural Healing Process”

 

Platelet Rich Plasma also known as PRP is a new field in Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, using your own blood (Autologous) for healing muscle, tendon and ligament injury.

 

A common form of healing is scarring which affects function and is accompanied by increased risk of further damage. Current therapies to treat these conditions involve long term conservative treatments that do not change the intrinsically poor-healing properties. Given this situation, biologically based strategies involving the stimulation of cell activities through the delivery of Growth Factors have attracted considerable interest.

 

Over the last decades medical science has recognized that several blood components take part in the natural healing process. These specific blood components include Growth Factors. Growth Factors are the most important biologically active substances in platelets and exhibit extensive tissue forming ability. This results in increased blood circulation and modulation of healing the injured tissue.

 

Platelet Rich Plasma is derived by placing a small amount of your blood in a filtration system which separates red blood cells from platelets. The high concentration of platelets (containing a high concentration of Growth Factor) is then injected into the injured tissue which initiates the body’s natural healing response.

 

After treatment a prescription for pain medication will be given for pain control overnight.

 

NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION (SUCH AS IBUPROFEN AND NEUROFEN) SHOULD NOT BE USED AFTER TREATMENT. However cold therapy/icing of the affected area may be used.

 

Stretching and strengthening exercise program will be prescribed.

 

PRP Injection therapy and Platelet Rich Plasma procedure is featured in Dr Ralph Rogers Blog Cured by own blood - A Blog for Sports Medicine and Nutrition