PRP Sports Medicine Injections

What is PRP?

PRP is a regenerative joint injection therapy designed to rehabilitate painful or damaged tissues.

PRP stands for Platelet-Rich Plasma, which is the part of your blood that is full of platelet’s and growth factors. It contains potent growth factors that induce a rapid increase of new cells. PRP stimulates healing and treats the underlying cause of weakened or damage tissues which cause pain. I explain it to patient’s as your body’s “super glue,” that gets injected into the damaged tissue to repair it.

During the simple procedures, we draw around 1-2 vials of your blood, centrifuge it down to extract the PRP layer from your blood and inject it back into your joints or soft tissue. This all is done in the clinic and takes about an hour total.

It is normal to have some pain and inflammation after the injection for 2-4 days. This is a good sign, as we want to have inflammation to the area to stimulate healing. The inflammation subsides within a couple days. Some patients feel some slight inflammation, others don’t notice much, it all depends on the individual, the condition and the severity of the condition. Patients are allowed to continue with daily activities after the injection, but they do need to limit exercise until 24 hours after inflammation subsides. I usually have patients come in to get the injection done when they are able to take the next few days off to rest.

Conditions PRP can Treat:

Arthritis

Ligament Sprains, Tendon Strains

Muscle Pain

Joint Pain

Osteoarthritis

Carpal Tunnel

Plantar Fasciitis

Bursitis