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What is platelet-rich plasma therapy good for?

 PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) therapy is a minimally invasive therapy that can heal and restore the damaged tissues quickly and naturally. PRP therapy involves your own cells to amplify the cells at the damaged site, heal the damaged tissues, and regenerate newer tissues. Hence, there is no risk of rejection or allergy. 


PRP therapy provides more long-term relief from symptoms and enhances the quality of life in a shorter duration. Since PRP therapy aims at repairing the injured tissue by stimulating your body’s healing mechanism naturally, you do not end up with surgery in the later stage.


PRP therapy

A list of common conditions PRP treatment can help:


  • Muscle injuries [1], like pulled hamstring muscles [2] or knee sprains

  • Tendon, tendinosis, or ligament injuries, including Rotator cuff tears, Achilles tendon, Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow [3]

  • Sports injuries [4]

  • Joint injuries [5]

  • Osteoarthritis [6]

  • Skin Rejuvenation [7]

  • Scars [8]

  • Inflammation reduction [9]

  • Hair thinning & Hair loss [10]

  • Postsurgical repair [11]


References


  1. Setayesh K, Villarreal A, Gottschalk A, Tokish JM, Choate WS. Treatment of Muscle Injuries with Platelet-Rich Plasma: a Review of the Literature. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2018;11(4):635-642. 

  2. A Hamid MS, Mohamed Ali MR, Yusof A et al (2014) Platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of hamstring injuries. Am J Sports Med 42:2410–2418

  3. Paoloni, Justin & Vos, Robert-Jan & Hamilton, Bruce & Murrell, George & Orchard, John. (2011). Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment for Ligament and Tendon Injuries. Clinical journal of sport medicine: official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. 21. 37-45. 

  4. Bernuzzi G, Petraglia F, Pedrini MF, et al. Use of platelet-rich plasma in the care of sports injuries: our experience with ultrasound-guided injection. Blood Transfus. 2014;12 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):s229-s234. 

  5. Bennell KL, Hunter DJ, Paterson KL (2017) Platelet-rich plasma for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 19:24

  6. Dai, WL; Zhou, AG; Zhang, H; et. al. Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Arthroscopy; 12/22/2016.

  7. Aust M, Pototschnig H, Jamchi S, Busch KH. Platelet-rich Plasma for Skin Rejuvenation and Treatment of Actinic Elastosis in the Lower Eyelid Area. Cureus. 2018;10(7):e2999. Published 2018 Jul 18. 

  8. Alser OH, Goutos I. The evidence behind the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in scar management: a literature review. Scars Burn Heal. 2018;4:2059513118808773. Published 2018 Nov 18. 

  9. Huang, G., Hua, S., Yang, T., Ma, J., Yu, W., & Chen, X. (2018). Platelet-rich plasma shows beneficial effects for patients with knee osteoarthritis by suppressing inflammatory factors. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 3096-3102. 

  10. Gentile P, Garcovich S, Bielli A, Scioli MG, Orlandi A, Cervelli V. The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Hair Regrowth: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2015;4(11):1317-1323

  11. la Fleur P, Argáez C. Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Wound Healing and Tissue Rejuvenation: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2017 Jun 13. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525037/

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