People all over the world at any stage of their life can experience pain in their joints. When they do, this can hold them back from simple activities like walking and writing as well as more intense activities like sports. Fortunately, there are many ways to treat joint pain and the underlying conditions that may…
PRP injections
How Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Be Used To Help Treat Tendinitis?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a revolutionary treatment that uses a patient’s own blood for healing purposes. It is used for a variety of issues, including musculoskeletal injuries and conditions such as arthritis and soft tissue damage. PRP therapy is a great treatment solution for conditions like tendinitis – an injury that causes irritation or…
What Can I Expect from a PRP Procedure?
If you have an orthopedic condition such as a joint injury that is affecting your quality of life, PRP therapy may be the solution you are looking for. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that accelerates healing after an injury or surgery. PRP therapy also helps reduce pain and inflammation, and it…
How Does PRP Treatment Work?
Our musculoskeletal system can do it all – we can drive to work, walk to school, perform chores, and even participate in sports thanks to our bones and muscles working together. However, accidents and injuries can impact our ability to perform our daily activities and can cause pain. In order to relieve that pain, there…
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy and Muscle Strains
When muscle tissue is torn or stretched, it is called a muscle strain or pulled muscle. Muscle strains are extremely common; they make up one-third of all sports injuries. There is a growing desire to treat muscle strains with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. Platelets in the blood are the body’s first line of defense against…
How Can PRP Be Used to Treat Pain in the Shoulders, Elbows, and Knees?
Depending on its severity, joint pain can either be an inconvenient nuisance or a debilitating obstacle to living a normal, active life. What’s more, treating a sore shoulder, aching elbow, or painful knee often requires extensive treatment and rehabilitation. Wouldn’t it be great if your body could simply heal itself? Now it can with the…
The Complete Guide to PRP
Is your tennis game off because you’ve had nagging pain in your elbow? Or maybe you injured your shoulder during your last golf game. Rest, ice, and anti-inflammatory and/or pain medications will usually help you heal from most injuries that don’t require surgery. But that takes time and keeps you away from the things you…