Do you experience pains in your joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, and structures that support limbs, neck and back? Then PRP is the most reliable medical solution. PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma therapy injections is a procedure done collecting blood from the patient’s body. PRP therapy and PRP injections is recommended over normal healing procedure because the process isn’t painful, improves the joints and repair wounded cartilages.

Procedure

Patient’s blood is collected and placed in a centrifugal machine. The machine separates the plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. From the separated components, platelets are removed. Platelets are the reason why we heal from physical injuries. These platelets when concentrated and injected to the patient, the healing accelerate and improve the healing process. The procedure is done with the help of a needle guided by an ultrasound. The surgeon targets the damaged issues with the needle and the concentrated platelets are injected to make the healing quickly.

Advantages

Slowing down Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the process of wearing down the cartilage between the bones over the period of time.PRP Therapy enhances and accelerates the growth of new cartilage. 

Our bone joints contain lubricating fluids that help us to move around freely.  This fluid can be generated more quickly through therapy and helps you to move as you heal.

PRP injection is a painless procedure thus reducing the stress of the patient. PRP concentrate contains proteins which subside pain sensors giving no pain.

When to take PRP?

If one encounters acute or chronic orthopedic conditions that affect ligaments and muscles, such as knee osteoarthritis, ulnar collateral ligament tears, tennis elbow, hamstring injuries, Achilles tendinopathy, Plantar fasciitis and Jumper’s knee, can be treated using PRP therapy and injection.

Safety

As PRP therapy involves patients the same blood, the procedure is considered safe and no cases of rejection or infection have ever been reported. The patient might feel a bit irritated with a harmless pain or will have slight bleeding from the wound which will eventually reside.

Activities Post- PRP therapy

The orthopedic surgeon may advise you to take a period of rest after the therapy. After the resting period, the patient can focus on physiotherapy to make the joints and tissues to move freely. Activities which don’t strain your bones or joints can be done soon after the therapy.

 PRP is one of the most recommended solutions by a doctor to return to normal life. You can get back to your sports or work too soon without any worry about the wound from the past.