PRP injections are the latest, and by some reports greatest, of treatments available for overuse injuries. Used to treat tennis elbow, patellar tendonitis, Achilles pain, and other orthopedic conditions, PRP has been touted by some to be the magic cure for these challenging-to-treat conditions. Unfortunately, a growing...
Arthroscopic management and platelet-rich plasma therapy for avascular necrosis of the hip. Guadilla J, Fiz N, Andia I, Sánchez M. Source Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica, UCA Mikel Sánchez, Clínica USP-La Esperanza, c/La Esperanza 3, 01002 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose is to describe a noninvasive arthroscopic procedure as an alternative to open surgery...
Platelet-rich plasma as a nonsurgical treatment option for osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis and Stem Cell. Abstract Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a progressive condition characterized by bone tissue cell death as a result of ischemia, which is most often seen in weight-bearing joints. The traditional treatment of this...
Many of you have heard my own personal story where I had referred pain down my leg, a positive MRI for disc and a surgical recommendation. My first experience with prolotherapy using dextrose was on this condition which turned out to be the ligaments...
Knee pain appears to decrease up to one year after "prolotherapy," a series of sugar water injections at the site of the pain, according to a new study. Previous research on the therapy that suggested positive effects was plagued by flaws, but the new report may...
Stephen F. Badylak DVM, PhD, MD is a pioneer in Regenerative Medicine. Dr. John Lieurance of Gecko Joint and Spine, a Clinic in Sarasota Florida who treats patients with stem cells, Acell, and PRP helping patients with osteoarthitis and injuries to there joint and cartilage. [caption id="attachment_1368"...
This was a story of a PRP treatment for Spondylolesthesis or when the 4th or 5th lumbar vertibrea slips forward which is caused by instability of the ligaments and or a fracture in the bone called the pars. This allows for the spine to move...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Secondary rotator cuff dysfunction is a recognized complication following shoulder arthroplasty. We hypothesized that the rate of secondary rotator cuff dysfunction would increase with follow-up and result in less satisfactory clinical and radiographic outcomes. Our aim was to investigate the rate of secondary rotator cuff...
20 years ago I was in an automobile accident and had an injury to my lower back. I was having pain running down my leg. I went to an MD who prescribed an MRI and the MRI showed I had a herniation in L5/S1 level....