Are Ultrasound Guided Injections Better? This is a question of great debate. The reason why it is debated is that some people, including many insurers, feel that doctors only use these injections because they can submit a bill and capture a fee for this service. Ultrasound...
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP): Platelet rich plasma (abbreviated PRP) is a new treatment used for some common orthopedic conditions. PRP is a concentration of platelet cells taken from your blood, and these platelets have growth factors that may help in the healing process of chronic injuries....
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...
Use of platelet-rich plasma in the care of sports injuries: our experience with ultrasound-guided injection. Bernuzzi G, Petraglia F, Pedrini MF, De Filippo M, Pogliacomi F, Verdano MA, Costantino C. Source Immunohaematology and Transfusion Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. Abstract BACKGROUND: Platelet-rich plasma is being used more frequently to...
Please register for Explore the New Stem Cell & Regenerative Orthopedics. on Sep 12, 2013 8:00 PM EDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6236377528662664704 Gecko Joint & Spine has been on the cutting edge of regenerative orthopedic medicine for almost 20 years. Consisting of a staff of Osteopathic, Medical, Chiropractic, Naturopathic,...
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...
A novel view of cause and cofactors in autoimmune dysregulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Lupus and other autoimmune syndromes. This article presents an integrated view of cellular energetic factors participate autoimmune targeting with B‐Cell lines through Tumor Necrosis Factor targeting common to...