How does PRP enhance stem cell treatments? Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has the ability to both increase stem cells and guide them in healing. In initial findings, PRP assisted stem cells in “figuring out” what they needed to be – whether a cartilage cell, or a...
Stem cell and PRP therapy for knee repair Recent research discussed the beneficial effects of stem cell injections. Doctors in Iran followed six women whose MRIs suggested advanced knee osteoarthritis. The knee osteoarthritis was so severe that knee replacement surgery was recommended. The women, average age...
Platelet-rich plasma vs hyaluronic acid to treat knee degenerative pathology: study design and preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial. Filardo G, Kon E, Di Martino A, Di Matteo B, Merli ML, Cenacchi A, Fornasari PM, Marcacci M. Source Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via di Barbiano n. 1/10, Bologna 40136, Italy. Abstract BACKGROUND: Platelet rich plasma (PRP),...
Treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis with autologous platelet-rich plasma in comparison with hyaluronic acid. Spaková T, Rosocha J, Lacko M, Harvanová D, Gharaibeh A. Source Associated Tissue Bank of Faculty of Medicine UPJS, Kosice, Slovakia. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find a simple, cost-effective, and time-efficient method for the preparation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP),...
TMD often coexists with daily or near-daily headache syndromes but is overlooked by many physicians in the history and physical examination. Headaches typically begin as episodic disorders but certain causative factors influence the progression from episodic to daily or near-daily head-ache disorders. Over the last five...
PRP application techniques in musculoskeletal medicine utilize the concentrated healing components of a patient's own blood—reintroduced into a specific site—to regenerate tissue and speed the healing process. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) grafting techniques are now being utilized in musculoskeletal medicine with increasing frequency and effectiveness. Soft...
Prolotherapy is a method of regenerative injection treatment designed to stimulate healing.1 Prolotherapy is used for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, inclucing ligament, tendon and joint injuries, as well as osteoarthritis. The termprolotherapy is short for proliferation therapy, as it stimulates the proliferation and repair of injured...
Past medical history included previous mild scoliosis documented at the T3 level, premenstrual syndrome, and fractures of the left first and second toes. She was a non-smoker, drank alcohol occasionally and ate a mostly vegetarian diet. Her NRS pain 7/10; SFMcGill 23/45; and Oswestry 36/50....
A relatively new treatment modality, PRP prolotherapy demonstrates effectiveness in case studies of patients with sacroiliac joint ligament laxity and painful dysfunction. The sacroiliac joints are subject to considerable stresses in weight-bearing and back-twisting movements. Trauma to the SI ligaments can occur with falls on the...
Physicians should consider platelet rich plasma prolotherapy for patients with tendinopathies or rotator cuff tears before any surgical interventions. History: A 40-year-old woman presents with a 3-year history of right shoulder pain, which began during a kickboxing workout. She “pushed past the pain” on three subsequent workouts...