Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a concentrated sample of autologous blood, rich in natural cell and growth factor populations, obtained through centrifugation. This dense portion of blood, more suitable for orthobiologic procedures, stimulates repair cells in targeted areas, enhancing the body’s natural healing processes.
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Platelet-rich plasma is the most commonly used regenerative treatment in the U.S. right now. In these past few years, exosomes have also been a hot topic. Does PRP have exosomes? If so, what can they do? Let’s dig in and review some new research. What Is an Exosome? An exosome is a small vesicle produced…read more
Ask Dr. C Episode 16: Is PRP+HA>PRP for Knee Arthritis?
Today I’ll cover an interesting issue. Does adding hyaluronic acid to PRP make the PRP more effective? This is an interesting one. What Is PRP? PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. That’s when your blood is taken and the platelets are separated out, concentrated, and then delivered back to you. These platelets have healing growth factors…read more
Episode 14: Ask Dr. C-PRP Insurance Coverage and Calf Muscle Tears
It’s “Ask Dr. C” time again. Today we have a great question about PRP and insurance as well as calf muscle tears and back problems. Let’s dig in. How is it that PRP has supposedly helped many people, but it’s not covered by insurance? Great question! PRP is made from the patient’s own concentrated blood…read more
Ask Dr. C-Episode 11-Can PRP Reduce Arthritis Progression?
I still have a few more great questions to answer, but this one stood out. Can PRP or stem cells slow the progression of arthritis? Let’s dig in. Can PRP and/or stem cells prevent further cartilage loss as opposed to regrowing cartilage? I love this question because the holy grail of osteoarthritis treatment has long…read more
Ask Dr. C-Episode 10-PRP Concentration and Age
Sometimes I get questions for the Ask Dr. C Blog that are so good, they blow me away. This morning is a question like that. Let’s dig in. “I read that PRP study and noticed a few interesting things. They were using pretty weak PRP, only about 1.5-2.5x over baseline. One of their conclusions was…read more
PRP and BMC Delay the Need for Knee Replacement
One of the hopes of orthobiologics is that they can help younger patients push a knee replacement out to an older age. Why is that critical? Let’s dive in. Knee Replacement and Age A knee replacement is the amputation of the knee joint and insertion of a prosthesis. That’s as big a surgery as it…read more
Ask Dr. C-Episode 7-PRP Not Working?
Today I’d like to focus on a really great question about partial results from prolo and PRP injections. This one will help answer questions about how various orthobiologics stack up on tendon healing and how the body is all one machine. Let’s dive in. Dr. Centeno – I have had medial tendonitis (golfer’s) in my…read more
The Glutes and the ITB
The ITB is one of those parts of the body that everyone loves to hate. When gyms were open, you would invariably see dozens of people a day rolling out their tight and tender ITBs. However, what most of these people don’t know is that the way to a painless ITB future is often getting…read more 
