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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We’ve seen a number of providers around the country injecting prolotherapy solution with PRP or stem cells. Is this a good idea? As I’ll show, regrettably, this is a just another example of the stem cell wild west where providers mix and match therapies with little basic science understanding or testing of what’s going on.…read more
PRP Doesn’t Help Cartilage Repair? Always Read the Fine Print!
It’s always bizarre to me what makes the rounds of the science news. This week it was a paper, that websites covered, with the headline, “Platelet-rich plasma does not promote stem cell-mediated cartilage repair.” Like many research papers that are hyped, you always need to read the fine print. When you do, this headline isn’t accurate. Let…read more Jack of All Trades, Master of None: PRP and Stem Cell Procedures
My mother has some great old-school sayings. In fact, I find myself using a few around my kids and usually get a blank stare. One of those is “Jack of all trades, master of none.” This one struck a chord this morning when discussing a patient who had tried PRP at another clinic that had…read more Can PRP Help Solve Our Superbug Antibiotic Crisis?
We have an antibiotic resistance problem of epic proportions. Meaning, many people die every year because some superbug contracted in a hospital setting is no longer responsive to the antibiotics we have available. In addition, pharma has moved on to more profitable lifestyle drugs and doesn’t seem to be too interested in making expensive one-time-use…read more Types of PRP: Which Is Best? The Empire Strikes Back…
We’ve used many types of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) through the years. What we produce in the lab is far more potent than what most practices can accomplish with simple bedside centrifuges. However, what most patients don’t know is that there are different types of PRP. The two main types are red and amber, and which one…read more Treating the Functional Spinal Unit: Time to Get Rid of the Pain Generator
Interventional pain medicine teaches us that we need to find what I call “the magic pain generator.” Meaning we have a whole specialty of physicians (which used to include me) whose focus is trying to find one structure in the spine that’s causing most of the patient’s spinal pain. However, while sometimes this can be done,…read more Should You Get Knee Arthritis Nerve Treatment?
The newest craze in knee pain treatment is a knee arthritis nerve treatment. This procedure has gone from 0 to 60 in the last few years, but is it a good idea? Does it work? How long does it last? Are there better options? How the Knee Arthritis Nerve Treatment Works This new knee arthritis nerve treatment…read more PRP vs Steroids for Plantar Fasciitis
Steroid injections for painful body parts are a medical standard that represents the worst of traditional medicine. Why? Steroids are toxic substances to the body that also happen to be powerful anti-inflammatories. Now the latest study of steroid injections versus platelet rich plasma (PRP) has hopefully put another nail in the proverbial steroid coffin. Let…read more 
