Platelet Rich Plasma

Knee Tendon Surgery Recovery: The Difference Between Regular Bedside PRP and Regenexx SCP

Can PRP differences and the type of PRP used impact knee tendon surgery recovery? This morning I’d like to again highlight the difference between basic bedside platelet rich plasma and the Regenexx-SCP procedure. SCP means Super Concentrated Platelets. To see a simple video of the PRP differences, click play above. To better illustrate some of…read more

A Golfers Elbow Injection in an NFL Player: Why Regenexx-SD is better than PRP

Can a golfers elbow injection save an elite athlete’s career? Does what’s injected matter? You’ve likely seen the news that many professional athletes have been turning to platelet rich plasma and stem cells to heal injuries more quickly and without the need for season ending surgery. We’ve treated many professional football players through the years…read more

More on UCL Tear Recovery: New Study Shows Partial Tears Helped by PRP

UCL tear recovery can be agonizing for an athlete-hopes and dreams dashed by an aggressive surgery and benched for at least a full season. The UCL is the duct tape type ligament that stabilizes the inside of the elbow. I blogged awhile back about how a sports writer complained that many baseball players were failing…read more

Massive Drop in Rotator Cuff Re-tears when PRP Added during Surgery

It seems like many surgeons are jumping on the PRP bandwagon these days, throwing it into many tissues during surgery. A study a while back (a 2012 review of 5 research articles) seemed to indicate that there was no efficacy in using it in shoulder rotator cuff repair. A new study published this week contradicts that earlier…read more

Tommy John Surgery Alternatives: Why are So Many Baseball Players “Striking Out” when They try to Avoid Elbow Surgery with PRP?

Are there Tommy John Surgery alternatives available to professional baseball players? Well an interesting article this morning on the Sports Illustrated web-site suggests that one of the new mainstays thought to help players avoid Tommy John Surgery may be striking out. The gist is that pitchers and other players have turned to Platelet Rich Plasma…read more

PRP in Micro Fracture: Does PRP make better Cartilage in Patients over 40?

  Does putting PRP in Micro Fracture make better cartilage in patients over 40?  Micro fracture is a surgical procedure whereby a hole in the cartilage is treated by poking holes in the bone. The idea is that the bone marrow from the inside of the bone (with stem cells) will leak into the cartilage hole and…read more

Achilles Tendon PRP Injection: Open Surgery or an Injection?

Can an Achilles tendon PRP injection trump surgery? SD is a 55 year old woman who found herself in the worst possible place with an Achilles tendon tear. Unlike most torn Achilles tendons that snap and retract back like broken rubber bands, hers became shredded but didn’t snap. This meant that it had many good sized tears…read more

PRP Injection Side Effects: Are You Being Injected With a Bloody PRP Catabolic Stew?

PRP is a mixture that contains concentrated blood platelets. We realized early on, that when training doctors on how to use our version of PRP (platelet rich plasma), they would ask us how we deal with PRP injection side effects, such a post-injection PRP flare-ups, which they claimed were quite severe. At Regenexx, we weren’t…read more