PRP injection
A PRP injection involves the administration of platelet-rich plasma, a treatment derived from the patient’s blood, into the affected area to stimulate tissue repair and regeneration. This procedure is commonly used in orthopedic and sports medicine to address musculoskeletal injuries, osteoarthritis, and other conditions.
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You’ve likely heard about PRP. It’s all the rage with professional athletes and weekend warriors alike. So what is PRP and is it one thing, or are there different kinds? What is PRP, or Platelet Rich Plasma? The term PRP applies to a wide variety of similar, but quite different preparations made from blood platelets.…read more
Tennis Elbow Surgery vs. Alternative Treatment Options
I get asked all the time by patients, “Should I have surgery for tennis elbow?” So let’s delve into what tennis elbow is and whether surgery is a good idea or the dumbest mistake you’ll ever make. The good news is that in the second decade of the 21st century, you have a lot of options. What…read more The Multifidus Muscle and Spine Pain – Cause and Effect
The multifidus muscle is the most important stabilizer of your spine, but one that most patients and physicians have never studied. There are now hundreds of research studies confirming that when this little muscle goes south, all heck breaks loose in the neck and back. The multifidis is easy to spot on the average MRI…read more Hip Labrum Surgery Results: Can Injections Replace Surgery?
Can you get hip labrum surgery results without the surgery? We’ve been using precise platelet rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections for hip labral tears for many years with promising outcomes. This data has been reported as part of the larger research paper we recently published on hip arthritis. However, having other doctors validating the…read more Want to Shorten High Ankle Sprain Recovery Time? Get Your Platelets Injected for a Faster Recovery
High ankle sprain recovery time can be long because the ankle is often unstable. PRP or platelet rich plasma has been a hot topic in orthopedic care this past few years. While PRP has been shown to help tendonitis better than traditional steroid treatments, one big question was whether it could be used to get…read more Knee Arthritis Gel Injection Gets Beat Again by Platelet Rich Plasma!
Knee arthritis gel injection has become a common treatment. The gel is called hyaluronic acid and provides most patients with 6 months to a year of relief. However, when compared head to head, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections tend to outperform knee gel shots. Now a recent animal study shows PRP is also better at…read more Stem Cells vs. PRP for Severe Shoulder Arthritis – Shoulder Replacement Alternatives?
Is Regenexx-SD a viable shoulder replacement alternative for the most severe shoulder arthritis patients? JW is a middle aged chiropractor from back east with a severe shoulder problem. The patient had been told for years that he desperately needed a shoulder replacement surgery if he wanted to continue to work. When his nephew (a local…read more Dirty little PRP Machine…
This past few months, we’ve had many physicians in our offices learning advanced regenerative medicine techniques and the orthopedics 2.0 approach. One trend I’ve noticed is that many of these physicians ask us how we deal with our post-PRP injection flare-ups. This has caught us by surprise, as when we use the Regenexx-SCP procedure (blood…read more 
