Massachusetts General Hospital’s magazine Proto, recently interviewed Dr Steven Sampson of the Orthohealing Center regarding the use of PRP for osteoarthritis. Major hospitals like Mass General are becoming increasingly aware of the emerging field of orthobiologics that includes PRP and stem cell based therapies. Studies are showing that PRP may potentially reduce infection rates in surgeries like cardiac bypass(CABG) which can save lots of expenses for hospitals and improve outcomes. Another pioneer in , Elizaveta Kon of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna Italy recently completed a studyshowing PRP to be more effective than another OA treatment, hyaluronic acid. Dr Sampson’s PRP knee arthritis study is pending publication.
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Posts Tagged ‘knee arthritis’
Orthohealing Center Dr Steven Sampson interviewed by Massachusetts General Hospital Proto Magazine on Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Arthritis
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Platelet Rich Plasma PRP in Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010PRP has bee
n receiving more attention in the media with many professional athletes receiving this treatment. This am the Wall Street Journal featured PRP. Many studies were reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that PRP was effective at treating chronic tennis elbow, severe Achilles tendinitis and osteoarthritis of the knee. One study demonstrated that using a particular PRP concentration device was unsuccessful with intra-operative use in rotator cuff repairs.
Other interesting links from the Ortho conference & PRP from Web MD & Arthritis Today:
http://www.webmd.com/news/20100310/platelet-rich-plasma-helps-tennis-elbow
http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/platelet-rich-plasma044.php
We agree that more research is needed to determine which protocols & which specific injuuries have a better prognosis with PRP. We recently submitted our 12 month follow up study on patients with knee arthritis & PRP.
Tiger Woods Received Platelet Rich Plasma Injection after Knee Surgery
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Recently there was news regarding Tiger Woods receiving Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for his knee to accelerate recovery. This brought even more attention to this treatment. A good article that clarifies some info is:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johnny-benjamin/tiger-woods-dr-galea-goss_b_393880.html
International effort leads to new research. Dr Ryu shares new platelet rich plasma results in Seoul
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009After meeting at the Orthohealing Center in Los Angeles, Dr Ryu went on to treat a prolific basketball player, Choo Seung-Gyun. More recently Dr Ryu compiled data on his PRP injections & presented it at T-cell Bio Inc Stem cell Conference in Seoul Korea attended by 500 physicians. We look forward to more international collaborations to share our experiences to advance the field of stem cell therapies and biologics including PRP . 
New York Times article today on Platelet Rich Plasma
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
An article in the NY times today discusses Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and tendon injuries. Dr Steven Sampson at the Orthohealing Center in Los Angeles is a principal investigator in the tennis elbow study that was mentioned in the NY Times today.
While the article focuses on PRP treatment for tendon injuries, Dr Sampson is publishing research very soon on platelet rich plasma therapy for knee osteoarthritis. 12 month data has been collected.
NY Times article on cartilage repair using stem cells
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee
According to the New York Times, Orthomimetics, developed a scaffold approved for use in Europe from a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge.The scaffold is off the shelf & allows stem cells to be absored to regenerate cartilage.
My former colleague Bert Mandelbaum MD was quoted. This treatment may lower the expense typically involved and may be available to more patients because of less preparation time. This is just an example of the progress being made in cartilage repair. Ultimately I feel there will be a trend towards more injection based cartilage repair with less invasive surgery. As technology is advancing with improved live imaging, doctors wont have to open up a joint or insert an obtrusive scope to properly treat it.
Dr Steven Sampson Feautured on ABC 7 News. Platelet Rich Plasma: New Therapy Heals Joints Without Surgery
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Dr Steven Sampson of the Orthohealing Center was featured last night in Los Angeles.
The story demonstrates how Platelet Rich Plasma therapy can potentially delay the need for joint surgery.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&id=6915184
PRP Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy Blood Injection Featured on ABC’s Good Morning America
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
PRP is getting a lot of attention in the media lately…here is a link from Good Morning America. This treatment speaks to the concept that the body has a remarkable ability to heal itself. Through innovative technology, we are revolutionizing how we address treatment of tendon and cartilage injuries.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainNews/Story?id=6895441&page=1
New York Times Article published on PRP blood injection Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy: Athletes’ Own Blood Could Nurse Them to Health
Monday, February 16th, 2009Following the mention of Hines Ward receiving a PRP injection to allow him to perform in the super bowl, there has been an increased interest in understanding this treatment. Recently I was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alan Schwarz and extensively contributed to the article which will be published in tomorrow morning’s New York Times in section A1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/sports/17blood.html?_r=1
The article raises awareness that PRP is a cost effective and safe means of accelerating healing naturally without surgery. However I feel that PRP treatment represents only the beginning in a promising field known as “orthobiologics.” I will be at the 4th annual Stem Cell Summit In New York City Feburary 17, 2008. The leading biologic and stem cell companies, physicians, and scientists will converge to share our latest work. I will post an update on the presentations and will soon give a grand rounds on stem cell & biologic progress.
I’m thrilled that (PRP) Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy is beginning to capture the public and medical community’s attention. I hope to continue to train & educate physicians to expand the application of this innovative treatment in tendon and cartilage injuries. I hope to publish data from a PRP study on knee osteoarthritis this year.
Dr Steven Sampson
www.orthohealing.com
LA Times article emphasizes non surgical approach to arthritis
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Following the well publicized NEJM article suggesting the ineffective role of arthroscoopy in arthritis, many are looking for alternative treatments that are cost effective with little risk. This article from the LA Times highlights some options including an exercise program, physical therapy modalities, and weight loss. While I agree that physical therapy is beneficial, as is maintaining a
n active lifestyle; often we need to address the internal biochemical environment of the joint. This may be achieved with Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy. Our knee arthritis clinical trials continue to show promising results in most cases. I have the 3 mo data in & I am collecting 6 mo data in a few weeks from now. These results will be published.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-knees22-2008sep22,0,42582.story
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