Posts Tagged ‘knee injection’

New Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and stem cell article: New Frontier in Rheumatology?

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

ankle prpA new article on PRP was published in the Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine from the Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center of Maryland.  The piece discusses Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and stem cells for management of osteoarthritis. The authors describe a synergistic phenomenon when combining the stem cells with PRP. The platelets help direct the stem cells to proliferate and coordinate repair of damaged cells. I expect more & more literature to emerge on the use of PRP & stem cells to address common orthopaedic injuries.

http://jmm.consultantlive.com/display/article/1145622/1427681

At The Orthohealing Center we will be publishing our data on Knee Osteoarthritis treated with PRP very soon, stay tuned.

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Platelet Rich Plasma (Blood Injection) reportedly used on Hines Ward’s Knee in Superbowl

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Hines Ward

Just prior to the kickoff of superbowl XLIII, on field reporters from NBC credited Hines Ward’s rapid recovery with a knee sprain to Platelet Rich Plasma therapy. According to NBC, Hines Ward had his blood drawn and later had the concentrated platelets injected back into his knee to accelerate healing.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has been used in numerous professional collegiate, & recreational athletes to accelerate recovery from injury. I have seen firsthand that PRP enables athletes to shorten their recovery time without ill effects. While athletes have the luxury of round the clock trainers, this therapy is useful in the weekend warrior as well.

Further studies are underway regarding PRP usage in osteoarthritis. For further information follow www.orthohealing.com

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