ABC News recently reported on the increased incidence of problems that are associated with total knee replacements. As the population advances in age and with obesity at an all time high, more and more people are suffering debilitating knee pain due to osteoarthritis. When conservative measures such as physical therapy, medications, cortisone injections, and viscosupplement […]
Beny Charchian M.D. has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer at Saint John’s Health Center on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 to discuss the latest advancements in regenerative medicine. The lecture will be given as Continuing Medical Education (CME) to the Department of Internal Medicine. Topics will include the newest uses for prolotherapy, platelet rich plasma
Dr Steven Sampson presented the first clinical research on PRP Platelet Rich Plasma injection therapy in the Spinal Cord Injury Population. Dr Sampson, collaborated with Dr Danielle Aufiero & Dr Victor Ibrahim of Washington DC based PMR Center to present research on biceps tendon injury in wheelchair athletes with shoulder pain. The meeting is the
Dr. Beny Charchian lectured this past week via live webinar to a group of doctors on the cutting-edge regenerative treatment known as Bone Marrow Concentrate, or “BMC”. The audience, consisting of doctors from all over the world including England, Netherlands, Poland, and Israel focused on BMC as a treatment option for patients suffering from joint
In a new study from Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic Repair, the world’s first level I, randomized, double blinded, multi-center trial comparing Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection for knee osteoarthritis to a traditional injection viscosupplementation or hyaluronic acid (HA). Investigators studied 176 patients with knee osteoarthritis and found superior benefits in the PRP group that maintained those benefits
A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine reveals that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) can actually serve a protective role against the harmful effects of steroids and specific antibiotics on tendons. Physicians have long been aware that steroids and antibiotics in the drug class known as “fluoroquinolones”are toxic to the tendon. Steroids
A new study protocol published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders outlines the suggested use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in treating hamstring injuries. While there have been multiple studies promoting the benefits of PRP in soft tissue injuries, this study will be unique in that it will be the first to use a randomized control trial
David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox is scheduled to receive a Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection to his strained right Achilles’ tendon – the same injury which forced him to miss 35 games. Ortiz is no stranger to the beneficial effects of PRP. He had a PRP injection to his right knee in 2007
We are excited to announce that recent Los Angeles faculty Dr Adam Weglein & Dr Jose Fabio Lana will be amongst several speakers at the International Symposium on Regenerative Medicine Oct 26-27, 2012. ortopediaregenerativa.com.br Events such as this add to our understanding of new treatments like PRP Platelet Rich Plasma, Bone Marrow Concentrate Injections, Shockwave Therapy,
AARP Magazine recently featured several breakthrough therapies for treating tendon injuries including Prolotherapy and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). Prolotherapy is a treatment that utilizes dextrose, a type of sugar, to serve as an irritant to awaken and speed up our body’s own natural healing capacities. Prolotherapy induces changes within weakened tendons to increase strength
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