Sports Injuries

PRP treatment is a minimally invasive same-day procedure that involves taking a sample of the patient’s blood and separating it into its 4 components (white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma). The yellow liquid component of the blood, or the plasma, contains platelets that secrete growth factors and over 1,500 proteins. When injected […]

Prolotherapy and PRP are both minimally invasive injection options widely used across the country. Prolotherapy originated before PRP, and typically patients received multiple prolotherapy injections to a painful region without image (ultrasound or x-ray) guidance. The main difference is that PRP uses the patient’s own blood, while prolotherapy uses a solution of sugar (dextrose) that

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is increasingly being applied to treat arthritis in patients. With the surge in younger people developing arthritis from sports-related injuries, there comes a gap between physical therapy and invasive surgery. Patients are drawn to a minimally invasive procedure such as PRP because of its natural properties and known effectiveness in professional athletes.

While walking with a torn Achilles tendon is not advised, it may be possible. Other muscles take over the work of the calf muscle and help with moving the foot. Pain and weakness will make walking difficult with the added instability from loss of calf use. If untreated muscle loss or atrophy can develop. Thankfully,

Achilles Tendons don’t always completely tear, sometimes they partially tear. Typically, this occurs from a strong contraction of the calf muscle overstressing the tendon. While the symptoms are less obvious compared to a complete tear, many of the symptoms are similar. Walking becomes more difficult. The leg can swell around the tendon. The calf can

The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel of the foot. This connection helps the foot point and standing with the heel off the ground. Sometimes a strong contraction of the calf can tear the tendon. Oftentimes Achilles tears are associated with muscle imbalances or from overtraining and compensating from another injury that

The shoulder is composed of a team of 4 tendons that make up the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff stabilizes the shoulder and allows motion at the joint. Through overuse, poor posture, improper mechanics, or trauma; rotator cuff tendons can wear down. This degeneration leads to chronic pain and discomfort at the shoulder with particular