Musculoskeletal Systems
Treatment for joint pain and knee osteoarthritis without surgery
Knees are hard-working organs. We use them in our daily basis but sometimes we neglect them until problems occur. Knee Osteoarthritis starts from joint stiff when joints lose their flexibility. Sometimes, you can hear a joint popping sound in the knees called crepitus or you can feel a grinding sensation. These are signs of Knee Osteoarthritis. If no treatment, sooner or later it may progress into swollen joints, joint pain after movement or after pressure applied, which are symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis in the late stage.
Like other disease, the treatments of Knee Osteoarthritis should better be done in the early stage than in the late stage. However, patients who are suffering from severe Knee Osteoarthritis can be cured without surgery, but instead it can be cure by using PRP or Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy.
Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy or PRP Therapy is an alternative method of injecting high-concentrated plasma to treat the knees given high efficacy and fast recovery without surgery. The processes of PRP therapy uses patients’ own blood to through the process of isolating plasma, which consists of high-concentrated platelets and growth factors, activate the platelets to release growth factors, and inject back into the knees. The growth factors used in the process are natural-produced substances, which help repair injured tissues in the body. Naturally, growth factors do not function until it founds an injury. But, in PRP, growth factors are generated and used at the areas you want. PRP therapy is a sterilised and safe technique, as the therapy uses patients’ own blood to produce the growth factors; there is no risk of contamination from others.
Some published evidences in medical journals revealed that using PRP for Knee Osteoarthritis treatment, for at least 3 times with 1 week interval, can reduce joint pain, give better results than vitreous injection, and restore damaged cartilages. The satisfied result can last for 1 year. Therefore, PRP therapy becomes an alternative for people who do not prefer surgery or people who are in the early stage of arthritis but do not prefer using drugs. PRP therapy can also cure other problem areas such as tendinitis, arthritis, muscle strain, injuries from exercise, diabetic ulcers, and collagen regeneration for skin firming.
Process of Knee Osteoarthritis treatment
The processes of Knee Osteoarthritis treatment start from using X-ray results and physical examination to assess the body conditions. Then, PRP therapy with physical therapy is used on the wear-and-tear tendons, ligaments, and muscles to rebuild joint strengths for long-term stability. Then, nutrition therapy is used to help the body getting essential nutrients.
Holistic Medical Centre also use a new technology, an injection of Placenta extracts enriched with nutrients, to reduce body pains and injuries. With the injection, you will feel better within 1 week and you will be closely monitored by our doctors.