PRP Therapy
Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy or PRP Therapy has been certified since the middle of 1990s when benefits of PRP therapy has not been widely known. The benefits of PRP therapy can relate to nerve density, wound therapy, and orthopedic. If you give the therapy a try, you are going to see those benefits occurred.
What is Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy or PRP Therapy?
Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy or PRP Therapy is a method of injecting high-concentrated plasma to treat the problem areas. To understand the mechanism of Platelets -Rich Plasma therapy, a composition of blood should be understood first. Blood consists of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. When there is an injury, platelets help your body forming clots to stop bleeding and also help your body forming new tissues. It plays an important role in wound therapy process.
Benefits in Physiology
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Increased tissue formation (tendons and ligaments)
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Decreased inflammation
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Decreased pain
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Increased collagens (basis of ligaments)
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Increased bone density
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Increased angiogenesis (new blood cells formation)
Many world-class athletes accept PRP therapy. For examples, Tiger Woods, a professional golfer, successfully recovered from his left-knee injury by PRP therapy after his surgery. Also, L.A. Dodgers Pitcher Takashi Sato, a professional baseball pitcher, was able to come back for his final competition in 2008 after having PRP Therapy.
Documental evidences
There is an evidence published in American Journals of Sport Medicines in 2006 revealed that the treatment of chronic elbow tendinosis with buffered Platelets -Rich Plasma on an active group of 15 patients leads to 60% improvement in their visual pain scores in 8 weeks after the treatment, 81% in 6 months, and 93% in 12-18 months without any side effect.
Tendons and Ligaments Problems
Injuries of tendons and ligaments always become a chronic pain because of inadequate blood circulation. Many athletes, workers, or even people with other careers often struggle from injuries throughout their careers. Continuously using PRP injection helps in fast pain relief emphasising at the problem areas leading to the effectiveness of PRP in regain strengths and functions.
Processes of PRP therapy
Processes of PRP therapy include carefully taking patients’ blood, purifying it in a Platelets -Rich Plasma produced machine, and injecting the plasma into the injured areas. All processes take a short period of time and safe. As the therapy uses patients’ own blood to produce plasma, there is no risk of resistance or refused reaction.