Treatment of tendon, ligament, and joint pain has not changed much in the past quarter century. Patients usually receive anti-inflammatory pain medications first; if those don’t help, they are given the steroid cortisone, usually as an injection directly into the pained area. As a last resort, they’ll undergo surgery to alleviate pain that conservative methods […]
Tommy John surgery is so common these days that it almost seems like an epidemic. For those unfamiliar with the surgery, it involves reconstructing the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) of the elbow. This ligament is very important for providing stability of the medial (inside aspect) elbow for athletes who participate in overhead throwing sports (baseball, […]
Epicondylitis: this is a misnomer, as there is no inflammation! First some basic anatomy. Tendons that move the wrist and fingers attach at the elbow into the ‘epicondyle’ of the arm bone (humerus). This is the anchor point for wrist movement. In other words the reason you have elbow pain from epicondylitis is because of […]
PRP injections have been shown to relieve acute and chronic pain and accelerate healing of injured tissues and joints. Conditions aided by PRP include plantar fasciitis, meniscus tears, osteoarthritis of the spine, hip and knee, ligament sprains, and rotator cuff tears. This non-surgical therapy is an injection of a concentrated mixture of the patient’s own […]
PRP or platelet rich plasma can be defined as a volume of plasma that has higher concentration of platelets than whole blood. However, PRP preparations vary in terms of platelet concentration, activation factors, white or red blood cell presence and fibrin production. PRP represents a treatment option for stimulation of soft tissue healing. Activation of […]
