Superstar defensive NFL player, Ray Lewis, of the Baltimore Ravens is the latest big time athlete to use Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment to cure a major injury. Ray Lewis tore his triceps earlier in the season and most considered it to be a season ending injury. Lewis used PRP to treat the torn triceps and […]
My daughter is 15 years old. She has the bone age of a 13 year old. She has not hit puberty yet. She has had knee pain for over 3 years. She was diagnosed with osteochondritis dessican about a year and a half ago. We have tried no activity and limited activity. She has been […]
I had a PRP treatment on my inner elbow for tendonitis that did decrease some of the pain, would a second treatment be helpful or necessary? Dr. Andrew Blecher Medial epicondylitis responds to PRP about 60-70% of the time in my experience. If you have had some benefit but still have symptoms then a second […]
I have bilateral OA of the hip joints and am a candidate for THR but am looking for alternative non-surgical treatment. Is PRP based treatment a possibility? Dr. Andrew Blecher Yes it is a possibility, but as of yet there is no evidence to show that PRP is effective for hip OA. There are recent […]
Is there any age limit on the usefulness of the PRP process for meniscus tear? Dr. Andrew Blecher Although there may be some case reports of patients being treated with PRP for meniscal tears, there has not been a study to show that PRP can heal meniscal tears. That doesn’t meen that it may not […]
