Platelet rich plasma (PRP) and its use in sports medicine has grown over recent years mostly due to high profile athletes receiving the treatment. Several studies are currently underway to see if PRP can potentially be a successful form of therapy for certain sports medicine conditions. Early studies are very promising. A PRP injection for […]
A recent study from the University of Milan in Italy has concluded that applying platelet rich plasma (PRP) to certain rotator cuff tears can reduce pain and increase strength in the shoulder following arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery. 53 patients were involved in this controlled study. 26 of these patients received platelet rich plasma combined with […]
Patient Bob Berland has won a silver metal in the 1984 olympic games. As the years went by, his knees progressively got worse. He could’nt continue to do normal everyday activities without experiencing some sort of pain in his knee. He new he had to do something if he wanted to enoy the activities that […]
Do you suffer from wrinkles, acne scars, or extreme bags under your eyelids? As we get older, our skin naturally ages causing some of these unwanted conditions to occur. We all want to look and feel our best, and some people will go to extreme measures to treat these annoying conditions. Clinicians believe there may […]
Yet another Major League Baseball player gets the PRP Treatment done. Rafael Furcal, shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the latest athlete to have the therapy done. Rafael Furcal received a platelet rich plasma injection in his strained left hamstring on Thursday. Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Furcal was not available to pinch hit […]
