Below is a comprehensive list of athletes who have used PRP (platelet rich plasma) treatments in some form or another during their career. Check back soon for full athlete profile pages with much more detail about what injury they had to receive PRP therapy.
Here is the list of athletes broken down by sport.
NFL Football Players Who Used PRP Therapy |
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One of the best receivers the NFL has ever seen had PRP Treatment performed for his knee injury back in 2009. The All Pro wide receiver had the treatment done after suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament in the AFC Championship game. The PRP therapy helped Hines Ward recover and be ready to play in the Super Bowl that season.
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 Ray Lewis |
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 Troy Polamalu |
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A PRP (platelet rich plasma) injection in the left calf of Cruz was give to reduce the recovery time by 2-4 weeks. This was given after he consulted teammate Reuben Randle who had the injections earlier.
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In order to facilitate healing, Matt Forte made the decision to have PRP injections in his right knee. He stated he hates to watch games and wants back on the field and Platelet Rich Plasma injections gives him the best chance.
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Rice took a backpacking vacation in Switzerland in the offseason and just happened to have Regenokine injection treatments in his knee. By the accounts of his coach it was amazing he missed no games.
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Cleveland Browns coach had ruled out Hills for another week but after PRP treatments in his hamstring he was re-evaluate by the team and declared well enough to play.
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The Giants Cornerback was treated with stem cells, for a slow healing broken metatarsal, after Super Bowl XLVI by a foot specialist in North Carolina.
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MLB Baseball Players Who Used PRP Therapy |
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 Alex Rodriguez |
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| David Ortiz | |
 Stephen Strasburg |
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| Joey Votto | Votto stated he wants to be on the field and chose PRP treatments to reduce the down time related to his injury.
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| Mark Teixeirra | |
Mariners medical director Dr. Ed Khalfayan decided something needed to be done as Lee had his third abdominal strain in his career so he injected PRP into the area and had amazing results.
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| Masahiro Tanaka | |
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| Matt Kemp | |
Sherrill received PRP after he got frustrated that he had trouble throwing a baseball back to the mound the next day after pitching.
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Richards chose to have a PRP injection done instead of surgery on his right elbow during the 2016 MLB season.
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| Jesse Litsch | |
| Kyle McClellan | Nagging elbow concerns required McClellan to seek alternative treatments and allowed PRP injections and had quick and lasting success.
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| Alexi Ogando | |
| Chad Billingsley | Everyone in the Dodgers organization believed Billingsley was headed for Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire season until he opted for P{R injections and was ready to go the next Spring Training.
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| Alex Avila | |
| Matt Wieters | |
| Marco Scutaro | |
| Jonny Venters | |
| Evan Gattis | |
| Willie Bloomquist | |
| Marwin Gonzalez | |
| Jose Contreras | |
| Daisuke Matzuaka | |
| Bobby Jenks | |
| Andrew Heaney | |
| Kris Medlen | |
| Jesse Carlson | |
| Brandon Banks | |
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| Tyler Thornburg | |
NBA Basketball Players Who Used PRP Therapy |
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 Steph Curry |
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 Kobe Bryant |
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| Pau Gasol | |
| Joakim Noah | |
| Metta World Peace | |
| Nicolas Batum | |
| Ben Gordon | |
| Danny Granger | |
| Andrew Bogut | |
| Devin Harris | |
| Andrei Kirlenko | |
| Kenyon Martin | |
| Nilola Petrovic | |
| Andris Biedrins | |
| Acie Law | |
PGA Golfers Who Used PRP Therapy |
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 Tiger Woods |
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| Retief Goosen | |
Other Athletes Who Used PRP Therapy |
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| Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer) |
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| Rafael Nadal (tennis) |
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| Tyson Gay (sprinter) |
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| Donovan Bailey (sprinter) |
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| Maria Sharapova (tennis) |
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| Jean Pascal (boxer) |
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| Nicky Hayden (Indy Racer) |
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| Cat Zingano (Female MMA) |
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| Kaetlyn Osmond (Canadian Figure Skater) |
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| Pa Modou Kah (soccer) |
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| Johnathan Bernstein (soccer) |
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| Dara Torres (swimmer) |
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Do you have a list or names of other athletes that have used PRP Therapy / Treatment at some point in their career? Contact us and let us know who and we will add them to the Athletes Using PRP list.
