The knee joint has two types of cartilage – shiny hyaline cartilage firmly adheres at the end of the bones that allows smooth translation of the hard bone surface on each other. The second type of cartilage is placed firmly in the inner and outer joint space known as the meniscus fibrocartilage. The meniscus is […]
Regenerative therapies for hip pain offer newer and better treatment options for patients. Hip pain can represent multiple different problems. It can represent hip joint arthritis, soft tissue injury related to the hip, tendinitis of the posterior hip, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, lower back arthritis, pinched nerve in the back, or a combination of any of […]
The following is a guest post regarding PRP for aging skin. PRP is blood plasma that has been enriched with Growth Factors and Platelets. Growth Factors are proteins that will bind with receptors on the surface on cells to encourage cell division. Growth Factors enhance proliferation, fibroblasts and keratinocytes which produce collagen. Platelets are very […]
The natural progression of aging of the face is volume depletion, gravity and loss of collagen creating skin that is thin without the youthful glow we once had. The face literally goes from being V shaped to a more square appearance. This is due to the fact that at the top of the face literally […]
Here is a very nice PRP related article that involves one of our lead physician contributors on prptreatments.org! Dr. Andrew Blecher explains the current state of PRP, and his view of the way PRP should be used in many different sports medicine conditions in his practice.. He admits that PRP should not be the first treatment […]
