Platelet
Rich Plasma PRP Injections
Platelet-rich plasma or PRP is an "autologous blood
therapy" that uses a patient's own blood components to
stimulate a healing response in damaged tissues. In
response to an injury or tissue damage, your body
naturally recruits platelets and white blood cells from
the blood to initiate a healing response. Under normal
conditions, platelets store numerous growth factors which
are released in response to signals from the injured
tissue. Modern technology allows us to concentrate
platelets and white blood cells from your blood, and
induce this growth factor release as we inject the
solution directly into injured tissue, simulating this
same healing response in a more powerful form. By
enhancing the body's natural healing capacity, the
treatment may lead to a more rapid, more efficient, and
more thorough restoration of the tissue to a healthy
state.
To prepare PRP, a small amount of blood is taken from
the patient. The blood is then placed in a centrifuge.
The centrifuge spins and through a multi-functional
process separates the plasma from the blood producing
the PRP. This increases the concentration of platelets
and growth factors up to 500% also increasing hMSC
(human stem cells) proliferation as a function of 8-day
exposure to platelet released concentrations 10x. (x=
increase above native levels)
When PRP is injected into the damaged area it
stimulates the tendon or ligament causing mild
inflammation that triggers the healing cascade. As a
result new collagen begins to develop. As this collagen
matures it begins to shrink causing the tightening and
strengthening of the tendons and ligaments of the
damaged area.
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