Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

PRP therapy is based on the fact that platelet growth factors (PGFs) support the three phases of wound healing and repair cascade (inflammation, proliferation, remodeling).

This involves drawing the blood from the patient, spinning it down, and injecting their own platelet rich plasma into their tissues and joints.  This is a step “above” prolotherapy since you are directly injecting growth factors into the tissues/joints instead of causing the body to stimulate its own growth factors that will  then be drawn to the injected area.  Currently there is not one way that PRP is prepared, and this may affect the outcome of the treatments.

• Platelet rich plasma injection grafts for musculoskeletal injuries: a review
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682411/