You may have heard of platelet-rich plasma before, but what is it, and how does it help reduce pain from arthritis? These injections, composed of your blood, are increasingly used to heal joint injuries, tendons, ligaments, and wounds. What is Platelet-Rich Plasma? The liquid part of blood is …
Tricare Patients May Now Qualify for PRP Therapy!
Center for Pain Management is excited to announce that our Tricare patients now may qualify for coverage of PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injections for chronic knee pain and tennis elbow! CPM has been offering PRP treatments -- a same-day, non-surgical procedure -- for many years. Specifically, …
Point-Counterpoint Is PRP Beneficial For Chronic Plantar Fasciitis?
Noting the literature and their own success with platelet rich plasma (PRP), these authors say PRP is an effective non-invasive treatment that can obviate further surgery for plantar fasciosis. By Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS, and Lindsay Mae Chandler, DPM Plantar fasciosis is heel pain …
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Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
PRP has been used in surgeries to promote cell regeneration since 1987, and a growing body of evidence shows it is a viable treatment for tendinosis. Not until recently, though, have experts researched and debated whether or not platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are an effective treatment for …
