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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a regenerative medicine technique that relies on the body’s platelets and growth factors to accelerate healing in the body. When you sustain an injury, your body responds by sending platelets to the site of the injury in order to begin the repair and healing process. With PRP therapy, doctors inject…
Two of the newest treatments in orthopedics are stem cell and PRP therapy. These therapies show tremendous promise in treating certain orthopedic conditions. Stem Cell Therapy Stem cells are basically master building blocks and can reproduce more specialized cells like bone, blood, or muscle cells. The stem cell therapy process involves your doctor harvesting mesenchymal…
Pain happens. As we get older, the parts of the body that were resilient (and still growing) in our youth don’t heal quite as well as they used to if we suffer an injury. Similarly, adult athletes who use their bodies differently than the average person may experience pain from straining or overuse of certain…
Plenty of people still think of stem cells as mysterious, or even taboo. They are simply cells that make or replenish other cells. For example, when you donate blood, your stem cells are in charge of replenishing your blood cells. Scientists have found stem cells throughout the body, each doing an assigned job. Some replenish…
Over the years, stem cell therapy has become a phenomenon, and over the last few years’ awareness about the effectiveness of the procedure has grown significantly. As a result, other specialists and non-specialists are catching on, making certain types of cellular therapy available within their own practices. A doctor’s job is to offer their patients…
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