Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
Enhance Your Body’s Natural Healing
What is PRP Therapy?
PRP relieves pain by promoting long lasting healing of musculoskeletal conditions using the healing power of your own body. This type of therapy provides patients with an alternative to surgery by promoting safe and natural healing.
Pre & Post Treatment Guidelines
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Avoid corticosteroid medications for 2 to 3 weeks prior to the procedure.
Stop taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or aspirin (low dose, 81mg, aspirin may be permissible), or arthritis medications such as Celebrex, a week prior to the procedure
If you take Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox, Warfarin, Pradaxa, Debigatran, Orgaran, Innohep, Fragmin, Argatroban, Plavix, Effient, Prasugrel, ReoPro, Ticlid, Trental, Persantine, or any other blood thinner, notify your doctor. This medication must be discontinued prior to an injection and requires permission from the provider prescribing it.
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Due to the numbness we ask that you refrain from any strenuous activities but to stay mobile. Continue to move affected area to decrease soreness and stiffness.
After the anesthesia wears off you may resume activities to tolerance pain. Restricted weight bearing may apply for knees and hips if Dr. Browning advises.
You will experience some pain and soreness 2-5 days after your treatment. The initial inflammatory phase last 7 days and secondary phase can last up to 14 days.
No anti-inflammatory medication (Ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve) should be used while under treatment.
Extra Strength Tylenol q4-6 hours for pain, Ice as needed for pain (only on day of injection) and or swelling (10-20 minutes to cool the skin, repeat every 2-3 hours). Make sure to place a barrier between your skin and the ice.
You may experience the “roller coaster” syndrome where you feel great one day and for no apparent reason the area/s treated starts to hurt again, this is normal in the healing process.
To reach our goal of improvement in pain, you may or may not need more than 1 treatment to reach that goal. Sometimes a series of 2-3 treatments are needed to achieve complete healing. If subsequent treatments are needed they are usually performed 6-8 weeks apart.
Expected Results
Recovery Time
PRP Therapy injections do not immediately resolve pain. Initial improvement in pain and mobility usually occur 2-3 months after the initial injection and continue to improve over the next 6 months.
Number of Sessions
The exact number of treatments varies based on the area that was injured, the type of injury, and your body’s ability to successfully heal. Sometimes a series of 2-3 treatments are needed for complete healing. If subsequent treatments are needed they are usually performed 6-8 weeks apart.
PRP Therapy
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FAQ
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A small amount of your blood will be drawn with anticoagulant and placed into a FDA medically approved container. This sterile disposable container is placed in a specialized centrifuge for a single ten-minute spin.
After the centrifugation is complete the sterile container is then placed in a separating device and the PRP layer is aspirated from the red blood cells and is ready to be injected into the area of concern.
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Platelet Rich Plasma contains 5-10 times as many growth factors than whole blood. growth factors play a very important role in helping the body initiate healing.
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Platelet Derived Growth Factor, Vascular Endothelia Growth Factor and Transforming Growth Factor–Beta are very important signals that help the recruitment of MSC's to the damaged area, providing highly effective healing.