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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 32.5 million adults are affected by OA.
And there’s more
While the term arthritis refers to over 100 rheumatic conditions affecting the joints, osteoarthritis is the most common form. It accounts for high percentage of the personal, societal, and economic burdens associated with the disease.
Did you know?
Following diabetes and dementia, osteoarthritis is the third most rapidly rising condition associated with disability.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a form of regenerative therapy that helps you manage pain in joints, tendons, ligaments and other pressure areas. This procedure uses your body's own healing properties to treat pain and stimulate healing.
Before you consider surgery for managing knee pain and other injuries, you should explore all non-surgical options. PRP is minimally invasive and is effective in treating pain in your knees and restoring function and range of motion.
Your blood is made up of platelets and white and red blood cells. Platelets help with clotting when you get a cut, and they also contain proteins and growth factors that help in the healing process. Plasma is the liquid part of your blood, and “platelet-rich plasma” contains a higher concentration of platelets than normal blood does.
Before your appointment, our practitioner may give you instructions such as stopping anti-coagulant, steroid and NSAID medications. You should also drink plenty of water in the days just before your appointment.
At your appointment, the practitioner will draw a vial of your blood, which is run through a centrifuge for approximately five to ten minutes. The centrifuge spins very fast to separate the components of your blood.
Next, they clean the skin and use fluoroscopic imaging to see inside your body and help guide the needle. The goal is to inject the PRP infusion directly into the injured part of your knee.
You may experience some soreness in your knee following the procedure. Use cold compresses to ease the pain. If the practitioner determines that multiple rounds of PRP treatment are needed, they will be administered four to six weeks apart.
People suffering from pain in the ligaments, tendons, muscles, bones and cartilage in the knees benefit from PRP injections. This includes people who suffered an injury or have a degenerative condition. Common conditions treated with PRP injections are:
