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Looking for a Non Surgical approach? PRP Therapy or Stem Cell Therapy may be for you!

Looking for a Non Surgical approach? PRP Therapy or Stem Cell Therapy may be for you!
October 11, 2016Pain Managementarthritisknee painmanaging painnon-surgical pain managementprpsports medicinestem cell

PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma has hit the mainstream media.

Why PRP?

Benefits of PRP Regenerative Therapy

PRP Regenerative Therapy stimulates healing through injection of one’s own growth factors into affected areas.

 

PRP Therapy is an effective treatment for some common orthopedic conditions, including sports injuries. PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma is a concentration of platelet cells taken from the patient’s blood, and these platelets have growth factors that may help in the healing process of chronic injuries.

 

Platelet rich plasma injections are replacing traditional orthopedic surgery in many instances for conditions ranging from soft tissue injuries (tendonitis, muscle tears, ligamentous injuries) to various joint afflictions, such as a torn meniscus or mild to moderate arthritis of the joint. PRP means platelet rich plasma.  Platelets are smaller than red blood cells and involved in clotting our blood and helping to heal injuries.  It’s a great next generation play to treat tendinitis and things that need a little help in healing.  As a result, athletes have used PRP to get back to the field faster.

PRP is a mix of concentrated platelets and serum.  Why is this important?  Surgeons have known for years that healing depends on platelets.  These very tiny blood components are rich in growth factors and help form a blood clot during injury.  When you injure an area like a ligament or a muscle, they seep into the wound during the bleeding that normally occurs.  They then set up a blood clot to stop the bleeding and start to release growth factors to the area to coordinate a repair response.  Over the first week or so, they act as a time release “pill” that secretes various growth factors as various times.  These time release growth factors do things like bring in stem cells and bring in new blood vessels to ensure that the body can get more blood to the area.  PRP is created when the doctor takes blood from a vein and places it in a special centrifuge to concentrate platelets (usually 3-5 times their normal concentration). 

 

Platelets and accompanying stem cells are responsible for repair, whether in healing an injury or recovering from surgery. Platelets are found circulating in the blood in relatively small numbers. By concentrating the platelets drawn from your own blood supply, we are able to harness the power of platelets to relieve pain and stop inflammation for orthopedic disorders and injuries.

 The aftercare for most PRP injections is relatively simple. Patients will resume activity at their own pace. The pain from the process typically will last a few days, occasionally longer, and some patients have more severe or sporadic pain than others. Because your own blood is used, there is no risk of a transmittable infection and a very low risk of allergic reaction to the treatment.

Stem Cell Therapy:

Stem cells are naturally found in the human body and they are a fundamental part of the body’s normal healing process. Stem cells are known as ‘raw potential’ as they can be converted into any cell that the body needs. The body utilizes stem cells to substitute damaged and/or injured cells. This process allows natural healing and repair of the injured or damaged cells.

 

As the body gets older the amount of natural reserved stem cells starts to decline, which explains why the healing process is slower as the body gets older. Stem cell therapy resolves this shortage by injecting supplementary stem cells into the injured/damaged area of the body, which triggers the cell replacement, natural healing, and pain relief. Stem cell therapy is a simple and quick procedure, taking about 15 minutes

 

Orthopedic Disease Treated with Stem Cells and PRP

 

A variety of disease and injuries can be treated with stem cell therapy. Orthopedic conditions that have been treated and studies using stem cells include acute and chronic injuries of muscle, tendon, ligaments, bone, and cartilage. Some specific conditions that can be treated with stem cell therapy include:

 

 Here are a few of the common conditions that are found to be best for stem cell treatments:

 

Mild to moderate osteoarthritis/degenerative arthritis of joints, especially the hip and knee

Tendon injuries, including partial tears of the rotator cuff of the shoulder

 

Back pain related to degenerative disc and facet joint.

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Shoulder Repair

Stem Cell Treatment for Joint Repair

Stem Cell Treatment for Knee

Stem Cell Treatment for Hip

Stem Cell Treatment for Joint Repair

ABOUT MICHIGAN SPORTS & SPINE CENTER:

We’re innovative leaders utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as musculoskeletal ultrasounds, PRP, stem cell treatment, and other innovative procedures. Michigan Sports & Spine Center is committed to resolving your pain, not simply masking it. We treat the whole body, not just the injury, and perform preventative treatment so your injury doesn’t come back. Our studies prove that Michigan Sports & Spine Center has patient success rates much higher than the national average. We treat everyone from high-profile athletes to your neighbor next door. Our primary focus is getting our patients back into the game of life!

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