PRP Therapy Conditions Managed
Results and Clinical Data for PRP Injections
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OSTEOARTHRITIS –
Studies assessing osteoarthritis and the use of PRP as a treatment option are very encouraging. In a recent medical trial (Smith, P.A. 2016) those patients given PRP injections had improved by 78% compared to those given a placebo injection who had improved by only 7%. Current theory suggests that synovitis in osteoarthritis is a major factor resulting in an imbalance in the pro-inflammatory cytokines that cause proteolytic enzyme activation and consequent cartilage destruction. PRP appears to help correct this imbalance and potentially even lead to articular cartilage regeneration.
TENDON INJURIES (TENDINOPATHY)
Other knee conditions that we can manage with PRP:
– Meniscal tears
– Patella Tendinopathy
– Patella Femoral Syndrome
– Chondromalacia Patella
-Partially torn major ligament (ACL/MCL/ACL)
– Osteochondral defects
Hip conditions:
– Illiotibial Band Tendonitis (ITB Syndrome)
– Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
– Hip labrum tears
– Piriformis Syndrome
-Psoas and Gluteal Tendinopathy
Back and neck:
– Osteoarthritis
– Whiplash injuries
– myofascial pain syndrome
– Occipital Neuralgia
– Herniated discs
– Sciatic pain
– Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Foot and Ankle:
– Osteoarthritis
– Achilles Tendinopathy
– Plantar Fascitis/Fasciosis
– Ankle Tendinopathy
– Osteochondral defects
– Peroneal Tendinopathies
Wrist and hand:
– Osteoarthritis
– Carpal Tunnel
– Wrist or finger tendinopathies
Shoulder:
– Rotator cuff
– Shoulder impingement
– Subacromial/Subdeltoid Bursitis
– Labral tears
– Frozen shoulder
Elbow:
-Tennis elbow
– Osteoarthritis
– Cartilage defect
