Overview of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, Miami
Plasma is the liquid part of your blood that’s mostly made of water and protein. It lets
red and white blood cells and platelets move through your bloodstream.
Platelets are a type of blood cell that makes your blood clot.
One of
the most frequently cited studies tested platelet injections as a treatment for
tennis elbow, a condition caused by damage to tendons in the forearm that
attach to the elbow. Fifteen people received platelet injections, and the five
in the control group were injected with bupivacaine, a painkiller.
Once platelets are in the area that’s being treated, they
break down and release growth factors, which are compounds that help cells
repair and renew. This is thought to trigger your body’s healing process.
You can’t get PRP injections if you have:
- Abnormal platelet function or a low platelet count
- Anemia
- Cancer
- An infection
Plasma is the liquid part of your blood in which the red and
white blood cells, salts, vitamins, and other substances are suspended. Most of
it is water, and once red blood cells are removed, it's yellowish in color.
Using local anesthetic to numb the area and ultrasound to map
where exactly the needle should go, the doctor slowly injects the platelet-rich
plasma into the problem
area.
Several platelet therapy
devices are on the market, and they yield different concentrations. There's
some thinking that the concentration and mix of growth factors ought to vary
with the injury site, but nobody knows for sure.
All of this can be done during a standard office visit, and
patients usually go home or even back to work afterward.
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