What is it?
Platelet-rich plasma, (PRP) is a 100% safe, cutting-edge therapy commonly used to treat many types of injuries or degenerative diseases. PRP contains a concentration of powerful growth factors extracted from your own blood. Your body uses these growth factors to repair injured and degenerated tissues. When used by the skilled physicians at Aspire Health and Wellness PRP is a viable alternative to surgery and an effective treatment of the causes of chronic pain.
The treatment process is simple as you can see below. We draw the patient’s blood, centrifuge it to separate out the PRP, it goes through a concentration process then is simply injected with a very small needle intramuscularly into the affected area.
Using PRP with Ozone Therapy
We are one of the few clinics that use PRP along with Ozone Therapy. Please see the Ozone Injections page to learn about the benefits of Ozone. When we use these two therapies together we have had unsurpassed results, even where other clinics have failed.
With Ozone therapy, the Ozone is what stimulates the body’s healing process. PRP is what provides the building blocks needed to repair and regenerate injured or degenerated tissue. This is why when we use both therapies in conjunction even the most stubborn of injuries and the most degenerated joints including disc issues can and do heal.
Is PRP safe?
Because PRP is the patient’s own cells, there is little to no chance of rejection. We simply do an intramuscular injection around the affected area and the PRP instantly provides the building blocks the area needs to heal. PRP as been researched all over the world and has been shown to have a significant improvement in the healing of hundreds of ailments. Most Orthopedic Surgeons use PRP with their surgeries to aid in the healing process. Because PRP is so successful in providing the building blocks needed to help heal cartilage, bone, ligaments, tendons, discs, joints…it has quickly been accepted by MDs, DCs, Dentists, Surgeons, and other joint specialists as a treatment that can prevent the need for surgery. PRP is often used for knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, and elbow issues as well as neck, and low back issues including disc issues.
What to expect with PRP
Because the goal of platelet-rich plasma therapy is to resolve pain through healing, it generally proves to have lasting results. Initial improvement may be seen within a few days to weeks, gradually increasing as the healing progresses. Research studies and clinical practice have shown PRP injections to be very effective at relieving pain and returning patients to their normal lives. Both ultrasound and MRI images have shown definitive tissue repair after PRP therapy, confirming the healing process. The need for surgery can also be greatly reduced by treating injured tissues and joints with PRP.
Not all PRP is equal
Don't waste your time with an inferior PRP injection!
With the meteoric rise in popularity of regenerative medicine procedures such as platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections as a treatment for a variety of medical conditions, there is much misinformation and confusion regarding the more in-depth aspects of the subject matter. For instance, most people that hear about PRP are under the impression that all PRP injections are alike in how they are processed and delivered. Not to mention, most people also think that all regenerative medicine healthcare providers are equally competent in their knowledge of regenerative medicine and their procedural training. However, this is not the case. Not all PRP is equal and not all regenerative medicine providers are equal.
Selphyl is a medical company we go through that provides the best form of PRP for any targeted treatments. This form of PRP is superior from other forms of PRP because it allows for the formation of PRFM (Platelet-right Fibrin Matrix) which is what allows for the sustained release of the needed building blocks. Also, because of the substantial amount of work that is put into separating the beneficial platelets from other blood products, this can lead to a much higher platelet concentration that is often 20 to 40 times normal whole blood platelet concentrations. Unlike the typical bedside PRP concentrations which are usually 3 to 5 times that of normal whole blood platelet concentrations, these higher concentrations of PRP obtained from the Selphyl technique would prompt the release of more growth factors that will result in a more robust response to the injection. The processing also does a better job at filtering out unwanted contaminants which can ultimately decrease the desired effect of the injection.
PRP in conjunction with Ozone injections have provided our patients with miraculous results at a surprisingly affordable price. We aim to not simply mask symptoms, but to correct and heal the cause of our patient’s symptoms. Please email or call us at 801-904-2488 if you would like to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions.
Research
Joint Pain-
A paper published in 2013 in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, found that PRP injections helped to reduce knee osteoarthritis pain compared to saline injections. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0363546512471299
A paper published in 2012 shows the efficacy of PRP for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24286802
Meniscus or Ligament Injuries-
A paper published in 2013 shows the use of PRP in ligament and meniscal healing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24212368
A paper published in 2016 that shows multiple injections of platelet rich plasma reduce pain and functional impairment in a canine model of ACL and meniscal deficiency
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26403590
Muscle and Tendon Injuries-
Lateral Epicondylitis
A paper published in 2014 that shows efficacy of platelet-rich plasma for chronic tennis elbow. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825183
Patellar Tendonitis
A paper published in 2014 in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, found that 3 rounds of PRP injections reduced symptoms in those with the knee injury chronic patellar tendinopathy. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0363546513519964
Rotator Cuff Tears
A paper published in 2011 that shows efficacy of platelet rich plasma in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21570659