Used to trigger healing inside the body, PRP is a medicinal substance made from the patient’s blood. Conditions that previously been treated with medical intervention, physical therapies, or surgical intervention over the past several years for athletes now have a new therapeutic treatment with PRP...
Achilles tendonitis, also known as Achilles tendinopathy is attributed to the overuse of the Achilles tendon. This is a common sports injury and one that it is also very difficult to treat since this is an area where there is poor blood circulation and cell...
Platelet Rich Plasma known by the simple initials PRP is a therapy that is designed to facilitate healing by the regeneration of soft tissues and cells in the body. This treatment has become quite popular, especially in sports medicine with athletes such as basketball star...
There is a new branch of medicine forming to assist those who have suffered significant damage to the cartilage of their joints; whether by arthritic degradation or injury. Since cartilage does not regrow normally very well in the body without outside stimulation -such as microfracture surgery...
Both PRP and bone marrow stem cell injections are used in regenerative medicine. The two have been the subject of much interest over the past few years as clinical studies have been conducted to ascertain their benefits and uses in different treatments. Most patients with...
Cutting edge treatment with stem cell therapy can offer a solution for Osteoarthritis or OA. The treatment consists of removing the stem cell blood in the patient’s bone marrow from the hip area along with the plasma. The remaining fluid is then concentrated in a...
Nearly 10% of the population suffers from back pain, some acute and other chronic. For acute back pain, minimal treatment and conservative home care often alleviates the pain. However, for those with chronic pain, little relief is available. Interventional pain management treatment for severe back pain...
Platelet rich plasma therapy or PRP uses the patient’s blood to stimulate the natural healing response of the body. When your body is injured, white blood cells and platelets will be sent to this area to begin the healing process. Platelets contain stem cell fragments...
The Bone Marrow Stem Cells The bone marrow tissue is found in the center art of large bones, and this is area in which the production of new blood cells occurs. There are two varieties of stem cells found within the bone marrow and these include...
Stem cells are immature cells that have the capability of developing into much more specialized cells. In the past, the majority of therapeutic stem cells were derived from human embryos. More recently, stem cells have successfully been extracted from adult bone marrow. When removed and...