Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Services

Benefits of PRP Injections/Therapy

1) PRP therapy uses your own blood

PRP is a blood product that contains a high concentration of platelets. We create PRP for your treatment from a sample of your own blood. Because we use your blood for PRP therapy, there’s a very low risk of side effects from treatment. Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment for chronic knee pain and shoulder pain conditions. However, these injections may provide only temporary relief, and their long-term use may cause permanent tissue damage. PRP therapy is an alternative pain management treatment that may ease pain without such complications.

2) PRP therapy supports the healing process

Platelets are tiny blood cells that play a major role in the body’s repair process. With PRP therapy, we inject a high concentration of platelets into areas where there’s a delay in healing. The platelets in the PRP stimulate the healing process in the nonhealing tissue, increasing cellular activity and the generation of new cells and tissue.

3) PRP therapy reduces inflammation

Inflammation is part of your body’s repair process. The initial inflammation that occurs from an injury starts the body’s healing cascade (the steps that tissue repair and regeneration). Platelets have both pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. When we inject the PRP into the damaged part of your body, you can expect an initial increase in inflammation and swelling. However, you should experience improvements in inflammation over time as the damage heals.

4) PRP therapy is a natural approach to pain relief

By reducing inflammation and supporting the healing process, PRP naturally reduces pain. And by boosting healing at the source of your pain, you may have long-term relief from your discomfort.

5) PRP treatment is quick

We provide PRP therapy at the office. We start by taking a sample of blood to make your PRP solution and then preparing the site of your injection by cleaning the skin with an antiseptic agent and injecting a local anesthetic to minimize pain.

PRP Background

Your body has inherent healing and regenerative properties that are activated after sustaining an injury. A well-organized sequence of events uses chemical signals transported through the bloodstream to orchestrate a healing response. Signaling molecules such as growth factors facilitate communication between cells. They are present in large numbers within blood component molecules called platelets. Platelets come from bone marrow and circulate throughout the bloodstream in a non-activated form. Once they detect an injured tissue, platelets become activated, collecting at the site of injury and changing their shape to release their contained signaling molecules. By concentrating platelets from the blood and introducing them to a specific area, we can stimulate the body’s natural healing properties. 

What is Platelet-Rich Plasma?

Your body contains natural healing capabilities which can be harnessed by isolating targeted components from your blood. Platelets are present in large numbers within the bloodstream. Once injured tissue is detected, they become activated and collect at the site of injury to release their signaling molecules. By concentrating platelets from the blood and introducing them to a specific area, we can stimulate the body’s natural healing response. “Made From You For You!”

Platelets are key factors in hard and soft tissue repair mechanisms. Platelets are responsible for clotting and involved in tissue healing. They secrete active molecules called growth factors which stimulate the natural repair mechanisms for damaged tissues. They provide the essential growth factors FGF, PDGF, TGF-B, EGF, VEGF, and IGF that are involved in stem cell migration, differentiation and proliferation. The stimulation of fibroblasts and endothelial cells induces new extracellular matrix deposition and neo-vascularization.

Plasma is essential for cell survival as it contains nutrients, vitamins, hormones, electrolytes and proteins. Proteins are key molecules for the coagulation process and the formation of the fibrin polymer that will serve as a scaffold for cell migration, differentiation and proliferation.