PRP Therapy for a fast healing prcoess
PRP - Platelet Rich Plasma
Autologous blood therapies have also reached their significance in orthopedics. The blood plasma with the platelets (PRP) contained therein, among other things, has a special significance. From the platelets namely growth factors are released, the u.a. Support healing processes on tendons, cartilage and muscles.
With a double syringe, a fast and safe procedure is available to prepare an autologous conditioned plasma (PRP) in practice within a few minutes and apply it to the patient immediately afterwards (tendon, muscle or joint). With this method, the platelets and growth factors are efficiently separated and concentrated. It is sufficient to remove a small amount of blood from the arm vein.
Scientific studies have shown that platelet density in PRP is about twice as high as in whole blood, while red and white blood cells, which may affect the healing process, are not concentrated.
PRP – PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPY
THERAPY
In a PRP – Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, usually 4-5 treatments at intervals of 1-3 days are useful. Today, treatment of platelet-rich spinal cord plasma has provided good results in spinal pain. The PRP – Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy can be used in the cervical as well as in the lumbar area of the spine. It can significantly assist and accelerate the healing process in chonic spine pain.
see the indications and the medical specialties for PRP therapy
FOR WHAT IS PRP THERAPY USED
If you don’t want to undergo any joint surgery e.g. the PRP might help to avoid a surgery. The PRP goes by injection into your joint. More so the PRP also can be use for other conservative orthopedic treatments such as hardened muscles. Further is the PRP therapy used in aesthetics. It can improve the shape of your skin and is a non-surgical treatment with smoothening results.
- mild Osteoarthritis joints
- hardenen muscles
- inflamed tendons (tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis, inflammation of patellar etc.)
- Skin lifting face
- Wrinkle treatment