In a nutshell, among the amazing benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy treatments is that they are especially effective at addressing soft-tissue injuries such as tendonitis and its chronic counterpart, tennis elbow. The latter is one of the most common reasons patients and doctors choose PRP treatments. Let’s delve deeper into how PRP treatments are beneficial for relieving pain associated with tennis elbow. What Is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis, is [Read More]
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Regenerative Medicine vs. Functional Medicine
When a person thinks of the health care system, they normally think of preventive care after being injured – or treating an existing chronic condition. But what if we had the opposite approach to health care, with preventing injuries and health conditions in the first place? Or harnessing your own body’s ability to heal itself rather than taking medicine or having surgery? These approaches are functional medicine and regenerative medicine, respectively. Let’s talk about what they involve [Read More]
PRP Therapy vs. Stem Cell
Many treatments can treat the same conditions and be completely different. It’s easy to get treatments confused. Two treatments that are often confused are Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy and Stem Cell therapy. Both involve using the patient’s own bodily mechanisms to heal a condition or injury. Here is more information on these treatments to help you differentiate between the two. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy Blood is made up of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets. [Read More]
