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. Pla [Read More]
PRP Therapy
What is PRP Therapy?
You may have heard about the benefits of PRP therapy in the news, or perhaps, from a fellow athlete. More and more, patients with knee and other types of joint pain are turning to PRP therapy to help heal damage caused by certain medical conditions or injuries. Doctors use PRP to improve healing after medical procedures, too. What to Expect From Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. Platelets are specialized elements in your blood that among other functions, [Read More]
