PRP therapy

The technology of the procedure is based on the injection into the problem area of ​​platelet-rich plasma, which is obtained from the patient's own blood. Such plasma contains a large amount of biologically active substances - platelet growth factors.

They start the recovery process in the affected area of ​​the tissues of the joints, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, muscles, bones, and even in the joint fluid. The effectiveness of this treatment is due to the fact that the enriched plasma is injected precisely into the affected area.

Plasma obtained from the patient's blood does not come into contact with the external environment. This ensures the naturalness and safety of the procedure. In addition, platelet-rich plasma contains no foreign substances, except for anticoagulant drugs. Thus, the risk of an allergic reaction is excluded.

The patient begins to feel relief after several procedures, and the rehabilitation period after the injury is reduced. In addition, the procedures themselves are painless. Such treatment does not require a long recovery.

The good therapeutic effect of PRP therapy can be enhanced by a combination with drug therapy, massage, ozone therapy, electrical stimulation, reflexology, physiotherapy exercises.

Such treatment is used to treat degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the joints, ligaments, tendons, characterized by the manifestation of chronic pain, including such as:

  • arthrosis 1 - 3 tbsp. (gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis);
  • tendinitis, ligamentitis (inflammation of the Achilles tendon, inflammation of the patella's own ligament);
  • fasciitis (plantar fasciitis - heel spur);
  • periarthritis (shoulder-scapular periarthritis);
  • epicondylitis (tennis elbow, golfer's elbow);
  • tears, tears of ligaments and muscles;
  • tendopathy;
  • osteocondritis of the spine;
  • sports injuries.

However, there are still some limitations for PRP therapy. Contraindications are allergy to heparin (extremely rare), systemic blood diseases, malignant formations.

PRP-therapy in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system

PRP-therapy is one of the newest, innovative, modern and effective methods of treating diseases of joints, ligaments, muscles, and other injuries of the musculoskeletal system. PRP therapy is carried out by injecting platelet-rich autoplasma. This method is highly safe, since the patient's own blood is used, which means there is no likelihood of an allergic reaction, there is no possibility of transmission of infection with blood, there is no side effect on the liver, kidneys and other organs, as is the case with the use of drugs. Platelet-rich plasma obtained from the patient's blood, subjected to centrifugation, contains up to 1 million platelet cells.

It is in platelets that growth factors are contained:

  • insulin-like growth factor
  • platelet growth factor
  • transforming growth factor
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • epidermal growth factor
  • fibroblast growth factor

PRP-therapy procedure technology:

  1. Blood sampling from a vein from 20-50 ml of blood
  2. Place the blood in a special tube and centrifuge for 5-15 minutes
  3. After centrifugation, 3-5 ml of platelet-rich plasma is drawn into a syringe
  4. The drug is injected into the joint cavity, either periarticular or paravertebral

The procedure takes 15-20 minutes. The procedure is performed 3-5 times with an interval of 1 week.

Indications for PRP therapy:  arthrosis, arthritis, tendovaginitis, plantar fasciitis (heel spur), ligament, tendon, muscle injuries, chronic sports injuries.

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Benefits of PRP therapy

Safety

The safety of PRP therapy is due to its absolute compatibility with the immune system, the absence of allergic reactions and side effects, since the only component in the preparation of autoplasma is the patient's own blood.

PRP technology solves many problems that were previously solved only by operational methods. Also, the procedure is often used during the rehabilitation period after surgery.

How is the PRP therapy procedure performed?

About 20 milliliters of blood is taken from the patient with prp tubes, which is placed in a special sterile container and processed according to a unique technique.

After that, an anticoagulant is added to the blood, and the blood itself is centrifuged in several stages. At the same time, there is a division into several fractions. Plasma and platelets eventually remain in the main upper layer. This produces about 1.2 to 1.4 milliliters of patient plasma, enriched with platelets (which are the closest cells in the human body to stem cells) and growth factors, which is injected into the affected joint or muscle. The use of this technique leads to the activation of the reparative capabilities of the organism.

Indications for PRP therapy

  • osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis
  • osteochondrosis
  • intervertebral hernias and protrusions
  • sprains of tendons and ligaments, tears and tears of muscles and ligaments
  • epicondylitis, tendonitis, chronic pain syndrome of the ligaments and tendons
  • periarthritis
  • plantar fasciitis

Contraindications

  • pregnancy and lactation
  • diseases characterized by blood clotting disorders

Application results

PRP-therapy is the most modern and promising method, which every year is gaining more and more popularity in many areas of medicine, including traumatology and orthopedics.

Due to the application of this technique, a positive effect of treatment is achieved in most patients: muscle spasm decreases, the recovery of injured or damaged tissues is accelerated, the rehabilitation period decreases, the natural functions of the body return to normal, and the process of tissue destruction stops.

Patients also note that after the first procedure, pain sensations noticeably decrease or disappear altogether, and after several procedures of the course, the mobility of the joint increases, and the state of health improves.