Although blood mainly consists of a liquid called plasma, it also contains a number of other components including red cells, white cells, and platelets. Platelets circulate in the blood and play a ...

This week we are going to talk about two techniques which are fairly recent and somewhat controversial, which have been used for sports injuries, soft tissue injuries and chronic pain under the ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy can help older adults with joint pain and hair loss. Learn how prp injections work, the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A single injection of intratendinous platelet-rich ...

My hair started falling out in my early 20s. It was sudden and dramatic. One day, my brush resembled, well, a brush, and the next, it looked more like a Lhasa Apso. The shedding itself didn’t bother ...

Patients with Achilles tendinopathy, a disease of the Achilles tendon that can potentially cause significant pain, receive no benefit from being treated with platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection, a ...

Medicare only covers PRP injections for the treatment of nonhealing diabetic wounds, and the treatment must meet specific criteria. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a controversial therapy that ...