What Is PRP treatment? Some Facts
PRP treatment is a proven technique for treating various injuries in the body. PRP stands for Platelet-rich plasma, it's the substance that promotes the healing of the body when it is injected. It consists of the certain protein that helps to support cell growth. Plasma is one component of the blood that consists of special factors and proteins helping blood to heal the body.
The injection of PRP in the damaged tissues helps to stimulate the body in growing healthy cells. It quickly stimulates the natural healing of the body. The tissue growth in the body is concentrated at the targeted injection area hence the results of the body to healing faster.
What are the purposes of PRP injections?
The research is still being done on PRP injections and its effects. The researchers are exploring more on how these injections can be used for a various application. Some of the examples of the treatments that it is used for are hair loss, tendon injuries, acute injuries, postsurgical repairs, osteoarthritis, etc.
For hair loss, the injected PRP have promoted the hair growth and helped in preventing hair loss. Tendons are essential in proper joint functions which means they take much more time for healing injuries. Doctors have used PRP injections to treat these chronic tendon problems. They have been successful in treating tennis elbows, jumper’s knee and Achilles tendonitis at the ankles. PRP injections are also used for treating acute injuries; they have been useful in treating acute sports injuries. They have helped in the treatment of pulled hamstring muscles and knee sprains. PRP injections are given to the patients even after the surgery to repair a torn tendons or ligament. It's a post-surgical repair process that is very crucial for effective PRP treatment. Osteoarthritis has been successfully treated by PRP injections in the knees of people.
Preparing for PRP injections
PRP injections are used after application of topical numbing lidocaine solution. This heavily reduces the discomfort caused by the body and other recommendations are taken from the surgeon given the medical condition. A simple sample of the blood is taken to check if the injection can be given to the patient or not. The blood is placed in the centrifuge; it's a machine that spins quickly causing the blood components to separate. This separation process takes plasma and then injection is prepared for affected areas.
The injection of PRP in the damaged tissues helps to stimulate the body in growing healthy cells. It quickly stimulates the natural healing of the body. The tissue growth in the body is concentrated at the targeted injection area hence the results of the body to healing faster.
What are the purposes of PRP injections?
The research is still being done on PRP injections and its effects. The researchers are exploring more on how these injections can be used for a various application. Some of the examples of the treatments that it is used for are hair loss, tendon injuries, acute injuries, postsurgical repairs, osteoarthritis, etc.
For hair loss, the injected PRP have promoted the hair growth and helped in preventing hair loss. Tendons are essential in proper joint functions which means they take much more time for healing injuries. Doctors have used PRP injections to treat these chronic tendon problems. They have been successful in treating tennis elbows, jumper’s knee and Achilles tendonitis at the ankles. PRP injections are also used for treating acute injuries; they have been useful in treating acute sports injuries. They have helped in the treatment of pulled hamstring muscles and knee sprains. PRP injections are given to the patients even after the surgery to repair a torn tendons or ligament. It's a post-surgical repair process that is very crucial for effective PRP treatment. Osteoarthritis has been successfully treated by PRP injections in the knees of people.
Preparing for PRP injections
PRP injections are used after application of topical numbing lidocaine solution. This heavily reduces the discomfort caused by the body and other recommendations are taken from the surgeon given the medical condition. A simple sample of the blood is taken to check if the injection can be given to the patient or not. The blood is placed in the centrifuge; it's a machine that spins quickly causing the blood components to separate. This separation process takes plasma and then injection is prepared for affected areas.