Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy

Joint pain and injuries can happen to anybody whether you are a professional sportsman, a weekend warrior, just a commoner with an active lifestyle. Many times these issues take a long time to completely fade away and leave you in prolonged discomfort. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a miraculous advancement in medical science that has been super-effective in healing such ailments. The technology uses your own blood to stimulate and boost the natural healing of ailing joints and tendons.

Dr. Arvind Mehta is a renowned orthopedic surgeon who has been treating patients with disorders in bones, joints, and spine and complex trauma. He has extensive experience of over twenty thousand surgeries and 25 years of service. He prefers the least invasive methods for treatment and has provided extraordinary outcomes with PRP therapy to his patients.

What is platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy?

Your blood plasma is the liquid part of your blood that carries other substances. Platelets, one of the blood components in the plasma, perform a crucial task of clotting blood and also induce cell growth and proliferation by secreting growth factors. PRP therapy begins with extracting 30 to 60ml blood according to the need. The blood is put into a centrifuge that spins and separates its components. This separation gives you plasma that is highly concentrated with platelets. Platelet-rich plasma is then injected into the problem area and stimulates healing.

How PRP works?

Tendon tissues and injured joints often have low metabolism. During the PRP therapy, the platelet-rich plasma is inserted precisely at the problem site. This stimulates the cell growth in that location and boosts the healing rate significantly. The concentration of growth factor in this plasma is 5 to 10 times more than the whole blood that proves its potential to speed up recovery.

Benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy

PRP therapy is one of the most amazing developments in medical technology. It provides several benefits in improving the life quality of patients.

• It speeds up healing of acute injuries
• It accelerates recovery post-surgery and can serve as a substitute for surgery in some cases.
• It provides relief in joint pain and inflammation to patients with arthritis and other conditions.
• It is the least invasive treatment with minimum or no pain, scarring, and rapid recovery.