Italian investigators found that treatment with platelet-rich plasma therapy reduces pain and improves knee function and quality of life in patients with degenerative cartilage lesions and ...

A new study has shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment improved pain and function, and in up to 73% of patients, ...

The Regenerative Center, led by the double-board specialist Dr. Ammar Alamarie, is now offering Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy for patients suffering from chronic pain in the neck, shoulder, knee, ...

PRP therapy may be a way of fixing a muscle, tendon, or joint-related injury without surgery -- and it's really catching on. The thing is, there's no firm evidence that this experimental treatment ...

Douglas Jantz, 57, a retired middle school teacher from Houston, has been playing tennis since he was 9. He is serious about his game, so he was worried when his knees started to hurt. Eventually, he ...

Chandigarh: In a relief for those suffering from knee joint problems, significant strides have been made in treating knee osteoarthritis using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. This follows 15-year ...

I have reached the beginning of osteoarthritis after a meniscus trim from years ago. Can platement-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, or anything else, regenerate cartilage? -- E.C. ANSWER: Loss of cartilage ...

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 ...