What Is PRP?

PRP, or platelet rich plasma, is a substance that can help promote healing when it is injected. Plasma is part of the blood that has special proteins that help the blood clot. It also has proteins to help support your cell growth. Researchers have made PRP by separating plasma from the blood and then concentrating it. The idea behind PRP treatment is that if you inject PRP into damaged tissues, where it then stimulates the body to grow healthy and new cells to help promote healing and pain relief.

How Can PRP Help? 

There are a number of different applications where PRP can be useful for pain relief.

Tendon Injuries: Tendons are thick, tough bands of tissue connecting bones to muscles. Tendons are typically slow to heal after an injury and PRP injections can treat chronic problems, such as Achilles tendinitis or tennis elbow.

Acute Injuries: PRP injections have also been used to treat acute injuries, such as knee sprains or pulled hamstring muscles.

After Surgery: Doctors can use PRP injections after surgery in order to repair torn ligaments or tendons.

Osteoarthritis: PRP injections can be more helpful than a hyaluronic acid injection for treating osteoarthritis.

Hair Loss: PRP can be injected in the scalp to help with hair growth and slow hair loss. PRP injections have been known to help treat male pattern baldness.

The Process of PRP Injections

Depending on where PRP can be injected, the process can vary. It starts with a professional taking a sample of your blood. The blood is then added to a centrifuge to spin around quickly in order for the blood components to separate. The separated plasma is then prepared in order to inject into the affected area. Professionals use imaging equipment to make sure that the injection goes into the specific area needed and then the PRP is injected. Platelet rich plasma can be injected in different ways and sometimes a numbing solution is applied before the injection.

Contact Hull Chiropractic

If you are interested in finding out how PRP can help you heal in Indianapolis, IN, contact us at Hull Chiropractic today.