PRP: Why It's a Game-Changer in Remedying Joint Pain

When you're in pain, medication can mask it for a while, but stopping it for good would be life-changing. Find out if platelet-rich plasma (PRP) could be the therapy that finally gives you your life back.

Arthritis and age-related joint pain catch up with just about everyone eventually. That’s because the cartilage in your joints wears down after years of use, and the lack of lubrication and protection leaves you with inflamed tissue and joints that ache all the time and won’t move the way they used to.

While anti-inflammatory medications and pain relievers may ease the discomfort temporarily, you can bet it’ll be back again tomorrow.

That stop-gap approach to pain doesn’t cut it for the team of board-certified internists at Ample Health in Carmichael, California. And if you’re tired of masking your joint and injury pain, you’ll be relieved to hear we have a solution — platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Here’s why it could be a game-changer in your battle against chronic joint pain.

All natural and all you

One of the best things about PRP is that it uses your own body’s resources to repair itself. We just give it a helping hand.

The process is simple: A medical professional takes a blood sample from your arm, spins it at high speed in a centrifuge to separate the components, and then collects the isolated platelets.

Your platelets contain a highly concentrated supply of growth factors that help your blood clot and trigger new cell growth, both of which are essential to the healing process.

We don’t use any medication, there’s no surgery involved, and there are no side effects.

Delivered straight to your joint

Unlike medication, which has to pass through your entire digestive system before it kicks in and eases your pain, we inject PRP directly into your aching joint, where it can begin working right away.

Accelerates healing

Next to the pain, the worst part of any injury is the recovery time. While ultimately good for you, rehabilitation is a marathon, not a sprint.

Plate-rich plasma complements your rehab and accelerates the process by increasing your body’s capacity for healing and multiplying its resources.

Targets hard-to-treat ligaments and tendons

In addition to joints worn down by osteoarthritis, PRP comes to the rescue of injured ligaments and tendons that are notoriously hard to treat without surgery and typically take a long time to heal on their own.

The problem is that there is very little blood supply available to these soft tissues, so if you’ve torn or ruptured one, the road to recovery may be long and painful. Chronic conditions such as tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and tendinitis can all benefit from PRP.

This effective regenerative approach can also help with acute injuries like an Achilles tendon rupture or a rotator cuff tear, reducing inflammation and pain and improving function.

If you’ve been living with painful joints or are struggling through a lengthy rehabilitation process, PRP may be able to relieve the burden and speed up your recovery. To learn more about PRP, contact us today. Call our office or request your appointment online.