PRP Joint Project
PRP injections are all the rage in top athletes looking to return to the field quickly. Tendonitis, muscle tears, ligament injuries, torn meniscus, and mild to moderate arthritic joints dysfunction are prime candidates for PRP injections..
The PRP Joint Project typically requires two injections 28 days apart. Rarely, a third injection is necessary. Local anesthetic agents are not injected as some resources claim anesthetic agents not only could have toxic effects on chondrocytes but could also influence the activation of platelet by changing the pH of the environment. (1)
PRP Joint Project Indications (2-4)
| Spine | Ankle and Foot | Arthritic Joints |
| Sacroiliac Joint | Chronic Ligament Strain | Hip/Pelvic/SI Joint Pin |
| Iliolumbar Ligaments | Chronic Achilles Tendonosis | Piriformis Syndrome |
| Facet Joints | Chronic Partial Tendon Tear | Greater Trochanteric Bursitis |
| Interspinous Ligaments | Plantar Fasciitis | Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction |
| Hamstring Strain | ||
| Elbows | Lower Leg | Ischial Tuberosity Bursitis |
| Ulnar Collateral Ligament | Calf Pain | Hip Joint Arthritis |
| Distal Biceps Tendon Tear | Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head | |
| Symphysis Pubes Pain | ||
| Wrist and Hand | Knee | |
| Chronic Thumb Sprain | Patellar Tendonitis | |
| Joint Arthritis | Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease | |
| Quadriceps Strain or Tear | ||
| Shoulder | Degenerative Arthritis | |
| Rotator Cuff-Partial Tears | Rheumatoid Arthritis | |
| Biceps Tendinosis | Chondromalacia Patella | |
| Chronic Glenohumeral Ligament Sprain | Enthesopathy | |
| Acromio-Clavicular Joint Dysfunction and Pain | ||
| Levator Scapulae Tendinosis |
- Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Seyed Mansoor Rayegani, Hossein Hassanabadi,, Mohammad Fathi, Elham Ghorbani, Marzieh Babaee, and Kamran Azma, Knee Osteoarthritis Injection Choices: Platelet- Rich Plasma (PRP) Versus Hyaluronic Acid (A one-year randomized clinical trial); Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. 2015; 8: 1–8. Published online 2015 Jan 7. doi: 10.4137/CMED.S17894
- http://www.scottsdalehealthcenter.com/what-does-prp-therapy-treat.html
- http://bottomlineinc.com/breakthrough-therapy-helps-heal-joints-and-orthopedic-injuries/
- http://www.prpinjection.com.au/prp-musculoskeletal-medicine-injuries.html