Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and A-Rod have all used it, but does platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) really work for the every-day active person? According to a University of Alberta Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic pilot study on patients with chronically sore shoulders published in PLOS ONE, preliminary findings say yes. Read More
Read MoreResearchers in regenerative rehabilitation conducted a pilot study of a new approach to the treatment of treatment-resistant shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and rotator cuff disease. Results were encouraging in the study of six participants who received a combination of a single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into the supraspinatus tendon and a home-based exercise program of stretching and strengthening. Read More
Read MoreMohd Asif, M.D., from the National Institute of Medical Sciences in Jaipur, India, and colleagues examined the efficacy and safety of PRP combined with microneedling for treatment of atrophic acne scars. They enrolled 50 patients, aged 17 to 32 years, with atrophic acne scars. Microneedling was performed on both halves of the face; on the right half, intradermal injections and topical application of PRP was administered, while intradermal administration of distilled water was applied to the left half. Three treatments were given at one-month intervals.
A study by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery 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, appeared to delay the progression of osteoarthritis, which is a progressive disease. The study appears online, ahead of print, in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
Most studies evaluating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facial rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures have reported positive results, according to a critical review in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and A-Rod have all used it, but does platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) really work for the every-day active person? According to a University of Alberta Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic pilot study on patients with chronically sore shoulders published in PLOS ONE, preliminary findings say yes.
For women with female pattern hair loss, autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are effective and safe, according to a study published online May 14 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
Naema Y. Elnehrawy, M.D., from Tanta University in Egypt, and colleagues examined the efficacy and safety of PRP intradermal injection for treatment of facial wrinkles. Twenty subjects with facial wrinkles received single PRP intradermal injection and were assessed before and after eight weeks of treatment.
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