If you are having knee issues, surgery may have been a treatment option you’ve considered. Surgery can be a risky procedure and many people view as their only option in order to gain relief. Proper knee function is essential to many daily activities such as walking or sitting. Having knee replacement surgery can be invasive and very painful. The recovery time is long and can involve intensive physical therapy to get back to the active lifestyle you were at before the knee problems began.
If you are considering alternatives to surgery, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections may be what you are looking for. These injections are minimally invasive and helps the body heal itself on its own. It is possible to avoid the long, painful recovery time of knee replacement surgery and avoid potential serious risks such as infection, blood clots, and dependency on pain medications with PRP therapy.
Avoid Surgeries with PRP Therapy
Platelet-rich plasma therapy truly encompasses the healing properties of the body because it is made from your own blood. The platelets in blood contain valuable properties essential to healing such as growth factors and proteins.
The process is minimally invasive and starts with a simple, routine-like blood draw. Your blood is then spun in a centrifuge, which separates the platelets from the other blood cells. This gives an easy way to collect the platelet-rich plasma, the part of your blood that carries the most growth factors. It is then injected into a numbed area of the knee that needs repair. Because PRP is made from your own blood, the risk of an allergic reaction is very low. The most common side effect is soreness where the injection was given, which can last a week or two.
Knee replacement surgery is not your only option! Contact our office today to learn more about our treatments to help relieve knee pain.