Have you heard doctors tell you that you have “bone on bone” arthritis? It’s likely then, that you have very little or no cartilage left in your joint to work as a shock absorber for the bone ends. Osteoarthritis is the wearing down or loss of articular cartilage in a joint. A joint is the […]
PRP Therapy
Can Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) help my tennis or pickleball elbow?
Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis) is an elbow tendinopathy, or problem with tendons around the elbow. Tendons are the portion of a muscle/tendon unit that attaches to bone for the muscle to exert its function. Lateral epicondylitis can cause elbow pain, especially with overuse from playing sports which utilize holding/swinging a racket or paddle like […]
Can Stem Cells help my arthritis pain?
Joints are the contact areas between bones. Cartilage covers the bone at these contact surfaces to act as a sort of cushion to protect the bone ends from stress/forces. Arthritis involves inflammation of joints. Different things can cause protective cartilage layers to wear away or even breakdown. Interestingly, not all patients with arthritis have pain. […]
What are orthobiologics?
Orthobiologics are biologic or natural substances that are often found in your body. They can be used to treat certain orthopedic conditions. Examples of these types of treatments are Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Stem Cells (SC), and biologic scaffold materials designed to stimulate healing. Utilizing orthoiologics to treat orthopedic problems is a relatively new treatment […]
What Can I Expect from a PRP Procedure?
If you have an orthopedic condition such as a hand injury that is affecting your quality of life, PRP therapy may be the solution you are looking for. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that accelerates healing after an injury or surgery. PRP therapy also helps reduce pain and inflammation, and it […]
