Posts Tagged: cortisone

Patient of the Month: Chris Schardein

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthritis, Hand, Wrist, Arm and Elbow Injuries, Patient of the Month.

Chris Schardein is May's Patient of the Month for Orthopaedic Specialists.

Meet this month’s patient in the spotlight, Chris Schardein! Chris Schardein and her husband, Bill, are the proud owners of 2 and 3/8 acres in Fern Creek, where they have been growing daylilies since 1996. Their flower journey dates back even further to 1989, though, when they had only a 1/2-acre lot in Hikes Point,… Read more »

Injection Therapies for Knee Osteoarthritis

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthritis, Joint Pains, Orthopaedic Specialists, Orthopaedic Specialists Facebook, Osteoarthritis, PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) PRP injections are a process where blood is drawn out of your arm in the office. We then centrifuge your blood in order to separate out the platelets from the rest of your blood cells. These platelets are then injected back into the knee joint. PRP injections tend to work as… Read more »