Posts Tagged: Therapy

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 »

What are PRP Injections?

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

In the past, chronic tendon injuries, sprained knees and elbow pain was treated with rest, medications, ice, physical therapy and sometimes surgery. Now some physicians like Louisville orthopedic and sports medicine doctor Stacie Grossfeld MD are using a revolutionary and regenerative medicine called Platelet-Rich Plasma or PRP. PRP injections are used to effectively treat injuries in… Read more »