Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
Platelet-rich plasma therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that can harness the body’s self-healing abilities to heal tissue, which reduces your need for pain medications or surgery. Intercare Medical treats victims of car, motorcycle, and truck accidents, usually who have been referred by their attorney, with the most effective treatments and pain relief options available. Our priority is to make you feel better and make sure you heal. We also will communicate with your personal injury attorney and keep immaculate records to help in your case.
What are platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses injections of a concentrated form of your own platelets. This accelerates the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles, and joints. PRP injections are prepared by taking some of your own blood and running it through a centrifuge to concentrate the platelets. The activated platelets then are injected directly into your injured tissue, releasing growth factors that stimulate and increase the healing cells your body produces. Platelet-rich plasma injections have been shown to improve function and reduce pain in people who have painful, inflamed tendons, ligaments and muscles.
Why get PRP injections?
Platelet-rich plasma injections have many advantages, including that they can reduce the need for anti-inflammatories or stronger medications such as opioids. The side effects of PRP injections are very limited because the injections are created from your own blood, which means your body will not reject or react negatively to them. The injections help your body to heal on its own, eliminating the need for surgery.