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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a groundbreaking, non-operative treatment option that relieves pain by naturally promoting long lasting healing of musculoskeletal conditions. The acronym PRP has ...

Though much has been made of treatment involving platelet-rich plasma – from efficacy to formulations, hype, uses and potential – relatively little data exists to firmly support or refute its ...

A procedure intended to help heal musculoskeletal injuries called platelet-rich plasma therapy, or P.R.P., has created a big buzz in sports medicine and the media in recent years. Tiger Woods ...

Doctors are trying concentrated blood plasma injections for injuries, arthritis. Feb. 18, 2009— -- A handful of sports medicine specialists across the country have been quietly experimenting with ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Professional MMA fighter Herbert “The Blaze” Burns is not afraid of a little pain, but the intense sport can be brutal on the body. “I need my body,” Burns said. “It is my way ...

Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy has taken off among elite professional athletes with painful bruises and money to spend. Dennis Cardone, associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU ...

A treatment for common sports injuries that involves shooting the patient's own blood directly into the wound is gaining popularity among professional and recreational athletes, but doctors say that ...

A group of 12 thrombocytopenic patients, ranging in age from two to fourteen years, were studied. The thrombocytopenia was due to diverse conditions (Table 1). The platelet count ranged from 3000 to ...