An Overview of Platelets-rich Plasma Treatment in Houston platelets

Posted by steve ben on June 15th, 2016

In the recent few years, there has been a strong buzz about a preparation called platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its effectiveness to treat many injuries. Many famous athletes, such as Rafael Nadal and Tiger Woods, have gone through PRP treatment for various problems. Even some athletes have credited platelet-rich plasma for their quick return to competition.

What is Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)?
Though our blood is around 80% liquid, it also has small solid components (red cells, white cells, and platelets). And these components have different functions to play. The platelets are best known for taking part in the blood clotting process. Also, platelets contain hundreds of proteins known as growth factors that play an important role in the healing of injuries.   

Platelet-rich plasma is basically plasma with more platelets than what is typically found in the blood: therefore, it has a high concentration of growth factors (can be 5 to 10 times richer than usual). In order to develop PRP preparation, blood must be taken from the patient who is going to get the treatment. The platelets are separated from other blood cells; and then, the concentration is increased during a process that is called centrifugation.

How Does Platelet-Rich Plasma Work?
Though it is not clear how PRP works, laboratory studies have depicted that a high concentration of growth factors in Protein-Rich Plasma accelerates the healing process. To speed up healing, the injury site is treated with PRP preparation in one of two ways:
●PRP is used to improve healing after surgery for some injuries
●PRP can be carefully injected into the injured area

PRP is a safe and natural process used to restore damaged joints and soft tissue injuries. For around 20 years, PRP has been used for the treatment of bone repair, plastic surgery, and nerve surgery, oral surgery to supplement bone grafting and expedite wound healing. Some new research and clinical studies have suggested many benefits offered by PRP for joint pain, soft-tissue injuries, and osteoarthritis.

If you are thinking about the safety of platelet-rich plasma, you should not worry about it. The PRP injection is very safe. At most, you may experience very mild pain, swelling or stiffness. Any medical procedure has a small risk of infection. As you are using your own blood, the risk is minimal. When you need treatment with platelets-rich plasma in Houston, it is advisable that you should always choose a reputed clinic that has been offering this treatment for many years.

The author is working as a freelance writer. He has written many articles and blogs on various topics related to platelets-rich plasma treatment.