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Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment- Boosting Healing Capabilities of Your Body

Platelets are best known for clotting blood and essential elements for healing injuries. It is because they contain hundreds of protein. Platelets are adequate in PRP in much higher quantities than found in blood. Hence, the chances of growth and healing capabilities build strong and are five to ten times greater than usual.

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Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment- Boosting Healing Capabilities of Your Body

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  1. Platelet RichPlasmaTreatment- BoostingHealing Capabilities ofYour Body

  2. WhatisPlateletRichPlasma(PRP)? Ourblood iscomposedofsmallsolid componentsknownasplatelets(1%),red bloodcells(RBCs)(93%)andwhitebloodcells(WBCs)(6%).Plateletsarebest knownforclotting bloodandessentialelementsforhealing injuries.It is because theycontainhundredsofprotein.PlateletsareadequateinPRPinmuchhigher quantitiesthanfound in blood.Hence,thechancesofgrowthandhealing capabilitiesbuild strongandarefiveto tentimesgreaterthanusual.PRPis preparedbyusing thepatient'sblood.Theobjective is to increasetheplatelet contentin thebodybyextracting asmallportionofbloodandsegregatingthe differentbloodcellsfrom platelets.Alaboratorymethodknownascentrifugation is usedto induceexternalplateletsinto theextracted portionandthenthis concentration is mixedwithremainingblood.Theprimaryobjectiveto PRPis to maximizethenumberofplateletsandreducethecountofredbloodcells.

  3. WhatConditionsCanBeTreatedWithPRPProcedure? TherearethreemainfactorswhichinfluencetheeffectivenessofPRPtreatment: ·Theoverallhealthofthepatient ·Theareaunderapplication ·Typeofinjury-acuteorchronic

  4. Specialistsareusing thistechniqueto treatconditionsconcerningthefollowing: ChronicTendonInjuries-PRPhasprovedto bethemosteffectivesourceof treatmentforchronictendoninjuriesliketenniselbow,chronicAchilles tendonitis,inflammationofthepatellartendon,etc. AcuteLigamentandMuscleInjuries-Injuriesofnumerousathleteshavebeen successfully treated withthismethod.Kneesprains,hamstringmusclesin thighs, etc.seesignificantimprovementswiththistechnique.

  5. Surgery-Recently,specialistsstarted using thistechniqueduringoperationsto help tissueshealespecially in operationsconcerningkneeligaments. KneeArthritis-Scientistsarein constantendeavorto figureouthowthis treatmentcanproveusefulforkneearthritis,andminorbeneficialsignshave beenknownso far. Fractures-In specificcases,PRPcanbeimplementedto help thehealing of brokenbones.

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