Clinical response to cortisone or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in plantar fasciitis with MRI: Randomised, double-blinded trial. Musculoskeletal problems are a huge growing concern within medicine, and can lead to significant impacts on either sport or society as a whole. Broadly speaking, musculoskeletal medicine can be broken down into acute or chronic pain and disability. Then further separated into causes based on mechanical, inflammatory or degenerative causes. Ul

Androgenetic alopecia or pattern hair loss is the most common cause of hair loss, affecting both men and women. Androgenetic alopecia has a clear genetic predisposition mediating an excessive response to androgens. As we will understand, hair loss is notoriously difficult to treat and treatment options for hair loss are unfortunately very limited. Topical minoxidil solution and oral finasteride 1 mg are treatments commonly used, but unfortunately can come with unwanted side-e

Multiple platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are superior to single PRP injections or saline in osteoarthritis of the knee: the 2-year results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial 2021. Journal of Orthoscopy and Sports Medicine What is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis of most joints, particularly of the knee is a major cause of chronic pain and musculoskeletal disability worldwide, alongside having huge impacts on society. Although there are many t

Platelet-Rich Plasma with Microneedling in Androgenetic Alopecia: Study of Efficacy of the Treatment and the Number of Sessions Required Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment is a fast becoming very popular modality of hair loss treatment with very minimal side effects. PRP is an autologous (your own) high concentration of platelets in a 5ml of plasma. Platelets release a very high concentration of bio active growth factors that are used in the treatment of hair loss as well a

Chronic pain is a common ad difficult disease in clinical practice, and there is limited effective treatment, due to the vast complexity. Inflammatory pain is a pathological pain induced by tissue inflammatory response due to infection, trauma, chemical stimulation, and many other causes. Persistence of inflammatory pain can also lead emotional abnormalities, and other serious complications. In these cases it is vital to give pain modifying drugs to relieve pain for improving

Comparison of a Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection and a Conventional Steroid Injection for Pain Relief and Functional Improvement of Partial Supraspinatus Tears. Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a very frequent cause of shoulder pain, and the progression to a rotator cuff muscle or tendon tears, which can be very difficult to treat. Because of poor region has a very poor blood supply the tendons have a limited ability to heal and regenerate, Often leading to chronic pain and disabil

Estimated Time to Maximum Medical Improvement of Joint Injections in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis - A Systematic Review. The purpose of this review of current literature is to evaluate maximum medical improvement and minimal clinically important difference of different injection therapies in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Overall, 79 studies were evaluated, with a total of 8,761 patients. Injection therapy treatment consisted of - Corticosteroid inj

Successful Treatment of Spinal Ligament Injury With Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Treatment. Low back pain is a very common issue and is the number one cause of disability globally. Low back pain is a very common complaint we see here at our back pain clinic in Birmingham and Henley In Arden. There are many different reasons instructions to which contribute towards low back pain, but in this article we want to focus particularly on spinal ligaments. The spine works an

Tendinopathy of the glute muscle tendons (including tears) is recognised as the primary cause of symptoms in individuals with lateral hip pain (greater trochanteric pain syndrome). Gluteal tendinopathy often affects women in their 40-60s and manifests as chronic lateral hip pain with associated functional impairment. Chronic tendinopathy is often associated with tendon degeneration, weakening and tears. Among the common treatment options available are physical therapy, inject

Efficacy of Hematoma Aspiration and Platelet-rich Plasma Muscle Injections for the Treatment of Hamstring Strains in Athletes. The effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection treatment on healing recovery rates in acute hamstring injuries is a hot area of topic. This recent study looked to assess the treatment effect using a combination of hematoma aspiration and muscle injury PRP injection in partial hamstring muscle tears in athletes. MRIs of athletes with hamstring stra

What is play the rich plasma (PRP)? Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), is a very popular therapeutic treatment that is of equal value to stem cells therapy. although were slightly differently, it is a very favourable technique as it is very simple, straightforward and non-invasive come at the same time as being cost-effective and of course clinically effective. PRP treatment is currently one of the most promising therapies in regenerative medicine. It is increasingly being used in m

Platelet-Rich Plasma in Female Androgenic Alopecia. The amount of young women who suffered from female pattern hair loss or female androgenic alopecia is gradually increasing. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a rapidly popular, promising therapeutic approach for effectively treating hair loss with good clinical outcomes and high reported rates of satisfaction. The 2021 review below evaluated 636 studies and 12 trials. A total of 42 studies of 1,569 cases, including 776 female pa

Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Tennis elbow, clinically known as Lateral epicondylitis is one of the most commonly reported musculoskeletal issues effecting pain of the elbow. The mechanism is repetitive motion that causes a strain of the extensor tendons on the outside of the elbow. This consequently causes tendinitis a

New 2021 Double Blinded Study: The Effects of Lower Versus Higher Cell Number of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in Hair Density and Diameter in Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA). Androgenetic alopecia (pattern baldness) is a very common condition in male and female patients that can benefit from the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP). The objectives of the new study were to compare the safety, efficacy, and satisfaction of a lower or higher number of platelets via PRP treatment over a 6

Corticosteroids or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for rotator cuff tendinopathy: a double blind is randomised clinical trial study May 2021 Shoulder pain and dysfunction is among the most common complaints with in medicine and disorders attributed to the rotator cuff being the most common cause of shoulder pains. The majority of shoulder pains are considered to be related to issues with the rotator cuff, more specifically tears within the supraspinatous muscle. In the

Orthobiologics continue to gain vast popularity in many areas of medical science, especially in the field of regenerative medicine. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derivatives are orthobiologic tools of particular interest come on used in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal medicine. These biologic products can be obtained via centrifugation of a patient's whole blood and the components can then be subsequently isolated, concentrated, activated via calcium chloride and ultimately adm

The Modern and Sophisticated Technology of Rigenera Activa® The first studies that led to the development of Rigenera® technology date back to 2006 and were conducted by two Italian researchers, who have a particular interest in Biotechnology applied to stem cells. Rigenera® is a Class I medical device manufactured in Italy by HBW, worldwide patented and marketed all over the world. The Rigenera® system has been utilised since 2013 and in recent years it is becoming increasin

This recent 2021 systematic review on spinal pain and sacroiliac joint pain, looks to compares clinical outcomes between platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection treatment and corticosteroid injections, specifically for the treatment of lumbar spondylosis (spinal degeneration) and sacroiliac joint arthropathy (si joint degeneration). All level I-III evidence comparative studies published investigating the clinical outcomes between PRP and corticosteroid injections for the treatme

Plantar fasciitis is a very common cause of plantar pain which is prevalent among adults and can cause varying degrees of disability. Clinical presentations of plantar fasciitis could be a severe and sudden pain in the medial side of the heel especially early in the morning or the first gait after long term inactivity. Plantar fascia consists of connective tissue supporting the plantar arch and especially the longitudinal arch. Although the exact pathological causes of planta

Editorial Commentary: Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Doc, You Gotta Help Me! Chronic, progressive nonsurgical pain management. Injections for pain treatment and management caused by osteoarthritis have been the focus of significant research for the last few decades. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggest that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can provide up to 12 months of pain relief in these patients, superior to both cortisone and hyaluronic acid. There is also evidenc