Platelet Rich Plasma, also known as (PRP), is an autologous biological material, i.e. donor and recipient are the same individual, so the risk of immune reactions or disease transmission is minimal.

It is obtained by extracting a sample of the patient’s own blood, which is then subjected to a centrifugation process in order to separate its components. Part of this centrifugation contains platelet-rich plasma, cells involved in the coagulation process.

During this process, platelets release a large amount of substances rich in “growth factors” that produce an anti-inflammatory effect and promote tissue regeneration.

Treatment

In each session we extract a blood sample that we centrifuge to obtain the platelet-rich plasma and inject it into the area to be treated.

The treatment usually consists of 3 infiltrations in weekly or biweekly sessions depending on the lesion, the location and the protocol to be followed. It does not require hospitalization or anesthesia and the estimated time per session does not usually exceed ½ hour.

PRP applications

Growth factors are especially indicated for the treatment of tendon conditions, joints with osteoarthritis and other injuries of the musculoskeletal system (ligaments, joints and muscles), whether acute or chronic.

Some examples of pathologies that we can treat with platelet-rich plasma are:

Knee: femoro-patellar or femoro-tibial chondropathy, osteoarthritis, ligament sprains, tendinitis, enthesitis.

Ankle/foot: Chondral lesions in astragalar dome, Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, talalgia and ligament sprains.

Back, wrist, hip: It is also useful in certain joint injuries affecting the cartilage, such as chondromalacia or chondropathy.