PRP

There is almost no downtime after a PRP injection, but that is not the same as being better. Most people walk out, drive themselves home, and return to desk work the same day or the next. What takes time is healing, not recovery: expect a sore flare for the first few days, easing through weeks one and two, with meaningful tissue change over roughly six to twelve weeks.

For mild to moderate knee arthritis, cortisone works faster and PRP tends to last longer. Cortisone is an anti-inflammatory, so relief usually arrives within days. PRP starts a repair response, so it takes weeks to build. In a 2021 meta-analysis of randomized trials, PRP beat cortisone on pain, stiffness and function at three, six and nine months, with the largest gap at six and nine.

The main side effect of a PRP injection is a sore joint or tendon for a few days, and that soreness is expected rather than a complication. PRP is autologous, made from a sample of your own blood, so allergic reaction and rejection are not on the list of things that can go wrong.

PRP can help a partial rotator cuff tear or a painful, degenerating tendon. It cannot reattach a tendon that has torn all the way through, or a labrum that has pulled away from the bone. Those are mechanical problems, and an injection does not sew anything back together.

High-dose PRP and standard PRP are not the same product. Platelet dose, a fibrin scaffold, ultrasound placement, and who performs it decide results. A physician-written comparison from Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ.

What’s available locally for PRP and stem cell therapy near Fort Collins and Loveland, and when the drive to Boulder is worth it.

High-dose PRP and standard PRP are not the same product. Platelet dose, a fibrin scaffold, ultrasound placement, and who performs it decide results. A physician-written comparison from Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ.

Before you book PRP in Boulder, ask five questions: platelet dose, preparation quality, ultrasound guidance, who performs the injection, and honest candidacy. A physician-written second opinion from Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ.

Two injections that share the name PRP can be very different treatments. Platelet dose, preparation, who performs it, and where it is placed decide results. A physician-written differentiation guide from Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ.

The rotator cuff tendons have naturally poor blood supply, which is why they heal slowly and why a concentrated platelet injection can help. At Dynamic Athlete the protocol is Dynamic PRP+: high-dose, multi-spin platelet-rich plasma at 12 to 20 times baseline (over 10 billion), not the 2 to 3 times most clinics produce, co-delivered with Exosome-Containing Fibrin-Rich Plasma and placed into the tear under live ultrasound by Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ, “The Regen Doc”.