About this service
What you need to know.
Clear information first, with time to discuss your individual needs during your appointment.
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is obtained by having a normal blood test and then separating out the platelet cells.
Injecting them back into injured parts of your own body, can stimulate the body’s natural healing response via release of growth factors.
It is most suitable for chronic tendonitis with over 3 months duration e.g chronic tennis elbow but may also help improve symptoms in mild osteoarthritis.
Advantages of this treatment is that is a completely natural treatment and therefore there are no steroid related risks associated with it.
Ultrasound Guided Injections are available. Live ultrasound guidance can be added to your injection appointment to help identify the target area and guide the needle in real time. This allows more precise placement of the medication.
Please note we cannot provide spine injections which require hospital imaging guidance such as those for spinal osteoarthritis, facet joint, disc bulges or other spinal injections.
Although occasionally an injection can resolve pain completely, much more often it just provides temporary or partial relief, although it can usually be repeated in future if required. The success depends on how severe the underlying condition is - the more advanced it is, the less likely the injection is to work, and it may not even help at all. In this case, a scan or specialist review is usually recommended. Let us know and we will help guide you on this.
Please note we currently do not offer PRP for cosmetics at our clinic.
