THE HEALING POWER OF YOUR OWN CELLS

PRP THERAPY

PRP Therapy Kona Regnerative Medicine Hawai'i

HOW CAN PRP HELP ME?

COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED:

MUSKULOSKELETAL

  • SPINE - low back pain, herniated disc, sciatic pain, facet capsulitis, neck pain, chronic headaches/migraines

  • PELVIS - SI joint pain, sacroiliitis, ligament laxity or damage

  • HIP - osteoarthritis, labral tear, ligament laxity or damage

  • KNEE - osteoarthritis, meniscus injury, ligament damage (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL), jumper’s knee, quadriceps tendonitis

  • ANKLE - osteoarthritis, ligament injury

  • FOOT - osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis

  • SHOULDER - rotator cuff tear, labrum tear, ligament damage, adhesive capsulitis, tendonitis, osteoarthritis

  • ELBOW - tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis)

  • WRIST - carpal tunnel syndrome, ligament damage

  • FINGER/TOE - trigger finger, joint inflammation

  • MUSCLE - tears & strains

AESTHETICS

  • acne

  • aging

  • fine lines & wrinkles

  • hair loss

  • scars

  • skin pigmentation changes

  • sun damage

SEXUAL OPTIMIZATION

  • dyspareunia

  • erectile dysfunction

  • peyronies disease

  • urinary incontinence/frequency/urgency

  • vaginal & clitoral rejuvenation

*Note some of these conditions may respond more favorably to exosomes, stem cells, prolotherapy or perineurial injection therapy. Each patient need is case by case.

HOW DOES PRP WORK?

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) was discovered around 2009 as researchers were looking for new options to treat open wounds in patients with ulcerated tissues that had failed to heal following conventional wound healing strategies. During their research it was identified that platelet cells were effective at launching the natural biochemical healing response all humans experience following an injury.

Researchers successfully extracted platelet cells from whole blood (PRP) which was injected into the research subjects wounds. The data following completion of this study found clinical significance in the increased rate & quality of healing compared to controls, ineffectually launching the use of PRP as an effective therapy in mainstream medicine today.

Following the natural injury process, platelet cells near the injury release tiny capsules called alpha-granules, which are full of very specific growth factors (proteins, peptides & immune modulators) that stimulate the surrounding tissues to begin a healing cascade. These include:

  • Platelet factor interleukin (IL)

  • Platelet-derived angiogenesis factor (PDAF)

  • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)

  • Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)

  • Fibronectin

  • Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)

  • Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-b)

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

  • Basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF)

  • Epidermal growth factor (EGF)

The contents contained in platelet cells are responsible for proliferation, differentiation, chemotaxis and tissue morphogenesis following an injury. Platelet cells use complex autocrine, paracrine and endocrine signaling mechanism to stimulate proliferation and differentiation of different mesenchymal stem cells in injury models. This is a fancy way of saying ‘self-repair’.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) gives us the ability to treat a wide array of musculoskeletal conditions related to connective tissues injuries including joints, tendons, ligaments, collagen, fascia, and cartilage.

DOES PRP HELP ANY OTHER CONDITIONS?

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has been traditionally used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, however the same healing properties of PRP have been applied to the fields of aesthetics and sexual health quite successfully.

Procedures like PRP micro-needling facials successfully treat acne, aging skin, scars and changes in skin pigmentation just to name a few. PRP also works to arrest the process of hair loss (alopecia) in men and women.

PRP also treats various conditions related to sexual health and performance in men and women. Regenerating overall tissue vitality enhances healthy sexual organ function and ultimately better sex! Common benefits include an improved libido, powerful erections, engorged and lubricated sexual tissue for stronger more intense orgasms.

For more information please see our Sexual Optimization and Regenerative Aesthetics pages to learn more.