Cutting-Edge Platelet Therapy is the New Healing Option for Elite Athletes. Now you can benefit at CTM.
Dr. Noel Peterson
At the Center, we have pioneered the use of prolotherapy using Platelet Rich Plasma matrix grafts, or PRP for short. Since 2006, we have successfully used a concentrate of platelets harvested from patient’s own blood to treat everything from acute and chronic athletic injuries to cartilage destroying osteoarthritis of the knees.
Many people first heard of PRP prolo last spring when Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward had PRP to his injured knee and was able to start in Super Bowl XLlll. Others heard how Dodgers pitcher Takashi Saito used PRP to heal his elbow rather than go through season-ending surgery. Mets All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran had career saving PRP prolotherapy on his knee, and Mets teammate Jose Reyes used PRP prolotherapy to recover from a small tear in his right hamstring tendon in early June ‘09.
Many people first heard of PRP prolo last spring when Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward had PRP to his injured knee and was able to start in Super Bowl XLlll. Others heard how Dodgers pitcher Takashi Saito used PRP to heal his elbow rather than go through season-ending surgery. Mets All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran had career saving PRP prolotherapy on his knee, and Mets teammate Jose Reyes used PRP prolotherapy to recover from a small tear in his right hamstring tendon in early June ‘09.
First-hand Experience!
The last weekend of September 2008, I had a kite boarding injury that tore up the ACL of my left knee. But I never considered surgery. Instead, after 4 injections of a concentrate of my own blood platelets and 6 months of healing time, I was able to resume full use of my knee in May, just in time for my best windsurfing season ever. I owe it all to prolotherapy using Platelet Rich Plasma matrix grafts.
The last weekend of September 2008, I had a kite boarding injury that tore up the ACL of my left knee. But I never considered surgery. Instead, after 4 injections of a concentrate of my own blood platelets and 6 months of healing time, I was able to resume full use of my knee in May, just in time for my best windsurfing season ever. I owe it all to prolotherapy using Platelet Rich Plasma matrix grafts.
Clinical Research.
I’ve been conducting clinical research on PRP prolotherapy for 3 years now, and my experience after treating hundreds of patients is that PRP prolotherapy can have truly miraculous results. The procedure, which takes less than an hour, is designed to jump-start the body’s ability to heal itself with few side effects or risks. 4-6 ounces (120-180 ml) of the patient’s blood are processed to harvest concentrated platelets into 15-20 ml of PRP, which is injected into the injured area. Platelets are a natural source of the body’s own growth factors, which recruit other cells to enhance tissue regeneration and healing. Growth factors are multiplied in PRP, which can have a concentration of platelets four to ten times the normal level in blood. Robert Monaco is the Rutgers team physician and a clinical associate at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he conducts research on PRP. He has found that for acute injuries, ones that have just occurred, healing rates can be accelerated by 30 to 50 percent.
I’ve been conducting clinical research on PRP prolotherapy for 3 years now, and my experience after treating hundreds of patients is that PRP prolotherapy can have truly miraculous results. The procedure, which takes less than an hour, is designed to jump-start the body’s ability to heal itself with few side effects or risks. 4-6 ounces (120-180 ml) of the patient’s blood are processed to harvest concentrated platelets into 15-20 ml of PRP, which is injected into the injured area. Platelets are a natural source of the body’s own growth factors, which recruit other cells to enhance tissue regeneration and healing. Growth factors are multiplied in PRP, which can have a concentration of platelets four to ten times the normal level in blood. Robert Monaco is the Rutgers team physician and a clinical associate at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he conducts research on PRP. He has found that for acute injuries, ones that have just occurred, healing rates can be accelerated by 30 to 50 percent.
What kinds of injuries can PRP be used in?
Medical researchers are reporting remarkable results using autologous PRP in the treatment of common injuries, including tendinosis, the regeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis of the thumbs, knees and hips, and in non-surgical repair of rotator cuff tears. Published studies show restoration and smoothing of roughened cartilage, improved range of motion, and resolution of pain in osteoarthritis of hips, knees and shoulders. Many other conditions respond to prolotherapy with PRP, including injuries to the back, neck, jaw, elbows, shoulders, hands, hips, knees, ankles and feet. Want to read learn more about regenerative injection therapy and PRP prolotherapy? Visit our website, www.MyCTM.org or www.prolodoctor.com, and click on Platelet Rich Plasma.
Medical researchers are reporting remarkable results using autologous PRP in the treatment of common injuries, including tendinosis, the regeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis of the thumbs, knees and hips, and in non-surgical repair of rotator cuff tears. Published studies show restoration and smoothing of roughened cartilage, improved range of motion, and resolution of pain in osteoarthritis of hips, knees and shoulders. Many other conditions respond to prolotherapy with PRP, including injuries to the back, neck, jaw, elbows, shoulders, hands, hips, knees, ankles and feet. Want to read learn more about regenerative injection therapy and PRP prolotherapy? Visit our website, www.MyCTM.org or www.prolodoctor.com, and click on Platelet Rich Plasma.