• You are dealing with an injury to a tendon or ligament
• You want healing as quickly as possible
• You can afford it (although one prp treatment is less expensive than many alternatives)
• You have tried cortisone without resolution
• You have tried ozone but haven’t had enough healing as a result
• You are trying to avoid surgery
• You are missing out on your goals due to pain

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) have the following in them:
• Aspirin
• Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil)
• Naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprelan, Naprosyn)
• Indomethacin (Indocin)
• Celebrex
• Diflunisal (Dolobid)
• Etodolac (Lodine)
• Diclofenac (Cambia, Cataflam, Voltaren-XR, Zipsor, Zorvolex)
• Ketoprofen (Active-Ketoprofen, Orudis)
• Ketorolac (Toradol)
• Nabumetone (Relafen)
• Mobic, Mobicox
• Meloxicam
• Oxaprozin (Daypro)
• Piroxicam (Feldene)
• Ansaid
• Salsalate (Disalsate, Amigesic)
• Sulindac (Clinoril)
• Tolmetin (Tolectin)
• Arthrotec 
• Prednisone
• Also wise to avoid anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory herbs/supplements (Turmeric, Curcumin, and Fish Oil)

Nothing in medicine can ever be certain. Variables are seemingly infinite. Yet, the hope and expectation is to enjoy pain-free, normal living after treatment. Our goal is to help your body heal your injury and stop your pain at the source. You’ll start noticing improvement after a few weeks. Then it will continue to get better and better.

Studies and research have shown that pain relief is both effective and lasting. Ultrasounds and MRI results show that the pain relief comes from true healing (the tissues are actually repaired). With repaired tissues and little to no pain, you should be able to avoid surgery and disability, especially if you get the PRP treatment before the damage to your tissues becomes irreversible.

It also needs to be noted that results depend upon far more than what we can give. The active care you can do for yourself is paramount. If we hit you with a magic wand that would 100% heal the issue and then you go back to the same lifestyle that caused the injury you may think the treatment was unsuccessful. 

Since the “medicine” used is your own blood you will want to provide the best quality which comes from being in the best health. Your response to (any) treatment may depend on the answer to this question. ARE YOU HEALTHY? Here are some more specific questions:

• Do you get adequate sleep?
• Are you getting enough exercise?
• Are you overweight?
• What is your diet like? Are you eating excessive carbs (pasta, wheat, potatoes, bread and sugar)? Do you take in a lot of “fake foods” such as soda, chips, margarine, sugar replacements like aspartame, or other processed foods? Are you getting enough fresh fruits and veggies, protein, and healthy fats?
• Are you living with a whole body health care approach?
• Physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and social
• Do you take supplements to support what you miss in your diet?
• How many medications are you on? What are they and how long have you been on them? *Talk with your prescribing doctor before terminating a medication.
• Do you drink more than one glass of alcohol a day?
• Do you smoke (vaping included) or use tobacco products?
• Are you struggling to deal with stress in your life?

You should see your first results in 2-6 weeks. However, combining ozone and other modalities can shorten this time. As time passes, most find that the pain lessens with every passing week. Healing takes time but it is a beautiful thing.

Hopefully one! At the end of the day it depends. Everyone is different, has a different history, and a different potential to heal. There are an infinite number of variables to be considered. The biggest predictor of improvement comes down to your ability to 1) Stop hurting it and 2) Do things that help and strengthen it.

We usually schedule out about 1 hour for the whole process. 

PRP is still considered to be an experimental treatment and most insurance companies do not cover it. With time we trust that the results will speak for themselves and insurances will pay based on value. However, we strive to lead out in both effectiveness and availability. Following our package pricing will give you the best of affordability and outcomes – nobody does it like we do!

Most patients find that the procedure is not very painful, and they tolerate it well. However, getting poked with a needle can always bring discomfort and it’s common for the inflammatory response (Yes, inflammation is a product of PRP – which is why you are to abstain from anti-inflammatories) to produce soreness after the injection.

Expect soreness and possibly swelling for at least the first 48 hours after your injection. You can take pain medication to help alleviate any discomfort as long as it’s not anti-inflammatory. You can also use heat to soothe the pain (avoid ice since it will mess with the good inflammatory process). However, the BEST option is to move and do your rehab!!! MOTION is LOTION.

No one treatment works for everyone! Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many. The biggest detriments to success are not following the suggestions and protocols, or not maintaining health in general. Remember that true health is not to be found at the end of a needle tip.

We have unfortunately had multiple people produce plasma that was unusable for treatment because they were not well prepared. This is the biggest consideration to make.

Yes! Unfortunately this is the population that we work with quite a bit. Hopefully we’ll be able to shift the numbers and catch more before the surgery even happens – with your help we can.

However, the reality is that surgery creates limitations on what we can achieve. Surgery disrupts the normal architecture and replaces normal tissue with extensive scar tissue (even when it’s just a scope to “clean things up”. There is only so much our treatments can do to help this – but improvement is possible.

Complications are rare. It’s a great benefit of using your own blood! Soreness and bruising are probably the most common. Infection is highly unlikely but is possible.