The meniscus is the knee cartilage that acts as a shock absorber and also protects the cartilage covering the top of the thigh bone and the shin bone. The meniscus is made of fibrocartilage, a fibrous bunch of collagen. When there is an injury to...
Did you know that the platelets in your blood not only aid clotting in case of an injury, but also facilitate healing? Platelets are a rich source of several natural growth factors that heal wounds, repair cartilage and promote bone and tissue regeneration. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)...
Platelet-Rich Plasma, or PRP, can promote healing when injected in damaged or injured tissues. PRP is obtained by isolating plasma from blood and concentrating it. This PRP contains special factors or proteins that support cell growth. Thus, injecting PRP into damaged tissues would stimulate growth of...
Hemophilia B is a rare genetic bleeding disorder that prevents the body from naturally forming blood clots. When patients with hemophilia B undergo surgery or experience an injury, they typically bleed heavily for an extended period of time. Even in some more severe instances, patients...
PRP, or Platelet Rich Plasma, is blood plasma with concentrated platelets. These concentrated platelets contain bioactive proteins, including growth factors that hold the potential to stimulate and speed up tissue repair and regeneration in connective tissues, bones, new blood vessels and accelerate the wound healing...
Platelets are blood cells that are rich in growth and healing factors and can initiate repair and healing. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a procedure in which platelet rich plasma (PRP) is injected into damaged or degenerating tissue to stimulate natural healing and repair. Here...
Erectile dysfunction is a condition that affects men where there is the inability to achieve and/or maintain a firm enough erection for sex. A lot of men may struggle with mild forms of erectile dysfunction at some time in their lives and this is usually...
If you’ve ever injured a knee or an ankle, you know how long, drawn out healing can be. When you’re in pain, you do not want to wait for it to end. Well, here is the good news. PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma therapy can...
1 in 4 Americans are said to suffer from some joint pain. The affected people may even find it difficult to carry out daily tasks at home or work. If you have been suffering from joint pain, ask your doctor about PRP treatments for cartilage...
Erectile dysfunction, also referred to as impotence, is clinically defined as the inability to achieve and keep up an erection long enough for successful sexual activity to occur. And while the prevalence of the condition does increase with age it does not exclusively befall older...