A real Golfer's and Tennis Elbow resource, from a real Therapist to help you sort through the myths and misconceptions around this frustrating, painful tendon injury. Brought to you by Allen Willette, AKA 'Tennis Elbow Tutor' - Creator of the original self-help video program: Tennis Elbow Classroom - and professional Neuromuscular Therapist in Marin County, California, specializing in Tennis and Golfer's Elbow treatment. Break your vicious cycle!
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A real Golfer's and Tennis Elbow resource, from a real Therapist to help you sort through the myths and misconceptions around this frustrating, painful tendon injury. Brought to you by Allen Willette, AKA 'Tennis Elbow Tutor' - Creator of the original self-help video program: Tennis Elbow Classroom - and professional Neuromuscular Therapist in Marin County, California, specializing in Tennis and Golfer's Elbow treatment. Break your vicious cycle!
Is Platelet-Rich Plasma Effective For Tennis Elbow?
Tennis Elbow Classroom
10 minutes 39 seconds
6 years ago
Is Platelet-Rich Plasma Effective For Tennis Elbow?
This episode discusses the pros and cons of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Therapy for the treatment of Golfer's Elbow and Tennis Elbow.
Including whether there's any evidence PRP is an effective treatment, (based on medical studies)...
Whether it's worth the price - and the pain! (Often during and usually afterward the procedure)...
And whether there are any alternative approaches to achieving the same goals.
What is Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy?
PRP (and its less-sophisticated relative, Autologous Blood Injection) are in-office, minimally-invasive “non-surgical” procedures that begin by having a small amount of your blood drawn.
In the PRP procedure your blood is spun in a centrifuge to concentrate the platelets, by separating them from your red blood cells and your plasma, which is mostly water and Electrolytes.
Then your platelets (along with some of your plasma) is injected into the injured area that's not healing (usually a tendon or ligament.)
Platelets are cells in your blood that are mostly responsible for blood clotting, and they also secrete growth factors that are involved in tissue healing.
(The procedure with ABI is the same, except they skip the spinning and separating step, and simply inject you with the whole blood.)
For a deeper look at PRP and ABI, including medical study cites, links to mainstream news articles and more, read my post here:
A real Golfer's and Tennis Elbow resource, from a real Therapist to help you sort through the myths and misconceptions around this frustrating, painful tendon injury. Brought to you by Allen Willette, AKA 'Tennis Elbow Tutor' - Creator of the original self-help video program: Tennis Elbow Classroom - and professional Neuromuscular Therapist in Marin County, California, specializing in Tennis and Golfer's Elbow treatment. Break your vicious cycle!
