Hip Care
The orthopedic surgeons at Great Lakes Orthopedics & Sports
Medicine, P. C. can evaluate your hip condition or injury and
provide a customized treatment plan to get you back to enjoying life!!
PRP Treatment
Hip Specialists In The Greater St. John, Crown Point
and Lowell, Indiana Areas
The orthopedic surgeons at Great Lakes Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P. C. treat hip conditions and injuries at our 3 convenient offices in
St. John, Crown Point and Lowell, Indiana. Our orthopedic physicians are specialty-trained in treating hip conditions and injuries. As leaders in orthopedic care, we provide minimally invasive and innovative treatment options, as well as utilizing state-of-the art technologies, to create unique and individualized care plan designed to get you back on your road to recovery and regaining an active lifestyle!!
FAQs on PRP Treatment
PRP Treatment
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is an injection of your own platelets and growth factors, similar to stem cell treatment, extracted from your blood. The blood draw and injection are done at the same office visit, an outpatient clinical procedure.
PRP has shown great promise in stimulating repair of body tissues including tendons, ligaments and cartilage. PRP mimics the body’s innate response to an injury by stimulating platelet activation. The activation of platelets plays a dynamic role in soft tissue healing.
Research shows that PRP is superior to other injections in the treatment of osteoarthritis and healing of chronic tendinitis.
In osteoarthritis, PRP can enhance the body’s normal healing response in an acute manner for a chronic condition. This can result in the development of new collagen, a benefit that other injections are unable to offer.
In tendinitis, the growth factors in PRP can signal the body to initiate a healing response in the local injected tissues. Healing is the first step in injured tissues regenerating their strength and function. It has been used extensively in professional athletes who seek hurried return to play. Star athlete success stories include: Kobe Bryant (NBA), Tiger Woods (PGA tour), Alex Rodriquez (MLB), Hines Ward (NFL) and Rafael Nadal (ATP).
