Pain can become a problem in your life for various reasons. Maybe you live with a chronic pain condition like arthritis that leaves you regularly dealing with aches and twinges. Or, maybe you’ve recently come through a trauma like an injury or surgery, and your pain levels are temporarily heightened in early recovery.
Our team takes pain management seriously at Total Spine Institute of Sherman Oaks and Calabasas, California. Pain impacts your physical and mental well-being, and you need full support to alleviate pain.
That’s why interventional spine and pain management and sports medicine specialists Dr. Ryan Mattie and neurological and spinal surgeon and neck and back specialist Dr. Andrew Fox encourage their patients to review all their pain management options, including regenerative medicine.
Could platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatments help with your pain? Here’s what you need to know about the promise of this drug-free regenerative therapy option.
PRP treatments work to target and accelerate healing and new growth in specific areas of your body where damage or wear-and-tear results in symptoms of pain.
It all starts with a blood draw, similar to other blood draw procedures you may have experienced, for example, routine blood testing. Then, we take your blood to a centrifuge, separating it into its various components.
We’re after the platelets in your blood. These natural healing agents work to clot blood and also provide essential proteins that allow your body to regenerate after damage or degeneration. The PRP we concentrate on from your blood sample contains as much as 10 times the usual amount of these powerful platelets.
Your provider at Total Spine Institute completes your PRP therapy with a targeted injection treatment at the location of your pain problems, where boosted healing is needed to rapidly improve the condition of the treatment area.
Ultrasound imaging technology lets us pinpoint your PRP injections, delivering healing support exactly where you need it for effective pain relief. Your results can be long-lasting. You may see the best results after a series of injection treatments.
One major positive point of PRP as a treatment option for pain is that the whole treatment uses substances derived from your own body, reducing your risk of harmful reactions or complications.
PRP is drug-free, nonsurgical, and doesn’t require significant downtime for recovery after treatment. At Total Spine Institute, we perform PRP treatments on an outpatient basis, with a same-day blood draw and injection for your convenience.
The blood draw and injection may be slightly uncomfortable, like a pinch. We can numb the treatment area if discomfort is a cause for concern.
The Total Spine Institute team recommends PRP therapy as a treatment option for conditions including:
Talk to your provider about whether you’re a good candidate for PRP therapy. This treatment can also be easily combined with other pain management strategies for more complete symptom relief.
Contact the pain relief and spinal healing experts at Total Spinal Institute today and learn more about how we can help you manage and resolve pain problems. Request an appointment online or call today to book your initial consultation appointment with a team member.
