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Can I Get Help with Platelet-rich Plasma?

While not all insurance companies will cover platelet-rich plasma, many professional athletes who have their choice of treatment have chosen to receive platelet-rich plasma; including Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal, Stephen Curry, D’Angelo Russell, Garrett Richards and Travis d’Arnaud. This therapy has been shown to cut downtime for professional athletes by up to 50 percent without having to undergo surgery. What is Platelet-rich Plasma? The blood in your body con...

I’m Scared! The Doctor Says I Need a Knee Injection

In the 1950s it became possible to distinguish between inflammatory and non-inflammatory knee problems, and knee injections emerged as an effective solution. Doctors usually recommend this procedure when there’s pus on the knee that needs to be drained out. This often occurs with people who have inflammatory arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or an infection. If you have never had a knee injection before, then it is natural to be nervous. While your doctor w...

The World of Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine in the United States today. Unlike most treatments for chronic conditions that treat the symptoms without offering a cure, regenerative medicine offers a cure for many conditions that were once considered incurable. Through biomechanical engineering, regenerative medicine enables growth and regeneration of organs and tissues using a process very similar to your body’s natural methods. It is estimated t...