Athletes Thrive with PRP! So Can You.

The news just keeps getting better!  For athletes at Appalachian State University, the initial results were good - and the current results are event better!  If you’ve read the most recent blog post, you’ll remember that several ASU football players have undergone Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment, with one of them returning to the field in a week.  Well, X-rays and sonograms prove what their bodies already knew – these athletes are healing miraculously well – and quickly.

It’s not really a miracle – it is modern medicine tied directly to the body’s own healing abilities.  That’s what makes PRP such a great alternative to other options, such as surgery and medication.  By utilizing PRP with Adult Stem Cells (ASC) when necessary, the body can heal quickly, with minimal down time.  Professional and college athletes are turning to PRP more and more.  So are weekend warriors.

You don’t have to be an athlete to feel the benefits.  Everybody suffers injuries from time to time.  PRP might be right for you!  

Treating Athletes

Treating athletes with platelet rich plasma has become a very important procedure.  For many with injuries, the ability to recover quickly without invasive surgery and dependence on medication is the key to continuing to play. By avoiding the delay associated with waiting for a non-surgical injury to heal, it’s game on!  I’ve been fortunate to work with some remarkable athletes at Appalachian State University.  With the effort they put out, wear and tear on their bodies is inevitable. 

Recently, several different athletes, all football players, have undergone PRP treatment. For one, he was able to return to the gridiron a week later!  Sometimes, it takes a second round of injections, but we are anticipating significant recovery and readiness for the upcoming season without surgery for all of them!  By injecting plasma rich with their own platelets, and sometimes augmenting that with stem cells when appropriate, these young men are healing more rapidly, more effectively and more thoroughly than can be achieved with any other procedure. 

Learn more here on this website.  If you are feeling the aches and pains of injury and arthritis, let us know.