Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Knee: Does It Work?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a treatment that uses your own blood to treat damaged tissues. It may help reduce pain from osteoarthritis, but more research is needed.Injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are a novel treatment for managing pain related to osteoarthritis of the knee. Some PRP preparations have approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but approval does not yet cover the use of PRP in osteoarthritis of the knee. Nevertheless, some clinics may offer PRP “off-label.”The American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation (ACR/AF) recommend avoiding PRP because it hasn’t been fully developed and standardized. This means you cannot be sure of what your dose contains.With further research, however, PRP may become a useful treatment option for osteoarthritis of the knee. How does PRP work?PRP therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee works by injecting platelet-rich blood into the area surrounding your knee to help reverse existing tissue damage.Yo...