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By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine The virtues of PRP for osteoarthritis have been well researched and have shown tremendous results in terms of decreasing pain, increasing function and regeneration of cartilage. The association of PRP and growth factors to stimulate a healing response has been shown in multiple applications and some previous studies have showed benefit for neural tissue (nerve) disorders. A 2014 article reviewed all ... [Read More]
PRP Injections
Ultrasound Guided Hip Injections comparing PRP and Hyaluronic Acid
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Hip Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and disabling disease in the United States. With improving care and treatment of chronic diseases and over all lower mortality from infectious diseases, the US population is aging, and older Americans are living with disabling arthritic conditions, including hip OA. The projected number of older adults with OA and other chronic joint disease is expected to nearly ... [Read More]
Does Platelet Rich Plasma injection for a HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN in elite athletes improve return to play?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK, CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Helena Montana A recent study of elite athletes with the worst type of ankle sprain were divided into a traditional recovery program with a rehabilitation program versus a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection plus an identical rehabilitation program found that there was a significant difference in return to play. The anteroinferior-tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) is the injured ligament with a ... [Read More]
Can BioIdentical Hormones Help Prevent Osteoarthritis?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK, CAQ Sports Medicine and Buzz Walton, MD, CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine One of the basic concepts of regenerative medicine and “Anti-Aging Medicine” is that hormonal decline as we age can lead to the onset of degenerative joint diseases. Osteoarthritis (OA), a form of progressive joint disease is secondary to both a hormonal decline as we age and from years of wear and tear. Recent medical research shows that menopausal est ... [Read More]
What is the difference between Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSC) and Bone Marrow Concentrate BMC for achieving cartilage regeneration?
By Phillip Steele, MD RMSK CAQ Sports Medicine Performance Injury Care & Sports Medicine Mesenchymal stem cells have the ability to differentiate into different cell types that can form new tissues. Both ADSC (Adipose Derived Stem Cells) and BMC (Bone Marrow Concentrate) have shown to help regenerate cartilage in many studies but unfortunately no head to head comparison studies have been done. ADSC is in reality a mixture of regenerative cells and growth factors that is derived from ... [Read More]
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