Knee damage and injury severely disrupts a person’s lifestyle and if one is involved in sports or exercises, will greatly hinder there ability to participate in these activities. After an ACL, LCL, or MCL tear, many doctors first recommend surgery. Knee surgery is both invasive and risky and using non-surgical Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, it is possible to heal knee injuries without the use of surgery.
Rotator cuff tears are common, especially as an athlete. They are a leading cause of disability among adults and in 2008, around 2 million people went to see doctors in the United States because of rotator cuff problems.
Michael Phelps now has three gold medals taking back his medal in the 200m Fly that he lost in the 2012 London Olympics. He is poised for another two potential gold medals and is the most decorated Olympian in history.
One of the most common injuries olympic athletes are facing in this summer’s 2016 Rio Olympics is hard hitting leg injuries. It is no surprise that the legs are taking the brunt the force in sports such as Gymnastics, Soccer, and Basketball. Most of the injuries are musculoskeletal injuries in the lower extremities.
I have been using ultrasound to guide my injections to the exact intended location for the past eight years. While at our annual conference in Orlando, Florida, I attended a workshop related to the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection and one of the faculty, Dr. Ramon Castellanos, invited me back to his hospital in Miami to observe Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cell procedures. Dr. Castellanos stated “ I am getting a high success rate and preventing my patients from having surgical procedures”
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