You may have heard about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy in the news because many athletes turn to this treatment option for dealing with injuries and wear and tear. But can it help for issues like back pain, including damage that causes chronic pain?

What Is Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy?

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is an option that separates the components in your blood, concentrating platelets into the plasma, which is the liquid part of blood. Platelets help with blood clotting, and they carry growth factors while also helping reduce inflammation.

To create PRP, your provider takes a sample of your blood and runs it through a centrifuge. The centrifuge spins the blood quickly enough to separate the components. The provider then concentrates the platelets into a small amount of plasma and injects this mixture at the treatment site.

How PRP Can Help with Back Pain

Many injuries result in damage to blood vessels, capillaries, and more. For your body’s natural healing processes to be successful and efficient, they depend on having a steady flow of blood, so damaged blood vessels slow or even stop the healing process.

Some types of tissues already have minimal supplies of blood to begin with, including tendons, ligaments, and even spinal discs. An injury to any of these can be much more difficult to heal because of this lack of blood supply.

PRP therapy allows you to provide the injury causing your back pain a higher supply of blood than it would naturally receive. This helps reduce inflammation, leading to a reduction of pain and a chance to heal.

Giving Regenerative Medicine a Try

Your body has incredible healing powers that regenerative medicine can help you harness and apply where you need them most. By turning to options like PRP therapy, you have the chance to achieve long-lasting results.

This post was written by a medical professional at Stemedix Inc. At Stemedix we provide access to Regenerative Medicine for back pain, also known as Stem Cell Therapy for back pain. Regenerative medicine has the natural potential to help improve symptoms sometimes lost from the progression of many conditions.