Douglas Jantz, 57, a retired middle school teacher from Houston, has been playing tennis since he was 9. He is serious about his game, so he was worried when his knees started to hurt. Eventually, he was diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA). "Tennis is my ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Platelet-rich plasma injections with high platelet counts may yield superior outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis. High platelet concentration was defined as more ...

Injections of platelet-rich plasma are no better than placebo for helping reduce knee pain in people with knee joint osteoarthritis, an Australian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Sydney and Monash University ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections have emerged as a cutting-edge, non-surgical treatment option for sports medicine injuries. As explained by Guthrie Sports Medicine physician Dr. Rex Gido, "PRP is obtained through an autologous blood draw that is then ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Platelet-rich plasma injections failed to improve knee OA symptoms or joint structure at 12 months, compared with a saline placebo, in patients with symptomatic, mild ...

A large randomized, placebo-controlled trial of platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis has found almost no symptomatic or structural benefit from the treatment, giving some clarity to an evidence base that has seen both positive and ...

Atlanta - Margaret Halbert has no intention of slowing down, she still works full-time. "I’m 73 and proud of it," said Halbert. For more than a decade, however, Halbert had been dogged by crippling knee pain, especially in her right knee. Then, about 4 ...