Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses platelets and other materials inside your blood. Platelets are a type of blood cells that helps your blood clot. Platelets also help wounds heal more quickly.

PRP therapy is also less risky for patients as it involves no general anesthetic, offers no possibility of transmissible infection and has very little risk of causing an allergic reaction.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are a treatment used to help heal an injury. These shots, which are based on your own blood, are being used more to treat sports injuries and to help wounds ...

The key to how PRP works lies in superconcentration of the platelets. As part of the treatment, about 15 milliliters (approximately 1 fluid ounce) of the patient’s blood is taken from the arm.

Commentary PRP Therapy Gets Injured Workers Back on Their Feet and Should Be Covered by Insurers PRP therapy is no longer a therapy limited to athletes. Doctors are increasingly recommending it to ...