subject: Platelet Rich Plasma Provides A Faster Healing Touch [print this page] There is hardly anybody in this world who has not suffered even a minor injury in his lifetime. It is the speedy recovery that the patients and their kith and kin earnestly pray and sincerely hope for. Wound healing is referred to as 'tissue engineering in medical jargon. PRP, a truncated format of Platelet Rich Plasma is an effective and efficient approach to a faster healing method in case of the soft injuries. It is either used alone or in conjunction with stem cells to accelerate the healing process. Platelet Rich Plasma therapy garnered an immense publicity when Hines Ward got an early recovery from a niggling injury and came victorious in the immediate Super Bowl Tournament. The therapy was not a new invention that was applied in case of Ward but it is the celebrity status of a sports personality that convinced the ordinary persons about the faster healing capability of Platelet Rich Plasma.
PRP has an extensive array of uses in many a problem. This treatment has an impressive rate of success in case of arthritis, tennis elbows, ligament strains, muscle strains, knee problems, cartilage defects, inflammation inside the joint and also to improve the conditions of the damaged tendons and give them substantial strength. In fact the rising mercury level of the popularity of Platelet Rich Plasma technique is due to the fact that with help of this one can avert surgery.
Platelets are the blood cells that are the vital agents responsible for the coagulation of blood. It contains an array of important factors that collaboratively contribute a lot towards the growth of a tissue. Platelet Rich Plasma expedites the growth of collagen which is the major component of the collective tissues. These growth factors fill up the injured areas with the new cells. It is also a necessity to make an arrangement to keep the newly recruited cells adhered to the injured area. Luckily, platelets contain another component namely Stromal cell derived factor 1 alpha that takes care of this process. Platelet Rich Plasma is applied with stem cells too and then it gains en extraordinary power to give a significant boost to the stem cells. The cells then get multiplied within a very short period. The platelet Rich Plasma must be prepared in such a way so that it contains a high concentration of the growth factors as these are the components to trigger the healing procedures in an injured area. If the platelets are enriched with the growth assisting ingredients, the wound will get healed more quickly.
Like Platelet Rich Plasma healing process, total hip replacement has also been a much used term and technique to lessen the pain and discomfort of the patients. A large part of the patients suffering from excruciating hip pain is the elders. A total hip replacement therapy is a way to improve the condition of the hip and bring back its lost stability. The technique involves implantation of two artificial objects to imitate the functions of a new ball and socket joint. These implants help in smooth and painless movement of the hips.
