Regenerative medicine has transformed healing and recovery for patients suffering from various musculoskeletal conditions. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, in particular, has helped many people experience pain relief and healing when other measures have failed. At Desert Spine and Sports Physicians, we’ve delivered thousands of PRP injections...
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Hyaluronic Acid (HA) injections are two common treatments for joint pain and knee arthritis. PRP involves drawing a small amount of your own blood, separating out the platelets, and re-injecting them into the affected joint. Hyaluronic acid injections, on the other...
Musculoskeletal injuries and joint pain don't have to hold you back. New regenerative therapies like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) offer a cutting-edge, natural way to treat pain and promote healing. If you're wondering if PRP is right for you, this guide will provide the key facts...
What is this “sugar water” injection that everyone is talking about, and how can they help with healing and pain? Prolotherapy has been around since the 1930s when Dr. Earl Gedney, an osteopathic physician, developed a technique to heal his own injured ligaments when he hyperextended his thumb...
This blog follows on the heels of last month’s blog which encouraged shifting away from the knee jerk reaction of applying R.I.C.E (rest, ice, compression, elevation) to acute musculoskeletal injuries and instead instituting P.O.L.I.C.E (protection, optimal loading, ice, compression, and elevation).1 Why? Because we reviewed in one of...
By Rishi Vora DO and Susan Sorosky MD, updated by William Lian MD What is the most common cause of outer hip pain? Most people think it’s “bursitis,” but the real answer might surprise you. Bursa are fluid filled sacs that cushion the bones, tendons, and...
The body has an innate healing response after musculoskeletal injury. Because of this, recent advancements in the field of Spine and Sports Medicine are targeting this natural inflammatory response in order to optimize the healing process. This concept underlies what happens with the popular regenerative...