⚡ Quick Summary: What is PRP?
If you are looking for a way to heal without surgery, here is the 30-second summary:
- What it is: A treatment that uses the repair crews (platelets) from your own blood to fix injuries.
- How it works: We concentrate your platelets and inject them exactly where you hurt to jumpstart healing.
- The “Fertilizer” Analogy: Think of your body as a garden. Sometimes the soil is dry, and the seeds cannot grow. PRP is the nutrient-rich fertilizer that helps your body’s natural repair process thrive.
- The ROSM Difference: We do not do blind shots. We use high-tech guidance to ensure the healing goes exactly where it is needed.
Bridging the “Treatment Gap”
Many patients find themselves in a frustrating gap: your injury is not bad enough for surgery, but physical therapy and over-the-counter pain relievers are not working anymore. At ROSM, we specialize in this gap. Platelet-Rich Plasma is one of our most effective tools for helping you rebuild strength and get back to your life without an operation.
What Conditions Can PRP Help?
- Elbow: Outer and inner elbow tendon discomfort.
- Ankle and Foot: Achilles tendon pain and plantar heel pain.
- Shoulder: Rotator cuff tendon discomfort and minor soft tissue injuries.
- Knee: Patellar tendon pain and mild joint degeneration.
A ROSM physician delivering a PRP injection into the knee under ultrasound guidance, ensuring the platelets land precisely on the injury.
The ROSM Standard: Why Not All PRP is Created Equal
- High-Concentration PRP: We prioritize high-concentration PRP, aiming for over 5 billion platelets to optimize patient outcomes. A joint needs a different concentration of platelets than a tendon, and we customize your PRP formula to your specific injury.
- The Guided Method: We never perform blind injections. We use high-resolution ultrasound or X-ray guidance to watch the needle in real time.
- Expert Processing: We use advanced systems to remove red blood cells and white blood cells that can actually cause more inflammation if not filtered out correctly.
The Journey: What to Expect
- Step 1, The Draw: We take a small amount of blood from your arm, just like a standard blood test.
- Step 2, The Spin: We use a specialized centrifuge to separate the concentrated platelets from the rest of your blood.
- Step 3, The Precision Injection: After numbing the area, we use imaging to guide the PRP into your injury. The whole visit takes about 60 minutes.
- Step 4, The Recovery: You might feel a bit of good soreness for a few days. That is the healing starting. Most patients see real results within 3 to 6 weeks.
Your blood after the centrifuge process, with the concentrated platelet fraction separated and ready for injection.
A note on cost: PRP is an orthobiologic treatment, and most insurance plans currently classify it as investigational, meaning it is usually paid for out of pocket. HSA or FSA funds can typically be used to cover the cost. Coverage varies by plan, so the clearest way to know where you stand is a quick conversation with our team. Here is why insurance often works this way for regenerative treatments.
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