If you are suffering from tennis elbow, PRP offers an exciting and innovative way to stimulate lasting healing in your body. You won’t just hide your symptoms; you’ll heal them.
The Causes of Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow develops over time from repeated motions of the arm and wrist. Repeating the same elbow movements creates small tears in the tendon that attaches the forearm muscles to the bony portion of the outer elbow.
Eventually, even simple tasks like holding a cup of coffee, turning a doorknob, and gripping objects become too painful. If you experience pain radiating from the outside of the elbow into the forearm and wrist, you need a regenerative tennis elbow treatment.
Traditional Treatments Don’t Work
Most traditional tennis elbow treatments target symptoms rather than the root cause of the injury. Cortisone is a prime example. Though cortisone does alleviate pain, it also causes sustained damage to the tissue over time. In fact, multiple injections have been shown to lead to further deterioration of the tissue and need for surgery. NSAIDS, ice, and compression help minimize pain but cannot eliminate the root causes of tennis elbow.
PRP Treatment for Tennis Elbow
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is an innovative regenerative medicine treatment that has successfully been used to heal elbow injuries for years. Studies now show that PRP has a more beneficial effect on tennis elbow than cortisone treatments.
PRP injections deliver concentrated blood platelets into the site of the injury. Platelets are so powerful because they secrete growth factors and other proteins that regulate healthy cell division, stimulate tissue regeneration, and promote healing beyond what the body can normally achieve.
Call (203) 348-8805 to learn more about PRP from Dr. Henry Sobo at Optimal Health Medical in Stamford, CT. As a holistic health expert, Dr. Sobo has years of experience helping patients overcome serious joint conditions using the power of PRP.