In a new study from the American Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers in India were able to show that patients receiving platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatments had better alleviation of their pain compared to patients that received only saline (water). There was a mild deterioration of those improvements at 6 months. This level 1 randomized placebo controlled study showed that PRP injection for knee osteoarthritis is safe and effective. The study also noted that patients with more mild degrees of cartilage damage did better than those with advanced arthritis. It showed that the patient group that were treated with PRP had better results than did the patient group injected with saline only.
W.C. Lee, M.D., is a UCLA-trained board certified specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She is an expert in platelet rich plasma non-surgical treatments. She received her M.D. from University of Wisconsin Medical School.
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