Platelet Rich Plasma injections for BJJ fighters. Recover from Sports in juries with PRP
PRP Injection Therapy. How a Clinic in Jupiter, Florida is changing the way submission fighters recover from injury.
Injuries from BJJ
PRP, or Platelet RichPlasma is a procedure that many Jiu Jitsu fighters are using to heal from
injuries sustained on the mats. BJJ athletes suffer from sprains, tears,
bruises, pull ad breaks. PRP is a therapy option that has helped many fighters
get back to training without surgery. In Palm Beach County, Florida, NovaGenix has
been helping BJJ and MMA fighters recover from sports injuries with Plasma
injection in their Jupiter, Clinic. So, what is PRP?
Platelet-rich plasma
(PRP) is a relatively new form of treatment in the United States for the dealing
with several different orthopedic issues. Managing sport injuries is particularly
an area of interest and expertise for NovaGenix, and anti-aging and sports injury
center located in Jupiter, Florida. Contained within the blood are various
cells including red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and the most
important for injury repair, the platelets. These are the major components of
blood, yet it’s the platelets that are the stars of the show. Platelets are small
blood cells, most known for clotting that also contain granules that are
responsible for clotting and the growth factors that get released after they
come into contact with damaged tissues during the process of cellular regeneration
during healing. Once the platelets become activated, they accelerate the healing
process and the process of inflammation, which is the body’s way of sending
nutrients and growth factors into an area naturally to start healing. With PRP at NovaGenix,
we concentrate the number of platelets into an area, which speeds up the rate
that the body will repair itself. Platelets usually have a lifespan from
anywhere between a week to ten days before new platelets get synthesized and
recirculated into the blood stream.
Typically, blood has a
composition of anywhere between 5-7% platelet concentration. PRP can double and
triple the number of platelets, which when re-introduced into an area of
injury, will help a patient recovery in a fraction of the time. When an athlete
gets injured, platelet rich plasma injections can potentially heal an injury
with a success rate of over 70%. Factors, such as age, health and time after
injury that PRP is introduced may influence the success rate as well as the preparation
of the PRP sample itself. Because of the fact that there so many different ways
that physicians may prepare and introduce platelet rich plasma as a modality of
treatment, it has been delayed in its introduction and FDA approval in the
U.S., however the positive results from trials and therapy has opened up
regulations and turned this into a popular alternative to surgery. After PRP,
it usually takes a few weeks to notice the effects and up to 4-6 weeks for the
totality of the results to be fully understood.
PRP Procedures for BJJ
After your initial
consultation, we have you come in well hydrated and not having had anti-inflammatory
medications like Advil or Aleve, for at least a week prior. Our doctor or phlebotomist
may draw 3-6 test tubes of blood, depending upon the procedure and will ten
spin the blood in a centrifuge. The spinning will separate the blood into the
layers and then he will extract the Platelet Rich Plasma portion of the blood.
After, he will use a local anesthetic to help with the pain from injections, and
will then inject the PRP sample back into the area of injury. The process is
quick and relatively painless. We ask that you refrain from training for about
72 hours to let the PRP do its work and begin the process of healing. PRP knee
injections have been very successful as well as PRP for neck and back pain.
Risks and side effects are
extremely rare but could include possible infection at the injection site, injury
to a nerve or blood vessel from the needle and possible development of scar
tissue, yet these rarely occur. Since you’re using your own blood and no medication,
the risks are so rare that it makes PRP one of the safest medical procedures
available.
To learn more about PRP
for BJJ fighters, call NovaGenix at 561-277-8260. They’re located at 609 N.Hepburn Ave, Jupiter, FL. 33458 Email them at info@NovaGenix.org for any questions that
you may have and check them out on the web here.
