Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP Therapy)

Is all Platelet Rich Plasma the same?

No, Dr Weglein is a world expert, cofounder and pioneer in PRP. He has published the first textbook on PRP and founded the first PRP Center of Excellence Clinic in Houston. He has been doing PRP for the past 20 years, treating over 10,000 patients. Additionally, Our clinic is the only PRP specialty clinic in Houston making custom PRP products based on each patient’s individual needs. Below you will see a picture of some of the different types of PRP that we can create specifically for conditions like: arthritis, tendons, ligaments, muscles and nerves. Other clinics make a general PRP product for everything. Research has shown that different medical conditions benefit from different concentrations of specific blood cells. Therefore we use different centrifuge processing systems to customize each PRP for each specific patient.

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

What is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)?

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

PRP is the injection of the patients own platelets, in high concentration into an injured musculoskeletal area. Research has shown benefits in pain and increased functionality in many musculoskeletal disorders. Please see our published research area.

Why platelets?

When we injure ourselves, one of the first repair cells that travel to the injury are platelets. Platelets are rich in many different growth factors. These Growth factors help attract other repair cells, (neurtophils, monocytes, fibroblasts) to the damaged tissue.

Unfortunately, our tendons, ligaments and cartilage have a very poor blood supply, which leads to an incomplete or much delayed healing response. With PRP we are helping to bring these natural healing cells to an area that have been deficient.

published research has demonstrated improvements in pain and functionality.

PRP procedure

PRP is done in our office under ultrasound guidance. The procedure takes about 45 minutes in total. First a small amount of blood is taken and placed in our office centrifuge. The centrifuge separates and concentrates the platelets. Dr Weglein will then use the ultrasound to visualize the damaged tissue. The area is injected with a numbing agent, followed by the injection of PRP all done under direct MSK ultrasound guidance.

Patients should try to be off anti inflammatory medicines like ibuprofen, naprosyn, for about one week before getting PRP.

Baby Aspirin 81mg is ok to take.

Who has done this PRP

PRP has been done since 1990.

This procedure has been used by many professional teams such as:

Used in NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Houston Astros, LA clippers, Rutgers College, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and many more.

What area can you treat with PRP

Please see list of publications on areas prp has been studied

Post PRP MRI results

Post PRP MRI Results

With our new Orthobiologic Clinic, we are now able to make a patient specific, unique custom prp product for each individual condition. This is the only such Orthobiologic Clinic in the Houston, allowing us to provide superior Non Surgical treatments for your musculoskeletal conditions.

Click to watch Dr. Adam Weglein talking on PRP therapy
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Bone on Bone Knee post Dr Weglein Unique PRP Treatments

Platelet Rich Plasma Research Publications

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