Can PRP Injections Improve My Arthritis Pain?

Joint pain, swelling, and inflammation from arthritis can put the brakes on your normal routine, making even the simplest tasks feel impossible.

Traditional treatment for arthritis pain centers around managing symptoms. With advancements in research and medicine, though, newer treatments for arthritis focus on the cause of pain and inflammation, like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. 

Can PRP injections improve your arthritis pain?

At Amira Integrative Health PC in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, our pain management and rehabilitation expert, Dr. Mikhail Artamonov, takes a comprehensive and personalized approach to chronic pain conditions like arthritis.

We offer PRP injections for arthritis pain and want to explain how they may help you.

About your arthritis pain

Arthritis isn’t a single disease but a medical term we use to describe painful, inflamed, and swollen joints. There are many types of arthritis, like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and gout.

But osteoarthritis is the most common type, affecting more than 32.5 million adults in the United States. It’s a degenerative condition that occurs from the gradual wearing away of the cartilage that cushions the bones in a joint.

Osteoarthritis can affect any joint in the body, but commonly affects the joints you rely on the most, like your knees, shoulders, and ankles. It’s progressive, and symptoms worsen over time. 

We offer PRP injections for arthritis pain to relieve discomfort and slow down the progression of the disease.

How PRP injections work

The human body is filled with an array of cells and other structures that heal, repair, and regenerate. Platelets, for example, are tiny blood cells most people associate with blood clots. When you have a cut, platelets rush to the scene and band together to stop the bleeding.

However, the tiny cells also do more than stop the bleeding; they initiate the healing process. Platelets contain bioactive proteins that regulate inflammation and stimulate the production of cells that repair the damage.

PRP is a biological treatment that contains a high concentration of platelets. We inject the platelets directly into the damaged tissue, stimulating and accelerating your body’s natural repair process. 

PRP for arthritis pain 

Cartilage is a tough connective tissue with a limited blood supply, making it hard for the body to repair damage and leading to arthritis pain that worsens over time.

PRP injections deliver healing cells directly to the damaged tissue, stimulating the repair process and reducing inflammation and pain. 

We do PRP injections at the office in about an hour, and most people go back to their usual activities right after. Results vary and may take some time to appear.

PRP injections are safe and accessible and may help you get relief from your arthritis pain. 

Are you looking for an alternative treatment for your arthritis pain? Amira Integrative Health PC can help. Call our office today or request an appointment online.