Charleston Sports Medicine Offers Patients Procedures Preferred by Professional Athletes

CHARLESTON, S.C. - July 15, 2016 - PRLog -- Tiger Woods...Alex Rodriguez...Hines Ward.  These athletes represent different sports but have one thing in common:  PRP or platement rich plasma.  All three of these professional athletes and many more have turned to PRP to help heal sports injuries.

Dr. Bright McConnell of Charleston Sports Medicine is a leader in the Orthobiologics field.  He provides the same regenerative orthopaedic medicine that professionals often turn to for treatment to local athletes and patients. He explains, "PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma. Plasma is the liquid aspect of our blood. It houses all the cellular components such as red and white blood cells, as well as platelets. Platelets naturally make up only 10% of our blood's cellular components. In PRP, the platelet ratio is flipped to 90% platelets. Therefore, PRP is plasma rich in platelets."

   PRP is a progressive non-surgical healing treatment used in the field of non-surgical orthopaedics and sports medicine. When injected into an affected area, PRP speeds healing. PRP is a patient's own blood modified in a way to produce mega doses of the body's own healing "ingredients" that are stored in platelets. The medical term for these ingredients is called Growth Factors.  In Tiger Woods' case, he turned to  PRP to help with a major ACL tear.  This option helped Woods recover and get back on the golf course wihout an extensive recovery time period like surgery would require.

Dr. McConnell offers PRP at his Daniel Island location.  He  will assess each patient and determine whether PRP is an effective course of treatment. Soft tissue injuries are the most responsive to PRP. This includes tendonitis, tendinosis, tendon tears, ligament sprains or tears, loose ligaments, and muscle tears. PRP has also been effective at treating cartilage degeneration such as arthritis as well as labrum tears in joints. In New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez's case, he used PRP after a hip surgery to speed up recovery time.  Hines Ward, professional football player, used PRP to treat a MCL tear in his knee.

  Charleston Sports Medicine specializes in Orthobiologics treatments including PRP.  PRP therapy for inflamed tendons has been used to treat such injuries as tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.To learn more about the regenerative orthopaedic services provided, http://www.charlestonsportsmed.com/.