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SPORTS MEDICINE:
MEDICAL: TREATMENT:
Using an Athlete's Own Blood to Treat Injuries
on Rise Among Sports Medicine Professionals
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Using an Athlete's Own Blood to Treat Injuries
on Rise Among Sports Medicine Professionals
Published: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 12:28 PM
Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 12:38 PM
By Tammy Nunez,
The Times-Picayune
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http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2011/06/
using_an_athletes_own_blood_to.html
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The scalpel is the preferred tool of the orthopedic surgeon right now. It
could one day be a needle.
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In the final day of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Meeting
and Clinical Symposia at the Morial Convention Center, three experts who
deal in biological therapies presented the latest research on using stem
cells and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in treating sports injuries.
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Sports medicine professionals around the country are beginning to use
patients' own blood matter -- platelet-rich plasma and/or stem cells
retrieved from the patient, and injecting the healing-rich material into
injury sites to promote faster and more effective healing.
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The most headline-grabbing example of this was Pittsburgh Steelers wide
receiver Hines Ward, who was injected with PRP to jumpstart the healing
process on his knee injury heading into the Super Bowl. He recovered
enough to play in two weeks.
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Tiger Woods was injected after his 2008 knee surgery. Baseball players
Carlos Beltran, Cliff Lee and other professional athletes also reportedly
have had PRP therapy. The procedure is allowed by the four major
professional sports leagues, not regarded as a performance-enhancer any
more than a knee brace. And it now has considerable buzz because of the
star power using it.
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The simplicity of the PRP procedure and the safety of it make it
attractive to athletes who would rather try it than a traditional surgery
or invasive treatment. It is still considered experimental by the medical
insurance world, so most people pay out of pocket for the procedures.
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It's a simple process that begins with blood drawn from the front of the
elbow -- just as traditional blood samples are taken.
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A citrate is added to the blood to inhibit clotting, and then the blood
vial is placed in a centrifuge, which spins the matter into several
components: plasma, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells.
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The plasma is then injected back into the patient at the injury site,
usually with the aid of ultrasound guidance to make sure it is deposited
in the optimal location.
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