A 2015 study found that prp injections were more effective than hyaluronic acid injections a traditional therapy for treating osteoarthritis.
Cell injection therapy.
In animal studies stem cell treatments have shown promise for various.
Stem cells are special cells with the potential to repair damaged tissue and organs.
For knee injections doctors often take stem cells from the patient s bone marrow fat tissue or blood.
In recent years stem cell therapy has been hailed as a miracle cure for many conditions from wrinkles to spinal repair.
Doctors who do the treatments cite anecdotal evidence as validation that the treatments work.
Stem cell as reported in the new england journal of.
Treatment can cost 250 to 1 500 a session and you may need several sessions to see results.
Abnormal platelet function or a low platelet count.
However the trial was a small group of 160 people.