One thing that seems to be true in medicine (at least for my personal approach): when possible, it’s a good idea to let the body heal itself.
Obviously there are situations that require intervention — bleeding from hacking myself with a knife in the kitchen calls for a band-aid… that sort of thing. But I tend to be suspicious of introducing too many foreign substances (I don’t count ibuprofen or acetaminophen as being all that foreign) into my system.
But what if modern medicine found a way to take the body’s own healing mechanisms and focus them directly on an injury? That would be something, wouldn’t it? Well… it turns out that’s exactly what Platelet Rich Plasma therapy is all about.
The leading practitioner of this relatively new medical technique in our area is a neurologist by the name of Dr. Dan Kassicieh. He’s been having fantastic success treating patients who have various types of joint pain — even folks who’ve had failed surgeries — using PRP. Sarasota seems to have plenty of folks, from professional athletes to retirees, who would otherwise be staring down surgery and a long recovery time if it weren’t for this amazing new therapy.
The process involves taking blood from the patient, separating out the platelets (which are natural triggers for your body’s healing processes) and then injecting them in just the right spot as part of a soupy mix of other stuff in order to help the body heal itself.
The result? A nearly pain-free procedure that helps people avoid surgery and the use of narcotics (read: addictive) to manage pain. And the patient ends up with regenerated tissue after a few weeks of letting the body do its thing.
Basically… your body heals itself after a little kick in the hind parts. I like it!
If you’re facing surgery or are in pain, check out this Platelet Rich Plasma Sarasota website to learn more!
