THE LEADER FOR STEM CELL AND PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) THERAPIES IN OMAHA

PRP and Stem Cell treatment works best for chronic ligament and tendon sprains/strains that have failed other conservative treatment, including:

• Rotator cuff injuries, including partial-thickness and full-thickness tears
• Shoulder pain and instability
• Tennis & golfer’s elbow
• Hamstring and hip strains
• Knee sprains and instability
• Patellofemoral syndrome and patellar tendinosis
• Ankle sprains
• Achilles tendinosis & plantar fasciitis
• Knee, hip, and other joint osteoarthritis
• Sports hernias & athletic pubalgia
• Other chronic tendon and ligament problems
• Nerve entrapment syndromes, such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

In addition, PRP and Stem Cell Injections can be very helpful for many cases of osteoarthritis (the “wear & tear” kind). PRP can help stimulate a “smoothing over” of the roughened and arthritic cartilage, reducing the pain and disability of arthritis. This includes:

• Knee arthritis
• Hip joint arthritis
• Shoulder arthritis
• And other joint arthritis

In most cases, after the initial treatment, a follow up visit is scheduled 6-8 weeks later to check on healing progress. Some patients respond very well to just one treatment. However, typically 2-3 treatments are necessary. Injections are given every 8-12 weeks on average. In rare cases, such as more severe hip arthritis, PRP injections may be given once every 4 weeks for 2-3 treatments.

Most insurance plans, including Medicare, do NOT pay for PRP injections.

At Omaha Pain Physicians the cost of PRP treatment is based on the level of complexity involved in treating a given area(s). Prices range from $700 to $1100 per treatment. If two joints or areas are treated at the same time, the cost is NOT double– there is a slight increase.

Your blood platelets contain growth and healing factors and play a crucial role in wound and injury healing. When concentrated through a simple centrifuge technique, we can isolate the plasma, which contains a large number of platelets, and thus forms a solution “rich in platelets”, or healing factors. 

A simple blood draw is performed.  The vial of blood is then placed in a centrifuge, which separates the plasma from the red blood cells.  We are then able to extract the plasma, which is now ready to be injected.  The PRP solution is then injected into your painful area. 

Published research has shown effectiveness of PRP in many area, including: cartilage repair and regeneration, osteoarthritis, labral tears of the hip or shoulder, meniscal tears or degeneration, tendinitis or tendinosis, acute and chronic muscle strain, muscle fibrosis, ligament sprains, knee osteoarthritis, soft tissue injury, and joint capsular laxity.  

When you experiences injury or chronic joint degeneration, your body sends blood (with those great healing factors, the platelets) to the area to stabilize the joint or repair the injury.  Unfortunately, tendons and ligaments often lack enough blood supply to repair themselves fully, therefore, with PRP we can help deliver your body’s own healing factors to areas that do not get enough platelets on their own.