At LI Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our physiatrists specialize in diagnosing and treating sports injuries using nonsurgical methods. Because we want to reduce your pain and restore function as quickly as possible so you can get back into the game, we use a combination of both complementary and traditional treatments. One therapy we have found to…
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What to Expect At Your First PRP Therapy Session
At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our physiatrists are committed to providing holistic, nonsurgical healing of musculoskeletal problems through a broad range of treatments. One of these successful treatments is Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. This blog is designed to help you understand what PRP is, what you can expect at your first therapy session, and…
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How PRP Can Help Alleviate Knee Pain
At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our physiatrists understand the challenges faced by individuals suffering from knee pain, whether it’s due to an injury, a chronic condition, or the natural aging process. Our holistic approach combines traditional and complementary treatments to alleviate pain and restore optimal function. One of the innovative treatments we offer is…
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What Is PRP Therapy and How Does It Work?
Although the larger medical community is just beginning to recognize some of the therapeutic uses of platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine we have recognized its healing benefits for quite some time. Platelets, long known for assisting the clotting process, are also effective in accelerating the healing process. Because our practice…
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What Is Platelet-Rich Plasma?
What is platelet-rich plasma and what does it do? For the body to survive, it is essential that there must be an adequate flow of blood to the cells, carrying oxygen and other nutrients and removing wastes. When we refer to platelet-rich plasma (PRP) we are not talking about some people having blood plasma that has a…
Continue reading…Platelet Rich Plasma Injection Therapy: Helping the Body Heal Itself
What is Platelet Rich Plasma therapy? Although Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is becoming a highly touted method of boosting the body’s natural healing process, a large portion of the public still doesn’t know what it is or how it works. PRP uses one component of the patient’s own blood, known as platelets, to stimulate…
Continue reading…PRP Shows Benefit for Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries some of the most common injuries in athletes.  Despite aggressive conservative treatments, it can take a few months to be able to return to play and several months to fully recover.  A new article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows potential benefit in treating acute hamstring injuries (Grade 2a).  Using a single PRP injection combined…
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