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Now a days, the platelet rich plasma therapy is quite similar to the bone marrow injection. Yes it is. In both the cases, a small portion is extracted from the patient's body and then churned into a powerful concentrate. Both cause inflammation due to stimulated blood flow and birth of growth factors or regenerative cells, as the case may be. And finally, both are administered in regular intervals of a few weeks and show signs of improvement after 3-6 weeks.
However, the major difference is that the former uses the repairing properties of the platelets present in the plasma of the blood, and the other makes use of the repairing abilities of the bone marrow. Hence, as is obvious, bone marrow treatment is used to cure moderate to extreme cases of osteoarthritis and tendon injuries, whereas PRP treatment is used for curing the early stages of the same disorders.
Hence, if arthritis or other joint disorders have been troubling you of late, it would be advisable to consult a doctor immediately and get either of this treatment done, as per your condition.View Thread


A selective nerve block injection approaches the affected nerve at its exit point from the foramen. Both an anti-inflammatory medicine and an anesthesia are injected and a live X-ray is used to determine whether the injection has been done at the correct spot. Immediate relief from the pain is an indication that the selective nerve blocks treatment was just injected in the particular nerve. There is no definite guarantee that the pain will be removed permanently; in fact, in worse cases, it can lead to lifelong pain in the legs.
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A selective nerve root block injection approaches the affected nerve at its exit point from the foramen. Both an anti-inflammatory medicine and an anesthesia are injected and a live X-ray is used to determine whether the injection has been done at the correct spot. Immediate relief from the pain is an indication that the selective nerve blocks treatment was just injected in the particular nerve. There is no definite guarantee that the pain will be removed permanently; in fact, in worse cases, it can lead to lifelong pain in the legs.View Thread



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