Category: Integrative Medicine (PRP Therapy and Stem Cell Therapy)

  • What’s the difference between PRP and stem cell therapy?

    What’s the difference between PRP and stem cell therapy?

    PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma has hit the mainstream media.  PRP is a mix of concentrated platelets and serum.  Why is this important?  Surgeons have known for years that healing depends on platelets.  These very tiny blood components are rich in growth factors and help form a blood clot during injury. 

  • What are stem cells, and what do they do?

    What are stem cells, and what do they do?

    Cells in the body have specific purposes, but stem cells are cells that do not yet have a specific role and can become almost any cell that is required.

  • Nine Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments

    Nine Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments

    Stem cells have tremendous promise to help us understand and treat a range of diseases, injuries and other health-related conditions. Their potential is evident in the use of blood stem cells to treat diseases of the blood, a therapy that has saved the lives of thousands of children with leukemia; and can be seen in […]