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Tennis elbow
Tennis elbow
The fastest cure for Tennis Elbow
: PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
Tennis elbow with heat, swelling and pain in the elbow.
Even with medication and physical treatment, it often recurs if you continue to use your elbow.
But I need to use my arm everyday, what should I do?
Tennis elbow
What are the main causes of tennis elbow?
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In your daily routine, if you do repetitive exercise using your elbow, the muscles of the elbow are lumped and damaged to the tendons.
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Causes may also stem from sports activities like golf, tennis and badminton or repetitive motion such as hitting a nail with a hammer.
Tennis elbow
What is PRP treatment?
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What is PRP therapy?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses injections of a concentration of a patient’s own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. In this way, PRP injections use each individual patient's own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems.
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What is PRP therapy good for?
PRP therapy aims at improving joint function and alleviating pain. It is also aimed at patients who do not respond to existing treatments.
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Any side effects or recovery time ?
There are no side effects such as allergies or infections, and because the recovery rate is more than twice as fast as general treatments, you can quickly return to your daily life.
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What is PRP treatment good for?
PRP therapy is an advanced technique that provides a fast, safe and effective healing process. This pain management approach also effectively reduces inflammation and swelling.
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How long does PRP treatment take?
Although there are differences between patients, the PRP therapy process requires once every 1 or 2 weeks apart for a total of 3 to 5 times.
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What should I do after PRP treatment?
You can easily go back to your daily life such as work life, hobbies and housework.
However, it is recommended that you ask for your doctor's recommendations in terms of what drugs not to take after this treatment.