INFILTRATIONS WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP)

ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INFILTRATIONS WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP)
DR. JORDI JIMÉNEZ

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has become a popular therapeutic option in traumatology, especially for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. Its main applications are:

• Promoting Healing: PRP is rich in growth factors that stimulate and accelerate the healing process of tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
• Treating Musculoskeletal Injuries: It is frequently used in the treatment of sports injuries, muscle tears, tendonitis, and in post-surgical recovery from joint injuries.
• Ultrasound-Guided Injections: Like corticosteroids, PRP can be injected directly into the injured or inflamed area using ultrasound guidance for greater precision. This technique ensures that the treatment is delivered exactly where needed, improving its effectiveness.
• Alternative to Traditional Treatments: PRP offers an alternative to more invasive treatments or medications such as corticosteroids, especially for patients seeking less aggressive options or who have contraindications to other treatments.
• Pain and Inflammation Management: Although PRP does not act as quickly as corticosteroids in terms of pain relief, it contributes to the long-term reduction of pain and inflammation, promoting the body's natural healing.

Dr. Jordi Jiménez has extensive experience in ultrasound-guided interventions and ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection therapy in Palma de Mallorca for both acute and chronic conditions arising from traumatic, occupational, sports, or degenerative pathologies, with a variety of treatments.

Main pathologies treatable with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections

Shoulder pathologies:

• Chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy
• Partial rotator cuff tears
• Acromioclavicular pain
• Proximal bicipital tendinopathy

• Elbow pathologies:

• Chronic common extensor tendon tendinopathy (lateral epicondylopathy)
• Chronic common flexor tendinopathy (medial epicondylopathy)
• Proximal bicipital tendinopathy

• Hand and wrist pathologies:

• De Quervain's tenosynovitis
• Rhizarthrosis
• Chronic tendinopathies
• Hip pathologies:
• Hip osteoarthritis
• Trochanteritis
• Gluteus medius syndrome
• Iliopsoas tendinopathy

• Knee pathologies:

• Patellar tendinopathy
• Quadriceps tendinopathy
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Patellar chondropathy
• Bursitis Goose foot
• or Iliotibial band syndrome

• Ankle and foot pathologies:

• Ligament injuries
• Plantar fasciitis
• Chronic posterior tibial and peroneal tendinopathies.

Shoulder pathologies:

• Subacromial bursitis
• Glenohumeral osteoarthritis
• Acromioclavicular osteoarthritis

Elbow pathologies:

• Degenerative elbow joint pathologies

Hand and wrist pathologies:

• Rhizarthrosis
• Radiocarpal osteoarthritis

Hip pathologies:

• Hip osteoarthritis
• Femoroacetabular impingement

Knee pathologies:

• Knee osteoarthritis
• Patellar chondropathy
• Degenerative meniscopathies

Ankle and foot pathologies:

• Tibiotalar osteoarthritis
• Subtalar osteoarthritis

 

Make an appointment with Dr. Jordi Jiménez. He will see you in the center of Palma de Mallorca and help you regain your quality of life.