Top Sports Medicine Articles Podcast – PRP vs. Placebo for Tendinopathy

Exploration of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is explored as a potential treatment for tendinopathy, a common overuse injury that is often challenging to manage. This treatment aims to enhance the healing process by delivering growth factors to the affected tendon areas, thereby modulating inflammation and promoting recovery. The primary focus of the recent study was to evaluate whether PRP injections could effectively reduce pain and improve function in patients suffering from various forms of tendinopathy, using clinical outcomes that matter most to patients. Despite the enthusiasm for PRP in regenerative medicine, the findings revealed that PRP did not show significant benefits over placebo treatments in terms of pain relief and functional improvement at key measurement points, posing important questions about its efficacy in practice.