Saturday, November 9, 2019

My first experience with PRP

On Thursday I had my first PRP  (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatment 2 days ago ($800).  It also included amniotic supplement ($650).  I tried Prolotherapy earlier in the year, but didn't do a good job in terms of recovery.  

The mistakes I believe I made with the Prolotherapy include:
-Too much time on my feet during recovery
- Too much time doing activities that strain the tendon (climbing ladders, cutting wood with a chain saw).  While I tried to wear a boot during these activities, I believe I still put too much strain on.
- The wrong type of massaging - massaged the actual area of pain - should have focused on my calf muscles and used trigger point approach
- Stretching - too much of the wrong type of stretching.  Should not stretch calf during recovery
- Too short of a recovery period.  I should have waited 2 months before riding outside and swim.  I started 2 weeks after prolotherapy treatment.

I plan to reverse all of these for the PRP treatment.  2 months is a long time, but I believe it will be necessary for recovery.

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