PRP Injections for Hip Pain

PRP Injections for Hip Pain in San Antonio, TX

PRP Clinic in San Antonio TX specialized in PRP Hip Injection Therapy

Your hips are highly versatile and powerful, allowing you to perform everyday movements like sitting, walking, and running. So, when they're a source of pain, they can impair not only your activities but also your quality of life.

Hip pain affects about 10% of adults and increases with age.1 PRP Clinic at The Golab Center for Back & Joint Relief offers platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, an innovative breakthrough therapy that can help relieve your hip pain, recover faster, and stay active.

Understanding Hip Pain

Hip pain encompasses any pain in or around the hip joint, though it can also be referred pain from other places such as your knees or spine.1

Common causes of hip pain include:2

  • Fractures
  • Arthritis
  • Infection
  • Bursitis
  • Labral tear
  • Sprains
  • Sciatica
  • Tendinitis
  • Groin strains

Whenever possible, your provider may recommend conservative, nonsurgical methods to manage your hip pain, such as:

  • Lifestyle changes
  • Physical therapy
  • Pain medications (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs)
  • Corticosteroid injections
  • Herbal or dietary supplements

While NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and even herbal or dietary supplements may be effective in many cases, they aren't without risk and side effects. Corticosteroid therapy is of particular concern as studies have shown it can impair your immune system and lead to bone loss.3,4

What is PRP Therapy?

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has emerged as a potential therapy for hip pain.

So how does PRP help with hip pain?

A PRP injection delivers a high concentration of platelets, leukocytes, and growth factors to the affected area. These factors appear to be able to turn a toxic, inflammatory environment into a healing one.5

The secretion of growth and anti-inflammatory factors also means that PRP may help repair damaged cartilage.6 This is a significant finding since many other treatment methods focus on managing your symptoms, not actual healing.

Do PRP Injections Help Relieve Hip Pain?

The answer depends on the cause of your hip pain.

Several clinical trials have provided support for PRP's effectiveness for patients with mild to moderate hip osteoarthritis. In a study published in 2012, 40 patients with severe hip osteoarthritis were treated with PRP injections for 3 weeks. Twenty-three (57.5%) of the patients reported a reduction of pain, and 16 patients showed lasting pain reduction at the 6-month follow-up visit.7

Another study of 9 patients reported similar findings. In this study, all 9 patients reported improvements in their hip pain and function, and the benefits lasted until the 12-month follow-up.8

A 2017 literature review examined 29 articles of PRP administration for degenerative cartilage diseases, 3 of which involved hip osteoarthritis. The authors found that patients who were treated with PRP showed superior results compared to those treated with alternative methods, including hyaluronic acid.9

Chronic hip bursitis is another source of frustration for patients and physicians alike. In a study presented at the 2014 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, a single PRP injection provided patients significantly more durable and effective relief compared to steroids.10

Studies also show that PRP may help patients with chronic hamstring tendinopathy. In one study, 7 of 14 patients reported at least a 50% reduction in their pain after PRP treatment.11

How the PRP Process Works

Your provider will provide instructions on how to prepare for your appointment. Some medications like anticoagulants or NSAIDs may need to be stopped temporarily.

The entire PRP process, which includes preparation and injection, takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. At PRP Clinic at The Golab Center for Back & Joint Relief, you can expect the following steps:

Step One Step Two Step Three Step Four
A technician will draw a small sample of blood from you, which will be placed in a tube. The vial is placed in a centrifuge, which spins the blood at high speeds. This separates the platelets from the other blood components. We remove the tube from the centrifuge and separate the plasma layer from the other layers which are then discarded. Once the PRP solution is prepared, your provider will inject it into the affected area where the healing process begins.
Step One
A technician will draw a small sample of blood from you, which will be placed in a tube.
Step Two
The vial is placed in a centrifuge, which spins the blood at high speeds. This separates the platelets from the other blood components.
Step Three
We remove the tube from the centrifuge and separate the plasma layer from the other layers which are then discarded.
Step Four
Once the PRP solution is prepared, your provider will inject it into the affected area where the healing process begins.

Because PRP triggers a cascade of biological responses, you may experience some soreness or swelling in the injection area for a few days. We recommend taking it easy for a few days after your treatment.

Are PRP Injections Safe?

Because PRP is an autologous therapy (derived from your own blood), it has an outstanding safety profile. There is no risk of an adverse reaction or disease transmission. Talk to your provider if you experience any severe discomfort.

PRP Injections for Hip Pain in San Antonio, TX

When other conservative methods fail, PRP can help you find relief from your hip pain. It's a fast, minimally invasive procedure that allows your body to heal from the inside out.

If you're in the San Antonio, TX area and are suffering from hip pain, we may be able to help. Our providers are specially trained in the preparation and administration of PRP. Call (210) 405-7820 today to learn how PRP can help you live a pain-free life.

Call (210) 405-7820 today to learn what PRP can do for you.



References:

  1. Ahuja V, Thapa D, Patial S, Chander A, Ahuja A. Chronic hip pain in adults: Current knowledge and future prospective. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2020;36(4):450-457. doi:10.4103/joacp.JOACP_170_19
  2. Hip Pain. Penn Medicine. Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/hip-pain
  3. Kim S, Hwang B. Relationship between bone mineral density and the frequent administration of epidural steroid injections in postmenopausal women with low back pain. Pain Res Manag. 2014;19(1):30-34. doi:10.1155/2014/870145
  4. Prednisone and other corticosteroids. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/steroids/art-20045692
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  6. Xie, X., Zhang, C. & Tuan, R.S. Biology of platelet-rich plasma and its clinical application in cartilage repair. Arthritis Res Ther 16, 204 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4493
  7. Sánchez M, Guadilla J, Fiz N, Andia I. Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Jan;51(1):144-50. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker303. Epub 2011 Nov 10. PMID: 22075062.
  8. Victor Ortiz-Declet, David A Iacobelli, Muriel R Battaglia, Cammille C Go, David R Maldonado, Ajay C Lall, Benjamin G Domb, The effect of platelet-rich plasma in patients with early hip osteoarthritis: a pilot study, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 3, August 2020, Pages 496–502, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnaa044
  9. Laver L, Marom N, Dnyanesh L, Mei-Dan O, Espregueira-Mendes J, Gobbi A. PRP for Degenerative Cartilage Disease: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies. Cartilage. 2017 Oct;8(4):341-364. doi: 10.1177/1947603516670709. Epub 2016 Sep 1. PMID: 28317389; PMCID: PMC5613892.
  10. Platelet-Rich Plasma is More Effective than Cortisone for Severe Chronic Hip Burisitis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?mID=3358&sKey=f7e15f94-acd4-4221-a3e6-ec6bb0a044a0&cKey=57f66e99-2787-4fae-9fe6-d7b57e7bff7f&mKey=4393d428-d755-4a34-8a63-26b1b7a349a1
  11. Therapeutic Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in Treating Chronic High Hamstring Tendinopathy. Krauss et al. Clin Med Rev Case Rep 2016, 3:084. Volume 3 | Issue 1. ISSN: 2378-3656

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