Which is a Better Option: PRP or Gel?

This is a common question encountered in my daily clinical practice.  A recent publication in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery provides an up-to-date evidence-based answer.

For patients with chronic pain due to rotator cuff tendinopathy, current clinical evidence suggests PRP may lead to greater long-term improvement in pain and function compared to corticosteroid injection.

Endeavor Health (formerly known as NorthShore University HealthSystem) recently detailed the success story of one of Dr. Verma’s patients who underwent PRP injection for a hamstring injury in its HealthyYou blog post.