PRP Therapy
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Dr. Raymond Reiter completed his medical training at NYU Medical Center and now performs treatments such as PRP joint injections at North Jersey Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute. PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections use the body's healing mechanisms by concentrating the platelets found in a patient's own blood, which are full of growth factors that accelerate healing, into an injection for the site of injury.
PRP Therapy
- 1. PRP Therapy By: Dr. Raymond Reiter
- 2. PRP Therapy A graduate of Hobart College in New York, Dr. Raymond Reiter completed his medical training at NYU Medical Center. Dr. Raymond Reiter works at North Jersey Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute, where he performs treatments such as PRP joint injections.
- 3. PRP Therapy PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections use the bodys unique healing mechanisms. Platelets are full of powerful proteins called growth factors that accelerate healing.
- 4. PRP Therapy PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections use the bodys unique healing mechanisms. Platelets are full of powerful proteins called growth factors that accelerate healing.
- 5. PRP Therapy PRP, therefore, is plasma that is especially rich in platelets. It has up to 10 times the number of growth factors as in normal blood. To get PRP, a doctor extracts blood from a patient and uses a complex centrifuge system to separate the platelets. What is left is plasma that is rich in platelets. This is injected into the patient at the site of injury to accelerate healing.