Having successfully treated patients with PRP and also receiving the treatment himself, Dr. Alan Hirahara, MD, FRCSC is an advocate for the healing power of the orthobiologic treatment.
“There is level one evidence that PRP is very effective in DJD, superior to HA, superior to placebo, and superior to cortisone,” he says. “Level one evidence that PRP is better in patellar tendinopathy and partial rotator cuff tears. PRP promotes stem cell migration and proliferation because that’s its job. Platelets, with their release of alpha granules, promote proliferation and migration of the stem cells, which do the work.”
Dr. Hirahara is also a proponent of using ultrasound guidance to ensure the expensive treatments get to the right place. Watch this video to see him treat a patient for suffering from lateral epicondylitis with PRP using a Clarius L15 HD High-Frequency Linear Scanner.
