Platelet Lysate Injections

What Are Platelet Lysate Injections?

Platelet lysate (PL) injections are derived from your own platelet rich plasma (PRP)  by breaking platelets open to release their vital growth factors. This concentration of advanced growth proteins is then injected directly into damaged nerves or tissue, releasing rapid healing agents and reducing inflammation.

Dr. Leon Reyfman and his colleagues at Stem Cell Therapy NYC are top-tier specialists when it comes to non-surgical answers to chronic pain. Regenerative therapies for spinal injuries, nerve damage and inflamed joints are proving the body’s ability to heal itself without the need for invasive surgeries or harsh medications.

What’s the Difference Between Platelet Lysate and Plasma Rich Protein?

Plasma rich protein (PRP) involves intact platelets injected to provide a slow release of growth factors, whereas platelet lysate injections release a concentrated, more potent dose of these proteins, prompting a quicker healing response. The basic differences between platelet lysate and PRP involve:

• Conditions treated. PRP therapy treats a variety of musculoskeletal conditions like lower back muscle pain. Plasma lysate injections are geared toward nerve and spinal conditions that require urgent reduction of inflammation, such as herniated discs and spinal stenosis.
• Release of growth factors. The immediate release of growth proteins from platelet lysate injections provides quicker relief and prompts the body to begin healing itself.
• Cellular vs. acellular.PRP involves an intact platelet with a short shelf life, while platelet lysate is an acellular solution, capable of being stored for a longer amount of time.

While both act as exemplary regenerative nerve treatments, this additional step to create PL serum enables it to begin working immediately, without requiring a series of shots over time.

What Conditions Do Platelet Lysate Injections Treat?

If you’re suffering from pain caused by a herniated disc, try PL injections. For a flare-up of an old sports injury, or the natural deterioration that comes with aging, a platelet lysate injection may provide the relief you need.

Platelet lysate injections are proven treatment techniques, effective for a number of conditions, including:

• Back, neck and disc injuries. PL injections can relieve pain caused by herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica and pinched nerves in the neck and back.
• Spine arthritis: spine arthritis,
• Nerve pain in hands and wrists. Carpal tunnel syndrome responds well to this non-surgical treatment as an anti-inflammatory solution.
• Shoulder arthritis. This non-surgical shoulder repair significantly alleviates pain from frozen shoulder and other arthritic conditions.
• Damaged tissue in feet and ankles. Conditions like tendonitis and plantar fasciitis often improve after being treated with platelet lysate injections.

What’s Involved During the Platelet Lysate Injection Process?

Because PL injections regenerate cells from within your own body, the steps taken are low risk. Multiple injections may be required if the severity of your injury or condition warrants it. But PL injections get to work much faster than PRP treatment or stem cell therapy. The steps of a platelet lysate injection include:

1. Blood draw. Samples of your blood are taken.
2. Blood is placed into a centrifuge to separate and consolidate platelets.
3. Platelet lysing. Platelets are broken to release blood-clotting growth proteins.
4. New injection. The concentrated serum of these self-provided proteins is injected directly into the injured nerve or tissue.

Though minimal, PL injections may come with minor side effects including tenderness around the injection site that normally subsides within days. Your doctor explains what to expect before, during and after treatment as well as eligibility qualifiers for PL injections.

What Are the Benefits of This Non-Surgical Therapy?

A platelet lysate injection quickly treats your chronic neck and back pain, without the time and cost of invasive surgery.  Other nerve treatments like peripheral magnetic stimulation and nerve entrapment release may also be worth investigating when looking for non-surgical alternatives to pain relief.

When you’re in herniated disc pain, the last thing you want to do is prolong it with counteracting treatment. A platelet lysate injection is applied directly to the nerve to take effect immediately, relieving pain without a lengthy recovery period. A few other benefits of PL injections include:

• Pain is alleviated quickly and without risks involved with surgery. The regenerative processes of a platelet lysate injection provide long-lasting relief.
• Lowered risk. Platelet lysate injections, when applicable, are preferred over stem cell or bone marrow injections as they’re less invasive and eliminate the possibility of transplant cell rejection.
• Less expense. Using your body’s own platelets with a PL injection saves you recovery time and cost of an expensive surgery or ongoing pain medicine.

With offices in Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, Long Island and Queens, Stem Cell Therapy NYC provides exceptional non-surgical, lasting solutions if you’re suffering from chronic pain in New York City. Contact us to see if platelet lysate injections can help you get back to a pain-free life.