PRP Treatment For Tendonitis - Is It Worth It?

Getting a PRP injection for tendon pain is not a silver bullet - but it can be useful under certain circumstances. Sports physio Maryke has waded through the latest research and gives advice on when to get a platelet-rich plasma injection and what you can do to improve the chances of success. 🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at Sports Injury Physio via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/ 🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here is our library with a wealth of information on various types of tendon injury: 🧾 Gluteal tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Adductor tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 High hamstring tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Distal hamstring tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Patellar tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Tibialis posterior tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Peroneal tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Achilles tendinopathy: https://www.treatmyachilles.com/achil... 🧾 Tennis elbow: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Proximal biceps tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Distal biceps tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Triceps tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 🧾 Abdominal tendinopathy: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe: https://geni.us/wibbi 🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/... 📚Chapters in this video: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:57 How PRP works 00:03:38 Pre-injection factors 00:06:56 How the PRP solution is prepared matters 00:07:55 Post-injection factors 00:12:25 The four post-PRP rehab principles 00:14:21 How long before you see results? 00:15:41 Who should have PRP injections? 00:16:40 PRP research into specific tendons 00:18:41 How we can help 📰 Subscribe to the Sports Injury Physio e-newsletter: https://geni.us/sipnews --------- If you want to show your appreciation for the advice you found here, you can support my Channel by making a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/SIP-channel ---------- References: Gremeaux, Vincent, Martin Lamontagne, Valérie Bélanger, Etienne Dalmais, Eric Noël, Alain Frey, Paul Ornetti et al. "Rehabilitation and return to activity after platelet‐rich plasma injections in chronic tendinopathies: Consensus from international experts." PM&R (2026). Kuffler, D. P. (2019). "Variables affecting the potential efficacy of PRP in providing chronic pain relief." Journal of Pain Research 12: 109. Le, A. D., et al. (2018). "Current clinical recommendations for use of platelet-rich plasma." Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine 11(4): 624-634. Le, A. D., et al. (2019). "Platelet-rich plasma." Clinics in Sports Medicine 38(1): 17-44. Lin, M.-T., et al. (2018). "Meta-analysis comparing autologous blood-derived products (including platelet-rich plasma) injection versus placebo in patients with Achilles tendinopathy." Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery 34(6): 1966-1975. e1965. Mohammed Ali, Eshan Oderuth, Ismael Atchia, Ajay Malviya, The use of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a systematic literature review, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, Volume 5, Issue 3, August 2018, Pages 209–219.