Pain & Non-Surgical
PRP Injection Therapy in Chennai
Platelet-rich plasma prepared from your own blood, used where the evidence supports it — and not where it does not.
PRP concentrates the platelets from a sample of your own blood and injects them into an injured tendon or joint. Platelets carry growth factors that signal repair, and the theory is straightforward: deliver a high concentration of those signals directly to tissue that has a poor blood supply and limited healing capacity of its own.
The honest position on PRP is that it works well for some conditions and poorly for others, and the marketing around it rarely makes that distinction. It has good evidence in lateral epicondylitis and patellar tendinopathy, and reasonable evidence in early to moderate knee osteoarthritis. It has little to offer a bone-on-bone knee.
At this clinic PRP is offered where it is indicated and declined where it is not. The procedure takes around forty minutes in total, is performed under sterile conditions at the T. Nagar clinic, and you go home immediately afterwards.
Conditions where PRP is considered
- Early to moderate knee osteoarthritis, particularly in patients under 65
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow that has not settled with rest and physiotherapy
- Patellar tendinopathy ("jumper’s knee") and Achilles tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis resistant to conventional treatment
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy without a full-thickness tear
- Alongside cartilage repair or ligament surgery as biological augmentation
How the procedure works
Assessment and honest selection
Your X-ray or scan is reviewed to confirm PRP is likely to help. Patients with end-stage arthritis are advised against it rather than sold a course of injections that will not work.
Blood draw and centrifugation
Around 15–20 ml of your blood is drawn and spun in a centrifuge to separate and concentrate the platelet fraction.
Guided injection
The concentrate is injected into the target joint or tendon under sterile conditions, with ultrasound guidance where precise placement matters.
Structured aftercare
Relative rest for 48 hours, no anti-inflammatory medication for a defined period — since it blunts the very response you are trying to create — then a graded loading programme.
Questions
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Appointments
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Consultation runs morning and evening, Monday to Saturday, with digital X-ray on site. Most patients leave with a diagnosis and a written plan in a single visit.
Monday – Saturday
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday — Closed (emergency calls attended)
Chennai 600017