Blood patch therapy plantar fasciitis

Members do not see these Ads. Sign Up.

Hi all
I just want to ask if anyone has had any experience with blood patch therapy (pts own blood injected into injury site) plantar fasciitis?
i would be grateful for any responses.
Thanks
Jaynes

 

No personal experience

this maybe worth a read ? http://www.podiatrytoday.com/platelet-rich-plasma-can-it-have-an-impact-for-tendinosis-and-plantar-fasciosis

this study is being undertaken now - Use of platelet rich plasma to treat plantar fasciitis: design of a multi centre randomized controlled trial

some video not sure from what year which maybe of interest

 

Hi Mike
Thanks for the info very interesting, my local radiologist has just started to use this therapy for sport injuries. he rquested this therapy for one of my patients with plantar fasciitis.

Jaynes

 

Radiologist ?

Seems a strange treatment for a Radiologist - maybe I´m wrong.

Sports GP, Ortho etc I can see Radiologist Nope but maybe I´m wrong ??

 

Jaynes,

I believe you are talking about autologous blood injections and yes I believe they are becoming more common, although not sure how a radiologist can inject, perhaps with the help of someone else qualified in injection techniques!

I currently use injections to aid healing from trauma damage and may inject a variety of fluids to cause inflammation in a bid to restart the inflammatory process and heal the affected area. (Prolotherapy)

Angie

 

its not uncommon for Radiologists to inject, in terms of prolotherapy and steroid etc musculoskeletal radiologists often will do it under US guidance.

George

 

George is right they usually do steriod injections under us guidance, i had a conversation with the radiologist he has been using blood patch therapy on a lot of patients with sports injuries with good results.

Jaynes

 

Hello Jaynes

If you are in the UK you might be interested in Martin Harvey's Masterclass prolotherapy courses; Martin pioneered this treatment amongst pods in the UK.

I don't know his site details but I am sure if you just put 'Masterclass' into a search engine that you will find it.

All the best

Bill Liggins

 

Martin Harvey's Masterclass prolotherapy courses http://www.aesthetist.co.uk/index_files/Page609.htm

 

Thanks bill for the info i am not in the UK .
Shame would have been good to learn as my patient informs me she had the treatment done to a elbow injurie and is was very sucessful.
she is to inform me of how it goes with her plantar fasciitis.

Jaynes

 

"its not uncommon for Radiologists to inject........."

Interventional radiologists do amazing things. It's a specialty that has gone far beyond simple vascular studies.

Steve