May 7 • Peter Malliaras

Efficacy of PRP injections for tendinopathy...really?

Hi All,

This episode I discuss a recent systematic review that concluded that PRP is more efficacious than control injections for tendinopathy, but the plot thickens when we scratch the surface a little.

Link to paper:

Miller, L. E., Parrish, W. R., Roides, B., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2017). Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections for symptomatic tendinopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised injection-controlled trials. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 3(1), e000237.