Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for acute muscle injury: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute muscle injury is one of the commonest injuries that often result in loss of training and competition time. The best management for muscle injury has not been identified. Sports medicine practitioners used several approaches in attempt to accelerate time to recovery from muscle injury. More recently growing interest focussed on autologous blood product injection.

Methods

A literature search was conducted systematically using OvidMEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus and CINAHL databases to retrieve articles published until December 2012. Controlled trials and controlled laboratory studies comparing different strategies to promote early recovery of muscle injury were included. The methodological quality of studies was assessed.

Results

There are limite

SUBMITTER: Hamid MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3938769 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature