Showing posts with label rehabilitation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rehabilitation. Show all posts

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Promising Treatment for Athletes, in the Blood


The article discusses plasma therapy as a treatment to stubborn injuries like tennis elbow and knee tendinitis. The therapy catalyzes the body's instincts to repair, muscle, bone and other tissue. The technique appears to help regenerate ligament  and tendon fibers, which could shorten rehabilitation time  and possibly obviate surgery. The New York Times, February 17, 2009.