Some facts about arthritis and methods to treat it without resorting to prescriptions.

1. Treating
Arthritis
Without
Harsh
Medications

2. Did you know that 1 in every 5
Americans suffers from arthritis?

3. Sadly, arthritis is the nation’s leading
cause of disability!
See what the CDC has to say about arthritis here.

4. The term arthritis covers more than
100 different diseases and conditions
including:
• Osteoarthritis (most common)
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Lupus
• Fibromyalgia
• Gout

5. Symptoms
include:
• Pain
• Aching
• Stiffness and
swelling in or
around the joints
• Rheumatoid arthritis
and lupus can affect
multiple organs as
well

6. The most common joint that gets
arthritis is the knee.
A new way to treat knee arthritis.

7. Nonsurgical methods of treating
arthritis include:
• Losing weight (puts less stress on the knee)
• Modifying activities
• Exercise to increase joint flexibility and
surrounding muscle strength
• Support devices
• Corticoid steroid injections
• Supplements of glucosomine, chrondroitin,
and/or hyaluronic acid
• Prescription anti-inflammatories
Learn more here.

8. However, many of the prescription
drugs for arthritis can have harsh side
effects.

9. One innovative new treatment for
treating arthritis is called Platelet Rich
Plasma (PRP) therapy

10. When injured, blood platelets and other
components in our blood supply migrate to
the injury site.

11. At the injury site, platelets release a variety
of factors that initiate and subsequently
promote healing.

12. During PRP, a patient's own blood is spun
in a centrifuge to separate out and
concentrate the platelets.

13. These
concentrated
platelets
increase the
body’s healing
by a factor of
six to eight.

14. When platelet rich
plasma is injected
into a damaged
area of the body, it
stimulates a mild
inflammatory
response, which
triggers the healing
cascade.

15. This leads to:
• Restored blood flow
• New cell growth
• Tissue regeneration
• Ultimately, faster healing of soft tissue injuries

16. PRP therapy supercharges the body’s
capacity for healing.

17. Pivotal Health Physical
Medicine
is a leader in pain
management and
specializes in PRP
therapy.
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Pivotal Health Physical
Medicine
is a leader in pain
management and
specializes in after-
accident care.
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more about the
revolutionary pain
management options we
provide!