Because they get very little blood, injured tendons heal notoriously slowly. Thoroughbred platelets vamp healing growth factors, so the idea of PRP is to inject a patient’s own platelets at the site of a tendon injury. To date, many studies suggest that PRP works effectively for tennis elbow. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy certainly looks like it could be a promising, new treatment approach to stubborn, chronic tendon problems, like Golfer’s Elbow and Tennis Elbow.

And, along with its lessor relative, Autologous Blood Injection (ABI) it has excellent upsides: It’s a quick procedure; minimally invasive; uses your own cells – not some toxic drug – and is unlikely to have any major negative effects.