Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

A Mechanic Veteran's Story Overcoming Knee Pain Part 5

9 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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This YouTube interview (A Mechanic Veteran's Story Overcoming Knee Pain Part 5) features Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter and patients discussing a PRP injection for knee pain. The speakers report the injection hurt despite numbing, felt recovery within about 30–45 minutes, attended physical therapy the next day, and the patient returned to work the very next day. Dr. Schacter advises avoiding intense activities (e.g., marathons) immediately after PRP but says most knee patients resume normal activities quickly.

Questions this video answers

Approximately 30–45 minutes ("Minutes later I was good to go").

The following day.

The very next day.

The numbing helps but afterwards.
30, 45.
Minutes later I was good to go.
What was the procedure like for you?
So the procedure, the shots did hurt a little bit but I knew that coming in. I asked a lot of questions, did a lot of research online. I want to make sure what I'm into my mentally prepared.
But the shots, the.
Numbing helps of course, but the shots themselves do hurt.
But afterwards.
30, 45.
Minutes later I was good to go.
How much downtime did you have? Did you have to limit anything?
No. Yeah, not afterwards. I went.
To physical therapy the following day and.
So every once in a while we'll have patients sort of limit their activities. For instance, I really don't want you running a marathon after you have a PRP injection but you can get back to your activities very quickly, particularly in the knee. When did you return back to work?
The very next day.
Fantastic.