Centrifuging Blood to Isolate Platelets for Joint Pain Relief
24 May 2023 · 1 min

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Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter describes an orthobiologics procedure where about 60 cc of a patient’s blood is drawn, platelets are isolated using a specialized centrifuge, concentrated from typical microscopic levels into a much higher platelet count (15–20 million), and that concentrated platelet preparation is injected into arthritic or painful joints, tendons, or tissues to promote healing.
Questions this video answers
About 60 cc (60cc's).
Between 130,000 and 300,000 per high power field.
About 15 to 20 million (platelets).
Directly into the arthritic or painful joint, tendon, or tissue.










