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

Platelet Rich Plasma: Faster Relief, Fewer Risks

30 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt of Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explaining PRP therapy: he describes procedure steps (blood draw ~120 cc for one joint), risks (small infection risk, swelling/pain for days), expected onset (PRP effects begin within ~3–5 days to 2 weeks), and typical patient-reported symptom reduction (about 75–85% improvement within a couple of weeks).

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About 120 cc of blood.

About 3–5 days; some people report up to a couple of weeks.

Typically within about 3–5 days to 2 weeks.

Approximately 75–85% reduction of symptoms within a couple of weeks.

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In a joint like this is between 75 and 85% reduction of symptoms within just a couple of weeks.
When we do prp, there's a couple of things we can expect. We can expect a blood draw. Typically, we'll take about 120cc's of blood for one joint. That's an easily replaceable amount of blood. It doesn't cause any problems, although we do want you to hydrate when we do prp. When we do prp, there's a couple of things to realize around the injection itself. Anytime we do an injection, there's a slight risk of infection, right? So if it gets big and red and swollen after we do the injection, we gotta hear about it immediately. It's very unlikely with regenerative therapies that are using your body's materials because there's not a rejection. It's very likely that we're using the cells that actually fight infection. So pretty low risk with these types of injections. Now, we can feel some swelling or pain around the injection site for about three to five days, Some people say up to a couple of weeks. In most cases, PRP is a little bit more uncomfortable than something like a stem cell injection. But PRP works pretty rapidly as well. PRP will typically start to within about three to five days to two weeks. The average relief that our patients see in a joint like this is between 75 and 85% reduction of symptoms within just a couple of weeks.