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

PRP Recovery Times

30 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explains what to expect after PRP or stem cell injections for arthritic joints. Most people see early effects in 3 to 5 days, with continued improvement over 3 to 5 months. Very active patients may need to limit heavy activity for up to 6 weeks.

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About 3–5 days after the injection.

Up to 3–5 months.

Between 6 weeks and 3 months apart.

Very minimal — less than a couple of weeks in most cases.

Take it easy for about 6 weeks after the first treatment.

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Each treatment is tailored to the specific patient need and the specific diagnosis that we're treating as well. Great question about recovery after prp. So what are our typical recommendations? Well, if we're doing PRP or stem cell treatment for arthritic joints, we ask you to take it easy for up to a couple of weeks. Typically, patients will start to feel some effect of the injection within about three to five days. These injections will continue to release materials and continue to improve the joint for up to three to five months. A series of injection can cause you to recover even more rapidly. We'll do those between six weeks and three months apart, depending on what we're treating. Each treatment is tailored to the specific patient need and the specific diagnosis that we're treating as well. So there are a lot of different variables when we talk about the recovery time from orthobiologics therapies, but typically the downtime is very minimal, less than a couple of weeks in most cases. If you're very, very active, then we oftentimes will ask you to take it easy for up to six weeks. For instance, if you lift heavy weights, we ask you to take it easy for about six weeks after our first treatment.