PRP Therapy New Jersey

Regenerative Treatment That Supports Your Body’s Natural Healing Process

When an injury or chronic joint condition doesn’t heal the way you’d hoped, simply reducing pain may not be enough. Sometimes the goal is to encourage your body’s own healing response.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy uses a concentrated sample of your own blood to deliver platelets and natural growth factors directly to injured tissues. Because PRP comes from your own blood, there is no risk of allergic reaction to a foreign substance.

Dr. Todd Koppel offers PRP therapy as part of a personalized treatment approach for select patients experiencing joint pain, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, arthritis, and certain spine related conditions. During your consultation, he will determine whether PRP is an appropriate option based on your diagnosis and treatment goals.

What Is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)?

Platelet Rich Plasma, commonly called PRP, is created by collecting a small sample of your blood and processing it in a centrifuge.

This process concentrates the platelets, which naturally contain proteins and growth factors involved in your body’s normal healing response.

The concentrated PRP is then injected into the injured area using image guidance for greater precision.

Unlike medications that simply reduce pain or inflammation, PRP is intended to support the body’s natural healing process.

Conditions PRP Treats

Joint Arthritis

PRP reduces inflammation inside arthritic joints and promotes cartilage repair. Patients with knee, hip, shoulder, or other joint arthritis often experience significant pain relief and improved mobility, including in cases where steroid injections have stopped working well. Unlike steroids, PRP supports actual tissue healing rather than just suppressing inflammation.

Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Achilles tendinitis, patellar tendinitis, tennis elbow, and rotator cuff tendinopathy respond very well to PRP. Tendons have a limited blood supply and are notoriously slow to heal. PRP delivers growth factors directly into the tendon, accelerating repair.

• Acute sport injuries, like muscle strains and joing strains
• Tennis Elbow; Golfer’s Elbow
• Runner’s knee
• Achilles tendinitis
• Rotator cuff injuries and tendinitis

Disc and Spine Conditions

In selected patients with disc tears or early degeneration, PRP can promote healing of the disc tissue itself — reducing pain and slowing progression.

Car Accident and Soft Tissue Injuries

PRP accelerates tissue healing and reduces chronic inflammation that persists beyond the normal recovery window typically seen in car accident injuries.

PRP vs. a Steroid Injections

• Steroid injection: reduces inflammation quickly and effectively, but does not heal anything. Think of it like ibuprofen. It calms things down, but the underlying damage remains. Repeated steroid injections can also weaken tissue over time.
• PRP: stimulates actual tissue repair. Results take longer to develop, typically four to eight weeks, compared to a few days with steroids, but they tend to be more durable because the tissue is genuinely healing.

For patients looking for a longer-term solution rather than a cycle of repeat injections, PRP is often the better choice.

What to Expect

• The entire process takes about an hour in the office
• We draw a small amount of blood, similar to a routine blood draw
• The blood is spun in a centrifuge for about 15 minutes to concentrate the platelets
• The PRP is injected into the treatment area using imaging guidance
• You go home the same day

Some soreness at the injection site for a few days is normal and is actually a sign that the healing response has been activated. Most patients begin to notice improvement over the following four to eight weeks.

Why Choose Dr. Todd Koppel?

Choosing the right regenerative treatment begins with choosing the right diagnosis.

For nearly 30 years, Dr. Todd Koppel has helped patients throughout New Jersey manage joint, spine, and musculoskeletal conditions using both traditional and regenerative treatment options.

Patients choose Dr. Koppel because he offers:

• Nearly 30 years of experience treating musculoskeletal pain
• Fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery
• Advanced image guided injection techniques
• Personalized treatment recommendations
• A conservative philosophy focused on helping patients avoid unnecessary surgery
• Regenerative treatment options when appropriate

At Garden State Pain Management, every treatment plan is individualized based on your condition, goals, and medical history.

Is PRP Covered by Insurance?

PRP therapy is generally not covered by health insurance plans. Dr. Koppel’s office can provide a full cost estimate and discuss payment options during your consultation. Many patients find the investment worthwhile given that PRP can reduce or eliminate the need for repeated steroid injections or more invasive procedures.