Who knew?

By Mike Hall, March 31, 2018

Yesterday afternoon, my orthopedic surgeon did a fine job with another cortisone injection in my wrist.

I asked  him to keep me posted if any new treatments become available for wrist arthritis.

Doc said PRP therapy is getting a lot of press but it’s too early to tell if it could be the answer.

He encouraged me to do some research online.

Here’s what I’ve found.

Blood therapy, anyone? Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections bathe troubled cells in a concentrated mixture made from your own blood. Hopefully this stimulates healing where it is otherwise failing — especially stubborn, slow-motion injuries like tendinitis — but no one really knows for sure yet.

Doctors in Jerusalem have had some startling results with the procedure. People from the U.S. and Europe have flocked to Israel when recent studies were published in early 2017.

I’m intrigued because of my wife’s Jewish heritage.

Here’s their twist on the procedure. They take blood from Jewish relatives and implant it into non Hebrews with various health issues.

The results have been astounding.

Not only has there been immediate relief from arthritis and other ailments, people who’ve received the new blood have quit their jobs and entered med or law school attaining top of their class grades.

I’ve just been accepted to begin studies at George Washington University’s med school.