Growth factors accelerate recovery
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The growth factors are proteins, derived from the plaques, which are found in blood and which is naturally activated in order to restore the damaged tissues. These proteins can be applied in tissues with acute and chronic wounds for healing and to achieve a rapid clinical recovery. There speaks our expert in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Ligament injuries are one of the aspects for which the use of growth factors offer new perspectives of care. When applied to plasma growth factors in damaged ligaments, there is a faster regeneration of these tissues, thereby speeding up the recovery time, which generally does not allow you to perform any sporting activities, work or daily. The goal of this treatment is not to get better results but accelerate the final result.
Potential of the growth factors
In the initial phase, and only in the presence of ligamentous fibers on which action can be taken, all types of injuries may benefit from the effect of the growth factors. It is not necessary to use them for the cases of breaking of the same ligament if there is sufficient residues and with an adequate voltage. As regards the most serious cases, the growth factors are applied in liquid form by means of infiltration within the lesioned area, repeating this therapy for several weeks. What surgical treatments which provide for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament usually the growth factors are used since it has been shown that these accelerate the recovery time for patients, which results with a rapid return to sports.
Benefits of growth factors for athletes
In fact, these treatments based on growth factors are very popular among sportsmen because of their rapid termination. It is obvious that sportsmen have a special need in recovering from the injury as soon as possible in order to return to carry out their activities. The therapy based on the growth factors is shown to all athletes who have experienced a joint injury, cartilage, bone, a muscle, a tendon or ligament.