What is in your blood?
Your blood has red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Platelets help clotting and tissue repair.
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What is PRP, and why does placement matter?
PRP concentrates platelets from your own blood and injects them at the pain site. Preparation takes about 30 minutes. Placement must reach the injured tissue.
PRP is Platelet Rich Plasma: your blood is processed to concentrate platelets, then injected at the pain site. Preparation takes about 30 minutes. Placement must reach the injured tissue.
This article is from Dr. Nitish Mandal, Consultant Pain Physician in Bangalore, with clinics in Koramangala and J.P. Nagar. Reviewed by Dr. Nitish Mandal, MBBS, MD, FIPM, TIPM (Nashville).
Published 2025-06-01 · Updated 2026-09-22
What happens in clinic
A sample is drawn and processed to concentrate platelets, then injected at the pain site. Preparation takes about 30 minutes. The injection is brief. You are discharged afterwards.
Why placement matters
PRP for pain needs accurate placement into joints or spine by a trained pain physician. Guessing from the skin surface is not the same as reaching the injured tissue. Full details are on the PRP page.
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I have tried tablets and physiotherapy. What is different here?
Find the source of the pain, then treat that source with a clinic injection, block, or infusion. You are typically able to go home the same day.
Where are the clinics, and do I need an appointment?
Koramangala and J.P. Nagar. Prior appointment is preferred. You can book from this website.