Who is a candidate for platelet-rich plasma injections?

Candidates for platelet-rich plasma injections vary. It can be a young athlete who's trying to speed up his recovery, to people struggling with chronic pain secondary to arthritis or chronic tendinopathy type problems, where their tendons or cartilage is not healing well. Generally it's after they've tried all the normal standard of care medical treatments, such as anti-inflammatories and physical therapy.