Biologics and the Peripheral Nerve.   Claim CME The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/TgB18M   Dr. Rosenblum discuss his upcoming talk at the Appalachian Region Spine and Pain Meeting:  Incorporating Ultrasound into a Spine and Pain Practice on April 14-16 2023 and the topics he plans to include: Ultrasound Guided Knee therapies, cluneal nerve, caudal, brachial plexus and more!   Today’s podcast (inspired by TOBI and Dr. Sudhir Diwan, Dr. Sheldon Jordon and Dr. Rikin Patel's ASIPP Lectures)  focuses on the risk and benefits of performing PRP injection onto a nerve.  Dr. Rosenblum discusses:    Possible fibrosis of the ulna nerve after using PRP for partial ulnar collateral ligament tears  Best Time for PRP Injection after Nerve Regeneration  Alpha 2-macroglobulin (what is it?)  PRP for moderate to severe carpal tunnel syndrome   Featured Courses!   May 25, 2023 Private Pain Group   Ultrasound Course- NYC (Sold out) Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine NYC- April 22, 2023 Regenerative Pain Medicine Course NYC- May 13 Pain Management Board Review/Refresher Course/ Ultrasound Training NYC- June 9-11, 2023 see the full schedule for our July and August US IPM Courses!   References Robert G. Thompson, Kendall Bradley, Gary M. Lourie, Ulnar nerve dysfunction at the elbow after platelet-rich plasma treatment for partial ulnar collateral ligament injuries,JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques,Volume 1, Issue 1,2021,Pages 41-44,ISSN 2666-6391,   Si-Ru Chen, Yu-Ping Shen, Tsung-Yen Ho, Tsung-Ying Li, Yu-Chi Su, Yu-Ching Chou, Liang-Cheng Chen, Yung-Tsan Wu,One-Year Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Moderate-to-Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial,Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVolume 102, Issue 5,2021, Pages 951-958,ISSN 0003-9993,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.12.025.   Rehman, A.A., Ahsan, H. and Khan, F.H. (2013), Alpha-2-macroglobulin: A physiological guardian. J. Cell. Physiol., 228: 1665-1675. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.24266   Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati, "The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study", International Journal of Biomaterials, vol. 2022, Article ID 9601547, 7 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9601547