PRP Joint & Orthopaedic Injection
Markham's PRP Injection Center
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is created from your own blood and contains a concentrated supply of platelets and natural growth factors. When injected into a painful or irritated joint, PRP helps:
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Calm joint inflammation over time
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Improve joint comfort and mobility
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Support the health of cartilage and surrounding tissue
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Create a more favourable environment inside the joint
PRP does not act like a painkiller and does not simply mask symptoms. Instead, it works gradually by influencing the joint environment and supporting your body’s natural repair processes.
PRP supports faster healing by delivering a high concentration of platelets and growth factors to injured tissue. When injected, it stimulates increased blood flow, tissue repair, and new cell growth. For best results, PRP is often administered over several months and combined with proper rehabilitation.
What Can PRP Treat?
PRP Injections can treat:
Sciatica, elbow pain, acute partial tears of tendons and ligaments, inflammatory conditions such as tendinopathies, neuropathic pain due to ligament or tendon abnormalties, Pain due to osteoarthritis, partial muscle tears, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff, cervicogenic HA, arthritis to any joint in the body, patelofemoral syndrome, partial tear of ACL and sport injuries to knee and ankle
Why PRP Quality Matters
Many basic PRP centrifuges produce lower-strength formulations that offer inconsistent results. In joint care, the quality and composition of PRP—especially platelet concentration and blood cell content—can directly impact comfort and effectiveness.
The Arthrex Angel system allows us to:
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Create higher platelet concentrations
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Minimize unwanted red blood cells
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Adjust white blood cell content for joint-specific treatments
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Deliver a cleaner, more targeted injection
This level of control helps us provide PRP that is better suited for joints, not just a generic PRP product.
What Makes METALAB’s Joint PRP Different
At METALAB, PRP is not a one-size-fits-all injection. Every joint PRP treatment is:
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Prepared on-site using medical-grade technology
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Tailored to the specific joint and condition
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Ultrasound-guided for accuracy
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Integrated into a broader movement and recovery plan
Our Angel PRP approach is designed to deliver consistent, high-quality PRP while prioritizing patient comfort and long-term outcomes.
What Injuries Can PRP Injections Treat?
The most commonly treated injuries with the PRP injection method include:
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Arthritic Joints
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Plantar Fasciitis
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Degenerative Discs
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Tennis Elbow
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Ankle Sprains
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Rotator Cuff Tears
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Shoulder meniscal Tears
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Achilles Tendon Ruptures
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Tendonitis
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Many Other Soft Tissue Injuries
Why we use the Arthrex Angel® System
At METALAB, we offer advanced PRP injections designed to help reduce joint pain, improve movement, and support long-term joint health. Our approach is rooted in precision and quality—not quick fixes. That is why we exclusively use the Arthrex Angel® PRP system, an industry-leading platform that allows us to prepare high-concentration, customizable PRP tailored specifically for joint treatments.
Not all PRP treatments are the same.
The Angel cPRP system allows us to:
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Concentrate platelets at higher, more precise levels
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Reduce unnecessary red blood cells
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Adjust white blood cell content based on the joint being treated
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Produce a cleaner, more targeted PRP injection
This level of control matters. Research shows that PRP results can vary depending on how it is prepared, not just whether PRP is used.
Using the Angel system, PRP can be prepared with significantly higher platelet levels than normal blood. More importantly, it allows us to aim for a balanced concentration—enough to be effective, without unnecessarily increasing inflammation.
PRP is not “the more, the better.”
It works best when the concentration is appropriate for joints, not extreme.
BENEFITS OF PRP INJECTIONS
HEAL TISSUE DAMAGE MORE QUICKLY
PRP can help your body recover from tissue damage more quickly. It uses blood platelets from your own body to promote natural healing due to higher concentration of platelets and growth factors than naturally occurs in your blood
DECREASE INFLAMMATION
PRP injections also reduce inflammation and pain, and stimulate joint lubrication. This lubrication eases joints’ stiffness and restores more of their overall function. PRP injection is a common treatment option for osteoarthritis in the knees.
HOW MANY INJECTIONS DO I NEED?
PRP treatment may not work or be effective as a single injection. In our clinic, PRP is not offered as a single one-time injection. The treatment is very comprehensive, meaning more than one injection will be required for results.
Cortisone or PRP Injection?
One of the challenges and misconceptions with PRP is that many think it is just like cortisone and the relief they want should be immediate. PRP is NOT just like cortisone. Cortisone has an immediate pain-reducing effect for many people, because it is reducing pain brought on by chronic inflammation. But, Nothing is being healed from cortisone injections.
PRP brings healing through inflammation. When tissue is repaired, the inflammation goes away. Cortisone provides short-term pain relief, PRP is long-term. Cortisone will eventually suppress the body’s natural healing mechanism and send you to knee replacement. PRP will rebuild and repair tissue in the knee and help you avoid a knee replacement or arthroscopic surgery.
Our comprehensive, holistic approach to your health and beauty
Our medical team will provide a comprehensive diagnosis and assessment of the area you would like to perform any procedure. We will discuss all the available options that can either be paired or added for an integrated care of your health and beauty - an approach that will treat you from the inside out. Our team offers naturopathy which can assess your nutrition/diet/lifestyle for optimal skin health, IV therapy and vitamin infusions for rejuvenated skin, medical facials including microneedling and hydrafacials, and more.
All new clients will consult with a certified and trained medical staff in order to properly assess the preferred area of treatment.
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