Like Tiger
Woods and Kobe Bryant, Olympic hopeful Norris Frederick turned to revolutionary
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy to relieve pain. The athlete reported
significant relief after receiving PRP injections by Dr. Bill J. Releford of
Beverly Hills PRP. Dr. Releford, doctor of podiatric medicine, finds PRP
therapy beneficial in his practice, using it to treat sports-related and
orthopedic injuries, and many other conditions.
Platelet Rich Plasma therapy has helped me tremendously. Right now, I have no pain.
Dr.
Releford is the medical director and founder of The Releford Foot and Ankle
Institute and Beverly Hills PRP. He describes how he used PRP injections to
treat the American long jumper: “After suffering a knee injury, the patient was
treated with a series of two injections of platelet-rich plasma over a
four-week period. The most significant initial subjective findings showed
reduced pain and moderate to significant increases in range of motion.”
Frederick plans to continue his quest for gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
About
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
PRP therapy
is an innovative, non-surgical approach that uses healing components derived
from a small, concentrated amount of a patient’s own blood. Injected into
damaged tissue, PRP therapy has the potential to “supercharge” the healing
process. PRP has been successfully used in orthopedics and sports medicine to
treat joint and tendon pain, ankle sprains, heel pain, non-healing wounds,
plantar fasciitis, poor circulation, diabetic neuropathy, and many other
conditions, as cited in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (Jan. 2006).
Recently, PRP therapy has made headlines due to its successful use by
professional athletes like Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, and Rafael
Nadal.
About Dr.
Bill J. Releford, D.P.M.
Dr. Bill J.
Releford, D.P.M., a graduate of the Temple School of Podiatric Medicine in
Philadelphia, began his practice in 1990 and established the Diabetic Foot
Institute, a facility dedicated exclusively to the reduction of
diabetes-related amputations in high-risk populations. Dr. Releford is
recognized both domestically and internationally as a leader in the field of
diabetic limb preservation and wound care, and recently received prestigious
awards from the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Regional Black
Chamber of Commerce for his contributions to public health.
Dr.
Releford is an assistant professor at Charles R. Drew University and lectures
worldwide about the latest techniques in limb salvage and community-based
outreach. He authored the book “Five Colors A Day to Better Health,” and has
been featured on “NBC Nightly News” with Brian Williams, ABC’s “The View,” and
in The Washington Post, Newsweek, and The Los Angeles Times.
His
community outreach and health-care advocacy efforts are facilitated through the
Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation (DAP), a non-profit organization he
founded in 2001. Its mission is to educate at-risk populations to better
understand diabetes and its complications through community-based programs.
Dr.
Releford and the DAP Foundation have been recognized for the success of the
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program. Since its inception in December 2007,
the program has screened over 25,000 men for diabetes and hypertension in more
than 450 black-owned barbershops in over 26 cities.
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