PRP therapy Tempe: where can you go nearby?

Which clinic is nearest for most of Tempe?

Most Tempe residents live closest to the QC Kinetix clinic in Chandler. You'll find it at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210, Chandler, AZ 85286.

From south Tempe, the drive is about five miles and 10–12 minutes. McClintock becomes Dobson after you cross into Chandler.

Which trip is usually easier? Chandler often suits central and south Tempe. Traffic and your starting street will still affect the drive.

When can Scottsdale be the shorter choice?

Scottsdale may be closer when you live in north Tempe. That clinic is at 9220 E. Mountain View Rd., Suite 210.

Scottsdale Road or Loop 101 may give you a more direct drive. No clinic sits inside Tempe, so your neighborhood matters.

If sitting makes your hip or back ache, mention the ride home. You'll want the shorter trip after any care.

What can you ask when you arrive?

At QC Kinetix, regenerative treatments use your blood for non-surgical care given by clinic staff. The words medical providers mean people checking you and explaining whether the care suits the cause.

Take your X-ray report and a written medicine list. You'll also want the current cost and later visit dates in writing.

A close clinic won't help unless the care makes sense for you. The first visit is a good time for every practical question.

Sources

1. A systematic review of 105 clinical PRP studies in orthopaedics published 2006-2016 found that only 11 (10%) described the preparation protocol clearly enough for another investigator to repeat it, and only 17 (16%) reported any quantitative metric of the final PRP composition. The authors concluded that the current reporting of PRP preparation and composition does not allow the PRP products actually delivered to patients to be compared between studies.

   Chahla J, Cinque ME, Piuzzi NS, et al. — A Call for Standardization in Platelet-Rich Plasma Preparation Protocols and Composition Reporting: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Orthopaedic Literature. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 2017. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.16.01374.

2. A systematic review that screened 876 studies and extracted standardised data from 33 commercially available PRP systems and protocols found that final product concentrations of platelets, white cells and growth factors varied widely between systems, as did the preparation protocols themselves. Platelet concentration correlated directly with the volume of blood drawn and with the centrifugal force of the device. The authors called the heterogeneity between separation systems something that 'must be resolved for proper study of this promising treatment'.

   Fadadu PP, Mazzola AJ, Hunter CW, et al. — Review of concentration yields in commercially available platelet-rich plasma (PRP) systems: a call for PRP standardization. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2019. DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2018-100356.

3. The devices used to spin PRP at the point of care are cleared by FDA as clinical centrifuges, product code JQC, a Class I device under 21 CFR 862.2050 - for example the Biomet GPS Platelet Separation Kit (K030555, cleared 2003) and the Harvest SmartPrep2 / SmartPrep Platelet Concentration System (K103340, cleared 2010). That clearance covers the equipment that separates blood. It is not an FDA approval of platelet-rich plasma as a treatment for osteoarthritis, tendinopathy or any other orthopedic condition, and copy must never blur the two.

   U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) — 510(k) Premarket Notification database and Product Classification: JQC, Centrifuges (Micro, Ultra, Refrigerated) For Clinical Use, 21 CFR 862.2050. FDA accessdata (CDRH device databases), 2003.