Motion is Medicine Sports Medicine

09/17/2025

🔬 PRP + Shockwave: When two is better than one!
A randomized study by Kuo et al., 2024 examined Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for partial rotator cuff tears. The key finding: patients receiving both therapies had faster and more sustained gains in pain relief and shoulder range of motion than PRP alone—and even showed reduced inflammatory markers (S100A8/A9).

This validates what I’ve consistently observed in my own practice:
- PRP and shockwave each work well as stand-alone treatments.
- Together, they’re a synergistic powerhouse!

With my combined protocol, patients typically need no repeat PRP injections or further intervention—the tissue responds the first time.

It’s exciting to see high-quality data catching up with real-world results. Multimodal regenerative medicine continues to raise the bar for non-surgical care of shoulder injuries.

09/16/2025

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09/16/2025

Which is more effective for knee OA, PRP or prolotherapy?
I have been doing prolotherapy for 15 years and PRP for 14 years. My intro to regenerative orthopedic medicine was through prolotherapy. I had it done on myself as a medical student and wanted to learn how to do it so I could offer better options for my patients. Since then, I have seen the efficacy of prolotherapy and PRP for SOOOO many patients over the years.

In my experience, prolotherapy is a safe, cheap, and effective treatment for many conditions, but it often is not nearly as potent as PRP. I can treat the same condition, but it will take me 3-4 prolotherapy treatments to get me the same outcome as a single PRP (so less intervention for typically the same outcome). That being said, I have rehabilitation protocols after doing these, and prolotherapy's is less strenuous. I dub prolo as an "in season" treatment, as my patients and athletes can resume their training activity 3-4 days after treatment. Whereas with PRP, I consider this an "out of season" treatment, as I typically have my patients and athletes wait about 2-4 weeks before resuming their training activity (depending on their clinical response, demands of their activity).

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection therapy and hyperosmotic glucose hyperplasia therapy are commonly used methods for treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This study evaluates the differences in efficacy and cost-effectiveness between the two therapies.  This study retrospectively analyzed 257...

09/15/2025

Today Dr. C had the pleasure of visiting iTop Recovery in Colleyville, Texas—meeting their amazing staff and touring their state-of-the-art facility.

If you have an athlete who’s looking to rehab an injury, boost performance, and track measurable progress with objective data, this is the place to be. Their innovative approach and cutting-edge technology make a real difference for athletes at every level.

Big thanks to the iTop Recovery team for the warm welcome and for the great work you’re doing for our community!

09/11/2025

Which is best for tennis elbow? PRP, prolotherapy, shockwave, PT?
According to this article: "PRP and prolotherapy yielded better clinical and functional outcomes than ESWT and physiotherapy in chronic lateral epicondylosis over a 2-year follow-up."

I find in my practice that PRP tends to be the most definitive treatment. If PRP is done as monotherapy is that enough? If it is lone tendinosis/epicondylosis, then PRP is usually enough. If there is a partial tear, then I find the combo of PRP and shockwave (ESWT) to be synergistic and much more likely to get my patients to target. In addition, I routinely have my patients get into PT, not just to rehab, but to prehab, as I want them correcting their mechanics that led them to getting a chronic tendon overuse injury.

I also use prolotherapy, often in combination with shockwave, for low-grade tendinosis cases. I also do this for individuals where doing an orthobiologic procedure such as PRP may have too much downtime for their athletics, even though it is not much downtime compared with surgery.

Background: Lateral epicondylosis is a degenerative condition affecting 1% to 3% of adults annually. Concerns over the sustained efficacy of corticosteroids hav...

09/10/2025

Please welcome our newest staff member at Motion is Medicine, Hannah!
Hannah will be working the front desk, taking calls, and welcoming you in!
(She’s also Dr. Clearfield’s daughter!)
Welcome to the team, Hannah!

09/03/2025

Huge thanks to our amazing patient for the kind words!
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09/01/2025

It might be Labor Day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put some hard work in at the gym!

Today my brother and I visited his old friend at his amazing gym .tx. We got in an insane leg workout and got to learn about Chase’s business and movement philosophy. If you live in the Arlington area, make Momentum Fitness a destination for your health and well being!

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day from Motion is Medicine! 💪�Today we celebrate the dedication, strength, and resilience of workers everywhere, especially those who keep our communities moving forward.
Whether you're relaxing, adventuring, or getting in a little motion of your own, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved break. Here's to balance, recovery, and the power of movement on and off the clock!
Stay safe, stay active, and have a fantastic Labor Day!

09/01/2025

Carrying an entire mobile clinic isn’t easy, and especially when you need to travel internationally. Enter STATpacks. I was able to bundle all of my needed supplies for quick and easy access to keep our , , and athletes healthy and back on the mat as quickly as possible at the

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08/30/2025

Motion is Medicine Announcement! 🇺🇸�This Labor Day, we’re pressing pause to recharge and honor the hard work that keeps our communities moving. We’ll be closed on Monday, September 1st, and back in action with normal hours on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Whether you're stretching out on the beach or getting in a holiday workout, we hope your day is filled with motion, rest, and balance. After all, recovery is part of the medicine too.
Wishing you a safe, active, and happy Labor Day weekend!