Researchers use patient's own blood to treat hamstring injury

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 17:03 in Health & Medicine

Researchers in London say they have found an effective two-part treatment for microtears in the hamstring: injections of the patient's own blood and a steroid along with 'dry-needling,' in which repeated needle punctures cause controlled internal bleeding in the injured area. Results of the study were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...

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