When it may be considered
- Selected rotator cuff tendinopathies.
- Mild or moderate glenohumeral osteoarthritis in specific cases.
- Biological support for defined indications, without replacing a necessary repair.
Your recovery, step by step
A medical assessment helps establish how PRP may benefit you and integrate it into a treatment and rehabilitation plan tailored to your needs. The aim is to improve your symptoms and your ability to take part in the activities that matter to you, while monitoring your progress.
The treatment your shoulder needs
Before considering an injection, a distinction is made between tendinopathy, partial tears, full-thickness tears and instability. PRP does not replace stabilisation or repair when these are necessary.
What rotator cuff studies show
A trial involving 99 patients with tendinopathy or a partial tear found greater improvement with PRP than with a corticosteroid at three months, but no sustained advantage at twelve months. This result does not justify promising tendon healing or extrapolating it to every shoulder injury.
What to ask during the consultation
Which structure would be treated, what alternatives are available and how the injection would be integrated with rehabilitation. Progress is assessed through pain, mobility and function, not an image alone.
Sources and further reading
Kwong and colleagues, randomised trial, 2021
Sources consulted on 19 October 2026. General information; treatment indications are determined during the consultation.