I have a torn Gluteus Medius tendon after my chair collapsed in January of 2023. I have had 2 PRP's, the first one in January of this year, costing $1000, but the doctor did not use ultrasound and just injected into my hip...that one failed after 4 weeks...the second one, occurring in April of this year, cost me $1900, which was instituted using ultrasound to target the correct areas and which also included the second injury of the Left Labral tear. That one was going well with walking without a cane and no pain until an osteopath did an extreme adjustment in the area and reinstitute major pain for the next 6 weeks. Now, I am very slowly seeming to heal, although lifting a heavy object this week reinstituted acute pain once again. It seems that this stem cell use can certainly help to heal those difficult anatomies. But it is the new major income producer for physicians as it has not yet been approved by the FDA, and lies outside of insurance reimbursement.