PRP treatment helps dog agility trainer thrive after knee injury

After decades training agility dogs, Kim Quinn qualified for the American Kennel Club National Agility Championships for the first time in 2024 with Spencer — “the best agility dog I’ve ever had,” in her words.

But there was a problem.

Pain from a torn meniscus got so bad that the Sunbury, Ohio, resident was having to use her dresser to pull herself up from bed, and the competition was soon approaching. She came to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where she had pain-relieving injections that allowed her to compete.

Once she was back, she met again with Michael Baria, MD, director of the Sports Orthobiologics program. He administered an infusion of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a natural method for treating sports injuries. By the time she and Spencer reached nationals again the next year, it was a much different experience.

“I was able to actually run and not be in pain,” she says. “I’d go back to our room at night and I wouldn't have to use ice or anything. It was just amazing.”