Intra-Articular Injections
What are intra-articular injections. ?
What does it do?
Why do we like it?
Who can it help?
What are intra-articular injections. ?
Steroidal injections into joints (ie. hip, shoulder, wrist) are intra-articular injections.
What does it do?
If you have a swollen or painful joint, symptoms can be relieved by injecting a steroid medication into the joint. Sometimes a local anesthetic (numbing medicine) in injected along with the steroid.
Why do we like it?
It varies between people; improvement usually starts within 1 to 2 days. If helpful, the injection usually lasts from a few weeks to several months.
Who can it help?
This procedure can help anyone with moderate to sever joint pain.
- Ankle Injection
- Elbow Injection
- Hip Injection
- Knee Injection
- Shoulder Injection