Ultrasound guided Hydrocortisone Injections
Steroid joint injections are medicines given into your joints to reduce inflammation, ease pain and allow your joint to move more easily. Your doctor may offer you a joint injection of a steroid medicine if you have a painful joint from arthritis, for example. They’re usually given in addition to other treatments for painful joints.
About steroid joint injection treatment
Steroid (also known as corticosteroid) joint injections work by reducing inflammation, which is the cause of swelling and pain. The steroid medicine is injected directly into the affected joint.
Steroid injections can treat many different joints including the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, wrist and hip. Steroid joint injections are only given by healthcare professionals who have been trained to do these procedures.
Steroid joint injections won’t cure the underlying problem or condition affecting your joint, but they may ease your symptoms. They’re often used alongside other treatments, such as other medicines (tablets) and physiotherapy. If you’re having physiotherapy treatment, steroid joint injections may allow you to cope better with this.
How we can help
Our Orthopaedic injection specialist, Dr. Stephen Deadman (Ostm.) will use ultrasound scanning equipment to ascertain the need for a steroid injection. Once he has discussed the procedure with you and gained consent, he will perform the injection using ultrasound to guide the injection into the exact area it is required.