What Conditions Are Treated with Major Joint Steroid Injections?
Major Joint Steroid Injections are used to treat joint pain, body pain caused by muscle pain, muscle spasms, and trigger points. Physicians use joint injections as a diagnostic tool, through the administration of a therapeutic injection into a major joint. An anti-inflammatory steroid medication is injected in conjunction with a local anesthetic to provide short or long-term relief.
Frequently Asked Questions
Patients suffering from arthritic pain, injury, or joint straining may be good candidates for steroidal injections.
This procedure can take between 10–20 minutes.