What is it a peripheral joint injection?
Injections into joints (knee, hip, shoulder, wrist, etc.) are intro-articular injections. 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.
What joints are most commonly treated?
We perform the following Peripheral Joint Injections:
- Ankle Injection
- Elbow Injection
- Hip Injection
- Knee Injection
- Shoulder Injection