Joint Injections

Joint Injections

Joint injections are a minimally invasive procedure used frequently in pain management and regenerative medicine. There are a several reasons why an individual might be experiencing joint pain. Most often the pain is related to inflammation resulting from damage to any of a number different tissue types. Damage can be a result of a degenerative process, which results in chronic pain over time, or an injury, which results in acute pain. Sometimes it is important to determine what the exact source of pain is, like when joint pain results from an autoimmune condition, prior to treatment.

By way of example, lets take a look at one of the most frequently treated joints, the knee. The knee capsule houses a variety of tissues, that when damaged, can result in pain. One of the leading causes of knee pain is arthritis. Arthritis is a term used to describe a wear and tear degeneration of the bones that results in painful inflammation in the area. Another

common source of knee pain is a meniscus injury. This often results in clicking or popping with knee movement that may or may not be painful. Chondromalacia is another possible pain source, which refers to the degeneration of the cartilaginous coverings over the bones involved in the knee joint. Finally, there are the various tendons and ligaments that crisscross the knee to provide dynamic motion and stability.

Now, here is the good news–a joint injection can help alleviate the pain generated by any of these conditions. Even better, when using PRP in a joint injection, it can provide pain relief while simultaneously activating the bodies ability to naturally regenerate damaged tissue. Click here to learn more about PRP.