Injections

Having injections is an outpatient procedure that typically only requires a local anesthetic to numb the injection site. Your surgical team at Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics uses image guidance technology to guide the needle placement. Viewing real-time, moving images of your spine or joints enables your provider to accurately insert the needle and deliver [...]

Injections are a safe treatment option for joint pain. The amount of injections that you can safely get will depend on the type of injection you recieve and the joint that is being treated.  For example, our hand doctors advise getting up to 3 injections when treating trigger finger. After 3 injections, there is an increased [...]

If you have a back pain or neck pain, you're most likely to have an injection with a combination of local anesthetic and steroid medication. The injections may go into the epidural space surrounding your spinal cord or into a specific part of your spine, such as the facet joints. Steroids are potent anti-inflammatory drugs that tackle persistent [...]

There are several uses for injections in treating musculoskeletal injuries and other conditions: Diagnosis Nerve block injections contain a local anesthetic that completely numbs your body in a specific area. Your provider at Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics can use a nerve block injection to determine the pain source in your spine. Treatment Anesthetics and [...]