Have you noticed your knees seem stiff and swollen? Does it hurt to reach your arms overhead? You may benefit from steroid injections. At Joint Restoration Center in Tulsa, OK, our physical therapists and nurse practitioners will help you get to the root of your pain and help you find relief, so you can get back to doing what you love!
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly 30 million nationwide. OA is a degenerative joint disease often described as “wear and tear” arthritis. Repetitive movement and prior injuries also contribute to the condition. Osteoarthritis can cause stagnant inflammation to build up in your joints.
Tendinitis is defined as an inflammation of the tendon. Acute injuries, including minor or partial tearing, can produce an inflammatory response. If the condition advances, it will lead to severe pain and loss of functional mobility.
At Joint Restoration Center, we can guide you through the most effective treatment, including steroid injections. Contact us today so you can finally get relief and restore your function!
What are steroid injections?
The word “steroid” often conjures visions of big, muscle bound weightlifters taking steroids to get those big muscles. Those are hormone-related “anabolic” steroids, a very different type of steroid than the anti-inflammatory medication found in therapeutic steroid injections.
Steroid injections, also called corticosteroid injections, are anti-inflammatory medicines used to treat inflammatory conditions like arthritis, tendonitis and sciatica.
These treatments are done by injecting steroids directly into joints to treat conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or other inflammatory diseases. Steroid injections can also be used to treat inflamed bursae (bursitis), or inflamed tendons (tendinitis) near the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, hand or wrist.
How do steroid injections and physical therapy work together?
Corticosteroid injections may be added to your physical therapy treatment program to help decrease inflammation and pain. At Joint Restoration Center in Tulsa, OK, our physical therapists and nurse practitioners will leverage steroid injections to restore motion and alleviate pain.
We will provide targeted manual therapy techniques and modalities to minimize your inflammation and maximize your results. Through mobility work and strengthening exercises, we will help you restore your joint function and prevent future pain.
As part of the Advanced Arthritis Relief Protocol, steroid injections may be recommended prior to joint lubricant (gel) injections, to reduce stagnant inflammation in your joint. This helps your joint tissues to more effectively absorb and benefit from the lubricating properties of the gel injections.
Your physical therapist or nurse practitioner may recommend one or more of these treatment methods as part of a multi-faceted treatment approach, based on your unique symptoms and needs.
Request an appointment at Joint Restoration Center in Tulsa, OK today!
If you’re living with pain in your joints, ask us about steroid injections. At Joint Restoration Center, our physical therapists and nurse practitioners are experts at treating all types of joint pain. We have the knowledge and experience to help you find relief and get back to doing what you love!
Sources:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8423524/
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- https://journals.lww.com/ajpmr/Abstract/2019/09000/Short_Term_Effects_of_Steroid_Injection,_Kinesio.3.aspx
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7386972/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1297319X21000701
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