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Joint pain can quietly take over your day, making it harder to move, work, and do the things you enjoy. When rest, physical therapy, and anti-inflammatory medications haven't brought enough relief, joint injections can be an effective next step.
At Arogya Med Care in Newport Beach, our providers offer several types of joint injections to help reduce pain and improve mobility. We'll evaluate your specific condition and recommend the approach best suited to your joint, your symptoms, and your goals so you can get back to moving comfortably. Serving Newport Beach and the surrounding communities, we're here to help you find relief. Schedule online or give us a call to set up a consultation. |
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Q&A
What are the benefits of joint injections?
Joint injections are useful for temporary vs permeant pain relief when other nonsurgical measures fail like physical therapy, topical and oral anti-inflammatory and pain medications.
Depending on what kind of joint injections are given, it can help to relieve inflammation and pain, helps to heal damaged cartilage, joints, ligaments and tendons.
Depending on what kind of joint injections are given, it can help to relieve inflammation and pain, helps to heal damaged cartilage, joints, ligaments and tendons.
What are the different kinds of joint injections?
Glucocorticoid joint injections: main purpose of this kind of injection is to relieve temporary inflammation in the joint which helps to relieve pain.
Visco-supplementation: during this procedure hyaluronic acid is injected into joint, commonly in the knee, which works as lubrication and provides cushion to the knee which eventually relieves pain in arthritis.
Prolotherapy: is non-surgical ligament and tendon reconstruction and regenerative joint injections. In this procedure, the irritant is injected into the joint which brings different growth and regenerative cells to repair damaged joints.
PRP joint injection: This therapy uses your own blood after it has been processed to concentrate platelets and certain white blood cells to stimulate healing and repair damaged tissue (cartilage, ligament, and tendons) in joints.
Visco-supplementation: during this procedure hyaluronic acid is injected into joint, commonly in the knee, which works as lubrication and provides cushion to the knee which eventually relieves pain in arthritis.
Prolotherapy: is non-surgical ligament and tendon reconstruction and regenerative joint injections. In this procedure, the irritant is injected into the joint which brings different growth and regenerative cells to repair damaged joints.
PRP joint injection: This therapy uses your own blood after it has been processed to concentrate platelets and certain white blood cells to stimulate healing and repair damaged tissue (cartilage, ligament, and tendons) in joints.
Which injection is right for me?
That depends on your diagnosis, which joint is affected, how long you've had symptoms, and what you've already tried. During your consultation, your provider will examine you, review your history, and recommend the option that fits your situation, including realistic expectations about what to expect.
Have questions about joint injections? Schedule a consultation at Arogya Med Care in Newport Beach, book online or give us a call.
Have questions about joint injections? Schedule a consultation at Arogya Med Care in Newport Beach, book online or give us a call.