Our joint injection service for osteoarthritis includes a series of 3 hyaluronic acid injections for those patients that may be suffering pain in the hip, knee, shoulder or ankle.
Available at Melton, Sunbury and North Melbourne clinics.
When are these injections helpful?
What is involved in these injections?
The 3 Euflexxa joint injections need to be administered at least 14 days apart to ensure optimal pain management outcomes.
An individual referral is required from your medical practitioner for each of the 3 injections.
Are there any side effects to these injections?
Some patients may suffer side effects that include pain in the knee or joint swelling. Symptoms at the injection site may include itching, redness, swelling or pain.
If you have any concerns about these symptoms following your injections, we encourage you to visit your Doctor to discuss the treatment.
Please ensure you do not have a Euflexxa injection if you have previously suffered from an allergic reaction to Euflexxa or other hyaluronate preparations. You should also avoid these injections if you have any skin diseases or joint infections around the injection site.
How long will pain relief last with these injections?
Based upon clinical trials of these injections, individuals may experience a moderate level of pain relief after the first or second injections. The majority of patients experienced the maximum benefit and significant pain relief after completing all 3 injections.
It is important to note that every patient is different, however in most patients one injection gave patients up to 6 months of pain relief.
If you have any concerns about these symptoms following your injections, we encourage you to visit your Doctor to discuss the treatment.
Please ensure you do not have these injections if you have previously suffered from an allergic reaction to hyaluronate preparations. You should also avoid these injections if you have any skin diseases or joint infections around the injection site.
Cortisone and Steroid injections combine hydrocortisone and a long-acting local anaesthetic, to act as a powerful anti-inflammatory. It can be injected into areas of concern causing pain and inflammation to offer pain relief.
Cortisone is a legal steroid medication.
What can cortisone or steroid injections assist with?
Cortisone and Steroid injections may assist in reducing or eliminating pain associated with:
How do we ensure injection accuracy?
Interventional radiology is an exciting area of medicine, as it enables precise and targeted treatment for pain relief. Depending on the area of pain, CT, fluoroscopy or ultrasound are used for needle guidance, to directly target the area of pain and ensure treatment accuracy and maximum pain relief.
People who suffer acute or chronic spine pain affecting the neck, buttocks, legs or arms might benefit from a nerve block injection to achieve temporary pain relief. A nerve block is used to treat a particular nerve or group of nerves by injecting an anaesthetic or anti-inflammatory agent, which will switch-off pain signals or decrease inflammation. CT or fluoroscopy is used for needle guidance, to ensure the needle is correctly placed to maximise pain relief.
At Lake Imaging, we provide a full sports imaging service including general X-Ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound and interventional procedures (including Plasma Rich Platelet injections) for acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries and ailments.
Our expert radiologists are highly skilled in managing the complexities of musculoskeletal sports injuries and are able to deal with all facets of sports medicine imaging and image-guided intervention.
Types of sports injuries
Sporting injuries are generally divided into two main groups, and we are able to provide medical imaging services for all of these:
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