Joint Injections

Joint injections ease pain, improve function, and promote healing when conservative treatments don’t work. At Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC – which serves the Denver metropolitan area – Kevin O’Donnell, DO, and the team use several injectable therapies, including prolotherapy, PRP, stem cells, nerve hydrodissections, and steroid injections. After diagnosing and evaluating your joint problem, you receive recommendations for the injections that are most likely to produce the best results. Call Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC to learn how joint injections could ease your pain, or book an appointment online today.

What are joint injections?

Joint injections contain substances that ease musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. They aren’t frontline treatments — Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC typically begins with the least invasive options, such as rest, activity modification, oral medication, and physical therapy. 

However, joint injections can be highly effective for patients whose symptoms don’t improve with the most conservative therapies.

What joint injections are available?

Joint injections Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC offers include:

Nerve blocks and hydrodissections

Nerve blocks contain a local anesthetic that numbs the joint completely. Your provider can use them to aid in diagnosis and provide pain relief. 

Steroid injections 

Steroid drugs have powerful anti-inflammatory effects. They are typically long-lasting, providing relief for several months and sometimes longer. 

Combining a local anesthetic and steroid in one injection often delivers the best results.

Prolotherapy

Prolotherapy involves injecting a glucose solution into the joint to stimulate tissue regeneration.

Bone and fat stem cell therapy

Stem cell numbers decline with age, but you still have plenty in your bone marrow and fatty tissues. After extracting and purifying a sample, your provider injects the concentrated stem cells into your joints.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy

PRP comes from your blood. The platelets in PRP are an excellent source of naturally occurring growth factors that accelerate healing.

What can joint injections treat?

The injections above can treat most joint problems, including:

• Arthritis
• Bursitis
• Sprained ankles
• Achilles tendinitis
• Meniscus tears in the knees
• Labral tears in the hips or shoulders
• Rotator cuff injuries in the shoulder
• Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
• Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)
• Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist
• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and other knee ligament injuries 

Your Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC provider will advise you whether your condition would benefit from joint injections.

What happens when I have a joint injection?

Before a joint injection, your provider might numb the area with a local anesthetic to ensure your comfort. They insert the needle carefully, using image guidance technology such as fluoroscopy (moving X-ray) or ultrasound to minimize tissue damage and deliver the injection in the optimal location.

You might need repeat injections for the best results. Following joint injections, you should take it easy for the rest of the day and be careful for the next few days.

Call Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC to learn more about the joint injections you could benefit from, or use the online booking feature to schedule a consultation today.