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Intra-Articular Joint Injection

What is an intra-articular joint injection?

Intra-articular joint injections utilize X-ray guidance to place numbing medication and steroids in a joint space, most commonly hips, knees, or shoulders. These are broadly recommended in societal guidelines as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. The goal of the intra-articular injection is to reduce inflammation, thereby relieving pain and increasing function.

What should I expect during an intra-articular joint injection?

After confirming the site and side of the injection, the doctor will clean the skin overlying the joint space so as to ensure the procedure is done under sterile conditions. Numbing medicine will be placed into the skin overlying the injection site – you will feel a pinch and a burn while it is administered. Thereafter, you should only feel pressure as the doctor uses X-ray guidance to place a needle into the joint space. Contrast dye is administered to ensure appropriate spread into the joint space. Once confirmed, the doctor will inject a mixture of numbing medicine and steroid into the joint and remove the needle.

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Center for Interventional Pain & Spine, LLC has multiple convenient locations to serve you. Get started by requesting an appointment at any of our offices located in Delaware and Pennsylvania areas near major hospitals and highways.

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Silverside Carr Corporate Center
405 Silverside Road, Suite 104, Wilmington, DE 19809
844-365-7246
844-516-0080
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Halpern Medical Plaza
1197 Airport Road, Second Floor, Suite 5, Milford, DE 19963
844-365-7246
844-516-0080
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Pike Creek Sports Medicine and Professional Center
3105 Limestone Road, Suite 300, Wilmington, DE 19808
844-365-7246
844-516-0080
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The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 1200, Newark, DE 19713
844-365-7246
844-516-0080
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Middletown Professional Center
291 Carter Drive, Suite B, Middletown, DE 19709
844-365-7246
844-516-0080
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Surgical Center Affiliations

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Orthopaedic Specialist Surgery Center
1096 Old Churchmans Road, Newark, DE 19713
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Wilmington Hospital
501 W. 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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First State Surgery Center
1000 Twin C Lane, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19713
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Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery
774 Christiana Road, Ste 2, Bldg B, Newark, DE 19713
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Wilmington Roxana Canon Arsht Surgicenter
625 W. 12th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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