Joint injections are used to treat pain for several reasons:

-Treat inflammation

-Heal injured tissue within the joint

-Diagnostic purposes, to differentiate the multiple possible sources of pain

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy uses your body's own natural healing mechanisms to help regenerate damaged tissues, help heal an injury, and relieve pain. During PRP therapy, a small sample of your blood is drawn and placed in a centrifuge that spins the blood at high speeds, separating the platelets from the other components. The concentrated PRP is then injected into and around the point of injury, kickstarting and significantly straightening the body's natural healing signal. If you need pain relief or healing, call the office or schedule an appointment online today.

Epidural steroid injections are the most common non-surgical treatment option for acute/chronic back/ neck with arm/leg pain. An epidural injection is placed by the injured disc to relieve inflammation and pain of the affected nerve. By volume, what is injected consists mostly of sterile saline (salt water), a nerve numbing agent (local anesthetic) and a very small amount of potent anti-inflammatory (steroid). An epidural injection can help heal the injured nerve. An epidural does not heal a torn (herniated) disc. That either heal on its own or may require surgery if it does not.

An epidural injection can be performed in cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine to provide pain relief and relieve nerve swelling and inflammation. Epidural injections are a minimally invasive procedure that can deliver pain relief and allow patients to improve their function and become active again.