Trinity Pain Center service, provide relief from pain in joints. The medication can be injected into any joint, and is most often injected in the hip, shoulder or knee. The medication injected, usually a steroid, is meant to reduce the inflammation and/or swelling of tissue in the joint space. This may in turn reduce pain, stiffness, and other symptoms caused by inflammation or irritation of the joint and surrounding structures. The pain relief can last from several days to several months. Patients who have recent onset of pain or milder pain may respond better than those with a longstanding pain or severe pain.

What To Expect

The injection typically consists of a local anesthetic and a corticosteroid medication (such as methylprednisolone and triamcinolone, formulated to stay primarily in the joint). The steroids are anti-inflammatory agents that slow down the accumulation of cells responsible for producing inflammation and pain within the joint space. The actual injection takes only a few minutes.