Trigger Point Injections:

• This injection is used to decrease muscle spasm.
• A local anesthetic along with a long acting steroid is injected into the affected muscle group.
• The steroid helps to provide long-term reduction of inflammation and pain.

Joint Injections:

• This injection is used to decrease pain and inflammation that occurs in joints such as hips, knees and shoulders.
• The location of the injection is determined by the location of your pain.
• The local anesthetic numbs the area while the long acting steroid reduces inflammation.

Epidural Steroid Injections:

• There are four types of epidural steroid injections. They are: lumbar, thoracic, cervical and caudal.
• These types of injections go into the epidural space of the spine.
• The epidural space is the area that surrounds the spinal cord.
• It is used to treat a variety of pain conditions.
• The area injected is determined by the location of your pain.
• The epidural steroid injection may help to reduce inflammation and pain caused by irritated nerves or bulging discs.