The most common cause of knee arthritis is osteoarthritis — the progressive wearing of cartilage, which exposes bone-on-bone contact and leads to inflammation, pain, and swelling. Lifestyle factors are the most effective treatment: regular exercise, a healthy weight, and a balanced diet. But cortisone has a limited effect and may cause harm, and surgery [...]
Sinus tarsi syndrome is a relatively common condition causing pain at the front and outside of the ankle. It's often confused with other ankle conditions, such as lateral ligament sprains or subtalar joint pain. So how do you detect sinus tarsi syndrome, and how do you treat it? What is the sinus tarsi? [...]
Wrist sprain" is the label often given to persistent wrist pain after a fall. There are many possible causes, and a simple bruise or a ligament stretch is the most common. But in some cases, a scapholunate injury leads to chronic pain. So how do we diagnose a chronic scapholunate ligament tear — also [...]
Cortisone Shot London is a low-cost service for private insurance and self-pay patients. With long NHS waiting times, it helps people return to activity and sport sooner. So, who benefits from a cortisone shot, who should perform it, and how much does a cortisone injection cost privately in the UK? For clinical details on [...]
Hip dysplasia describes an abnormally shaped hip joint — usually a socket that's too shallow for the ball. The abnormality develops in childhood, but if it isn't detected, it can present in young adults as activity-related hip pain. So what is hip dysplasia in adults, and what should you do about it in the [...]
The wrist contains a piece of cartilage called the triangular fibrocartilage complex, or TFCC. It sits on the inner (ulnar) side of the wrist — the little-finger side. A tear of this cartilage causes wrist pain and clicking. So what are the treatment options for a wrist cartilage tear, including an injection? What is [...]
Ankle arthritis is less common than knee or hip arthritis. The most common joint affected is the ankle joint between the leg (tibia) and the ankle (talus). Simple treatments like activity modification, exercise, and shoe selection can help. However, an ankle injection helps in more complex cases. Sometimes, we use a steroid injection into [...]
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), also known as regenerative injection therapy, is used to treat common musculoskeletal conditions, including knee arthritis. We make PRP from whole blood taken from your arm, spin it to concentrate the platelets and growth factors, and inject it into the joint. Evidence suggests PRP may improve pain and function in knee [...]
Arthritis of the shoulder — the glenohumeral joint — causes pain, stiffness, and weakness that can limit everyday life. Where simple treatments haven't worked, an intra-articular shoulder joint injection can reduce pain and help you get moving again. So what are the glenohumeral joint injection options for shoulder arthritis, and which works best? What [...]
An AC joint injection is used to treat problems such as AC joint arthritis. So when is an AC joint injection effective, how do we do it, and what do we use — and are there alternatives to cortisone for AC joint pain? What is the acromioclavicular joint? The acromioclavicular (AC) joint sits [...]
