Injection Specialists

Explore Joint Injections with Indiana's Premier Practitioners

Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeons located in Indianapolis, IN & Bloomington, IN

If you’re experiencing joint pain that isn’t improving with conservative treatment, steroid injections could help. Our teams at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement deliver joint injections to suppress inflammation and ease pain. The results can last for several months, and sometimes for a year or more. Find out how you can benefit by calling our office today.

Injections Q&A

Injections can help joint pain by reducing inflammation when other therapies aren’t providing symptom relief.

For many people who have joint pain, a combination of rest or activity modification, physical therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes help damaged tissues heal and relieve pain.

If you’ve tried these approaches without success, or your symptoms were under control at one point but are worsening again, joint injections could offer significant benefits. You could also delay the need for surgery with joint injections.

Corticosteroids (steroids, for short) contain synthetic cortisol that mimics the action of the natural cortisol produced by your adrenal glands. Cortisol is a hormone necessary for regulating your body’s metabolism and immune response.

A steroid injection reduces the inflammation in your joints. This may be a temporary relief, requiring repeat injections, or the relief may be long-lasting.

Our team at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement typically delivers knee injections for patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. We provide hip injections most commonly for patients with hip bursitis.

Bursitis is a painful disorder affecting the bursae, which are small, fluid-filled sacs near your joints that cushion your bones, tendons, and muscles. Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursae. It most frequently arises as a result of overuse and repetitive strain injuries.

Most joint injections are done in-office during your standard appointment. The team uses a numbing spray at the treatment site.

It’s not advisable to inject steroids into the same area repeatedly, so we typically wait at least three months between administering injections.

If you’ve tried injections for a while and still aren’t experiencing long-lasting relief, your provider may recommend that you consider joint replacement surgery.

Find out more about joint injections and how they can benefit you, call 317-455-1064 to book an appointment.

Specialties

Total Knee Replacement

Total knee replacement, or total knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure that replaces the damaged components of your knee with artificial implants.

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Partial Knee Replacement

During a partial knee replacement, your surgeon removes and replaces only the damaged compar­tments in your knee.

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Anterior Hip Replacement

During your hip replacement surgery, your surgeon replaces the damaged ends of your hip bones, both in the femur and pelvis.

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Outpatient Joint Replacement

Thanks to modern anesthesia techniques and a multimodal approach to pain control, we can perform hip and knee replacements in the outpatient setting.

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Arthritis

If you have arthritis, the highly skilled team of orthopedic surgeons at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can help.

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Knee Pain

Our team treats numerous knee conditions through total and partial knee replacement surgery or nonsurgical treatments such as steroid injections.

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Hip Pain

If hip pain is disrupting your life, our board-certified team of orthopedic surgeons at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can help.

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Injections

If you're experiencing joint pain that isn't improving with conservative treatment, steroid injections could help.

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Ready to take the first step towards better joint health?

Contact Midwest Center for Joint Replacement today and schedule a consultation with our expert team. Don’t let joint pain hold you back any longer.
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