Cortisone Joint Injections Specialist in Rocky Mount, NC

Many individuals look into getting cortisone joint injections as an effective treatment for inflammatory arthritis, as well as other conditions including:

• Back pain
• Bursitis
• Gout
• Osteoarthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Reactive arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Tendinitis

Physicians highly recommend cortisone injections when their patients inflammation causes joint pain, swelling, and warmth. Cortisone joint injections offer fast relief for your pain, unlike other pain relief treatments like physical therapy, dietary changes or weight loss, these injections take effect within 24 hours after injection.

Cortisone joint injections provide effective short-term relief for any pain that is caused by conditions ranging from arthritis to tendinitis. Cortisone injections are commonly used to ease pains located in the hips, knees, ankles, spine, shoulders, elbows, and wrist joints.

At Rocky Mount Family Medical, we offer cortisone joint injections which are used in a variety of ways, including the following:  

• Pain relief. Our cortisone injections provide pain relief for short periods of time, where you can also go in for other therapy methods during your time of relief to help with pain management.
• Cortisone injections offer an effective diagnostic tool that delivers rapid pain relief results. When the cortisone is injected into a problem joint and helps to relieve the pain, it helps to also confirm the source of where the pain is.
• Provides flare-up treatment for arthritis. Many arthritis patients will experience a painful flare-up, our cortisone joint injections help to quickly relieve the pain and soothe the worst of it.
• Delays or even eliminates joint replacement. Cortisone joint injections work incredibly well as a treatment option for elderly patients who need help with their arthritis and coping with the pain of the deteriorating joints. The pain relief that is provided by cortisone joint injections can help to even postpone or avoid joint surgery. However, as a maintenance treatment over a longer period of time, cortisone joint injections do have their limitations.

After your cortisone joint injection treatment, it’s recommended to avoid using the affected joint for the next couple of days. As well, to avoid swimming, or even soaking the area in water, and instead, have a shower the days following the injection.

Within four to five days after the cortisone joint injection treatment, you should be able to resume your normal activities. If not, contact your doctor to speak to them about how you are feeling, and what is hurting if anything. However, unless you experience a cortisone flare, your joint pain should subside relatively quickly after the injection is administered.

It is important to space out the cortisone injections over a period of a year, as having them too close together or even exceeding three or four treatments over a span of 12 months can having negative effects.

If you are located in Rocky Mount, NC, or in the surrounding areas, Rocky Mount Family Medical provides cortisone joint injections to our patients dealing with joint pain. Our friendly and caring staff’s goal is to provide the utmost care and see satisfied patients from our services.

For more information, contact us or request an appointment! We are conveniently located at 804 English Road, Suite 100 Rocky Mount, NC 27804. We serve patients from Rocky Mount NC, Nashville NC, Westry NC, Dortches NC, Red Oak NC, and Sharpsburg NC.