Elbow Injection

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Elbow pain stops you from doing many of the things you used to take for granted, like brushing your teeth. Whether you’re suffering from tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow or another painful condition, you can still get help. An elbow injection puts pain-relieving medicine right where you need it. You can also opt for a plasma injection for tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, which does more to help heal your injury. Call pain management in Manhattan to stop your elbow pain.

Cortisone injections have been the go-to treatment for decades. But advances in medical technology are introducing regenerative treatments into the world of pain management. The best-rated elbow pain doctors in Manhattan continue to lead the pack in innovative treatments.

Your elbow joint makes many movements possible — flexibility that you learn to appreciate if you begin feeling pain whenever you use your elbow. Your elbow is comprised of bones, ligaments, tendons, cartilage and lubricating fluid. This joint is formed at the point where three bones come together:

- Humerus, which is the bone of your upper arm

- Ulna, the thinner and longer bone of your forearm

- Radius, or the other bone in your forearm

Tendons, ligaments and muscles work together to give you the ability to bend and straighten your elbow. The slightest strain or inflammation in any of these components causes pain and reduces your strength, range and function. Without healthy elbows, you eventually may not even be able to feed or care for yourself without pain.

Golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow are painful conditions. They represent types of tendonitis. The tendons are made up of fibrous tissues that link your bones to your muscles. When they tear, weaken or become inflamed, you feel the pain. Although tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow are common types of elbow injuries, athletes aren’t the only people to suffer from these conditions. People who use daily repetitive motions at work — like constructions workers, carpenters and plumbers — have a tendency to develop elbow tendonitis, as do weight lifters and athletes involved in throwing.

The primary difference between tennis and golfer’s elbow is the area of your elbow that’s affected. The tendons affected by golfer’s elbow run down the inside of your arm, closest to your body. The tendons that hurt when you have tennis elbow run along the outside part of your arm.

Cortisone injections combine a corticosteroid with a local anesthetic. Corticosteroids are synthetic drugs that your body recognizes as cortisol, a hormone you produce naturally. The cortisone soothes the inflammation in your joint, while the local anesthetic numbs your pain directly at the source. This explains why a golfer’s elbow cortisone injection and a tennis elbow cortisone injection are so fast and effective.

Unfortunately, these injections are only temporary solutions. The local anesthetic wears off fairly quickly, and the corticosteroid lasts up to several months. Additionally, you can’t get more than three injections a year.

On the positive side, there’s little to no downtime when you receive a cortisone injection. You typically leave your doctor’s office in Midtown feeling better than when you arrived. Although your pain may return for a day or so after the local anesthetic wears off, once the steroids start working, your discomfort eases again. You can take over-the-counter pain relievers for that short duration.

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