Orthopedic Updates's video: Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection

Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection - Knee Dr. Edmond Cleeman http://manhattanorthopedic.com/doctors/edmond-cleeman/ This is an educational video about Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injections to the knee. Steroid injections for arthritic joints were first used more than 50 years ago, and are commonly used by physicians to reduce knee pain. What exactly is a cortisone injection: It’s typically a cocktail of 2 medications, an anesthetic called lidocaine and the other is the steroid. How does it work? Knee Arthritis is essentially a wearing of the cartilage – But – another major contributing factor to knee arthritis pain is inflammation in the knee. Steroid injection reduces the inflammation in the knee and thereby reduces knee pain and increases ROM.